SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Carson-Newman University SAT scores, admissions & trends

Jefferson City, TennesseePrivate nonprofitSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Carson-Newman University typically score between 955 and 1215 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1215, is a strong target. The school admits about 90% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 500–645 and Math 455–570. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total955–1215
R&W500–645
Math455–570

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1215).
  • Within range — your score sits between 955 and 1215.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (955).

Carson-Newman University at a glance

90%

Admit rate

+11.6 pts since 2021

1,387 undergrads

373

First-year class

−6% since 2021

17%

Yield

74%

First-year retention

$34,700

Tuition & fees

$20,251

Average net price

53%

6-yr graduation rate

$48,382

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Carson-Newman University's admit rate changed?

Applications are down 17% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 78.9% to 90.5%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 2018–2024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (90%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 2018–2024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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