Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsED

Yeshiva University

NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 2,183 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate63.7%
ED rate100%129 of 129
Regular round (est.)†60.8%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~20% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%55%110%'19'20'21'22'2355.4%67.4%61.6%63.7%100.0%no data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision for the Honors Program only (binding); otherwise rolling, no Early Action · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsTest-optional for most; scores required for the Honors ProgramSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Not stated

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. Freshman applicant page does not state a superscore policy.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

School’s words: “If you choose to submit them, scores must be sent directly from the testing service.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡39.9%SAT 21.3% + ACT 18.6%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT21.3%
Submitted ACT18.6%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2023. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1330–1470 median 1410
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
660–740 median 700
500800
SAT Math
660–760 median 710
500800
ACT composite
28–33 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2023

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'2398.0%95.0%80.0%39.9%43.0%44.0%38.0%21.3%55.0%51.0%42.0%18.6%no data

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'231160–1400140011601160–1410141011601210–145014501210no data1330–147014701330

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'2324–30302424–31312425–313125no data28–333328

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 CDS not available2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Recommended2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2021, 38% submitted SAT and 42% ACT (2021-22 CDS).

Notes

Sources