Concord SAT Scores, GPA, and ACT (2026)

The section splits tell you the most about Concord SAT scores: admitted students land between 440 and 560 in Reading and Writing, and between 390 and 530 in Math. Stack those together and the composite middle 50 runs from 830 to 1090, with an average around 977. Reading and Writing sits a full 50 points higher than Math at both ends of the range, so the verbal side carries more weight in a typical admitted score at this school. A 1000 composite already clears the average here, which is a very different picture from what most students imagine when they hear the words college admissions.

Concord University is a public university in Athens, WV, with 1,504 students enrolled, small enough that a single lecture hall could seat a meaningful share of the student body. It admits 92.6% of applicants, so roughly 9 out of 10 students who apply get in. In the most recent federal data, testing is optional, meaning you decide whether your SAT goes in the file. That combination, a high admit rate plus an optional score, makes strategy simple: send a score above the 977 average and it helps you, hold back a score below the 25th percentile of 830. The numbers on this page come from the 2024-2025 cycle.

Read your own score against the 830 to 1090 range. Below 830 puts you under 3 out of 4 admitted students, and since Concord treats testing as optional in the most recent federal data, that score is probably one to withhold rather than submit. Inside the range, say a 950 or a 1020, you look like a typical admitted student, and with a 92.6% admit rate that is usually enough. Above 1090 puts you in the top quarter of the class, which does more than get you in: at a public university of 1,504 students, a top quarter score makes you a standout in a small pool.

The sections set different bars. Reading and Writing runs 440 to 560 while Math runs 390 to 530, so a 500 reads as midrange verbal but strong math here. If your practice tests show a big gap between sections, know that Concord's admitted class skews verbal, and a Math section above 530 already beats what 3 out of 4 admits scored.

Admitted students at Concord University typically carry an unweighted GPA somewhere around 3.0 to 3.5. That is a workable band: mostly Bs with some As gets you there, and you do not need a spotless transcript at a school admitting 92.6% of its applicants. What you do need is a record without a downward slide, because a 3.2 that trends up over 4 years reads better than a 3.4 that collapses junior year.

The number alone is not the whole story. Grades earned in rigorous courses count as much as the GPA itself, so a 3.2 built on honors and advanced classes carries more than a 3.5 built on the lightest schedule available. And if your GPA sits at the lower edge of that band, a strong SAT is the fastest offset. Transcripts take years to move. A test score can move in months, and at Concord anything above the 977 average, especially past the 1090 mark, gives the file a second strong data point.

Set 2 targets and work backward. First, 830: staying at or above the 25th percentile keeps you inside the range Concord actually admits from. Second, 1090: hitting or passing the 75th percentile puts you in the top quarter of admitted students, useful leverage at a school where testing is optional and only strong scores need to be sent. Given the section splits, most students get there fastest by pushing Math, since the 390 to 530 Math band leaves the most room to gain ground quickly.

Start by finding out where you stand today. Take a short diagnostic, get a real baseline across both sections, then compare it against the 830 and 1090 lines above. From there, our score plans map the weekly work needed to close whatever gap the diagnostic reveals, whether that is 40 points or 200. Your concrete next step: sit for the diagnostic this week, write down your section scores, and pick 830 or 1090 as the target you train toward.