How to get into Stevens
What 69 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 97 Stevens results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.
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Stevens admits by the numbers
Median unweighted GPA
3.88
Middle half 3.70 to 4.00
Median SAT
1,520
Middle half 1,480 to 1,555
Median ACT
34
Middle half 33 to 35
Median weighted GPA
4.31
Middle half 4.15 to 4.70
Results posted: 69 admitted, 15 rejected, 13 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Stevens acceptance rate; the official rate is in Stevens’s Common Data Set.
Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference
| Median | Admitted | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted GPA | 3.88 | 3.70 |
| SAT | 1,520 | 1,510 |
When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.
What Stevens admits did outside class
Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.
- Nonprofit/Service61%
- STEM club/competition57%
- Tutoring/Teaching55%
- Athletics41%
- Research38%
- Coding/Tech36%
- Work/Job32%
- Music30%
Held a leadership role
87%
Founded something
46%
National or intl. award
70%
Did research
38%
Intended majors of Stevens admits
- Computer Science41%
- Engineering32%
- Biology4%
- Business4%
- Data Science3%
- Math3%
Who got in
Of the admitted posters, 13% first-generation, 12% low income, 13% underrepresented minority, 10% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 4% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 8% chose Stevens.
Three recent Stevens admits
2026 cycle · RD · Biology
Science-focused student with journalism, political canvassing, and hospital and research experience.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1580 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Computer Science
Women in STEM and CS leader who built clubs, a hackathon, and a study-space website.
GPA 3.90 UW · SAT 1520 · Original post
2026 cycle · Engineering
Engineering applicant with self-built inventions, a paid math TA role, and environmental competition work.
GPA 3.49 UW · SAT 1490 · Original post
Where else Stevens admits got in
Stevens admissions questions
- What GPA do you need to get into Stevens?
- Among 69 applicants who posted a Stevens admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.88 and the middle half reported 3.70 to 4.00 (47 reported a GPA). Stevens sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
- What SAT score do you need for Stevens?
- Among 69 applicants who posted a Stevens admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,480 to 1,555 (51 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
- What extracurriculars do Stevens admits have?
- The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (61%), stem club/competition (57%), tutoring/teaching (55%), athletics (41%). 87% held at least one leadership role and 70% listed a national or international award.
- What is the Stevens acceptance rate?
- The official rate is published by Stevens in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.
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A Specialist who got into a school like Stevens can read your student’s file against these numbers and say where it stands out and where it doesn’t.
Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Stevens. All colleges