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Rollins College Acceptance Rate
Rollins College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 47.6%, with 8,860 applicants and 4,213 accepted. The Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate mirrors this with the same figures. The transfer acceptance rate is notably higher at 53.5%, with 456 applicants and 244 accepted, showing consistency over the past years, including 56.7% for the previous year. The waitlist acceptance rate for the same year is 4.4%, with 611 applicants offered a spot, but only 27 accepted. SAT scores range from 1210 (25th percentile) to 1340 (75th percentile), while ACT scores range from 25 (25th percentile) to 30 (75th percentile).
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 8,860
Accepted Applicants: 4,213
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Rollins College's acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 47.6%, based on 8,860 applicants with 4,213 admissions. This marks an increase from the previous year, 2023, where the acceptance rate was significantly lower at 40.6% from 9,797 applicants. Over the past few years, acceptance rates have fluctuated, with a high of 66.6% in 2018, indicating a trend of increasing selectivity. Notably, the acceptance rate has decreased from 60.8% in 2020 and 58.4% in 2019, illustrating a tightening of admissions standards overall.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
In the application year 2024, Rollins College offered a wait list to 611 students, resulting in an acceptance rate of 4.4% with 27 students admitted. This marks a significant increase compared to the previous year, 2023, when 863 were offered a spot but only 7 were accepted, reflecting an acceptance rate of just 0.8%. The historical trend shows variability: in 2022, there were 902 offers and a 2.3% acceptance rate; in 2021, 1,123 were offered with a 3.3% acceptance rate; and a notable spike occurred in 2020, where 205 were offered admission with a high acceptance rate of 22%. This evolution underlines the fluctuating nature of Rollins’ wait list admissions process.
611
Offered a Place
27
Admitted
4.4%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Rollins College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 53.5%, with 244 out of 456 applicants being accepted. This represents a decrease from the previous year’s rate of 56.7%, where 288 of 508 applicants were accepted. Historical data shows a trend of increasing acceptance rates over the years, starting from 46.3% for the application year 2021, followed by 53.5% in 2022. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.46, indicating a competitive but attainable threshold for applicants.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 456
Accepted Applicants: 244
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.46
SAT
1210-1340
Math: 580-660
Reading: 610-680
ACT
25-30
Math: 22-27
English: 24-32
Reading: 26-34
Science: 24-30
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 3.48% |
| White | 57.23% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.6% |
| Black/African American | 5.57% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.15% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.11% |
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