College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
College of the Atlantic admitted 334 of 476 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (70.2%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at College of the Atlantic
Three things College of the Atlantic published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
College of the Atlantic reports that test scores are not considered at all.
That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
2 admitted from a waitlist of 12.
3 students accepted a place on that list, and 2 were admitted from it, 66.7% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
21% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 4% sent an ACT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
70.2%
334 admitted of 476 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1260–1410
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
28–32
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Average GPA of admitted students
3.80
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
21%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
4%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Where do you actually stand at College of the Atlantic?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What College of the Atlantic says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Test scores
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 12
- Accepted the place
- 3
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 2
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $25,184 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $20,415
- $30k–$48k
- $13,942
- $48k–$75k
- $16,650
- $75k–$110k
- $26,266
- Over $110k
- $34,684
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
2 essay prompts on the application: 2 you would write.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Maine
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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