Marywood SAT Scores, GPA, and ACT (2026)

Start with the section splits, because they tell you where Marywood SAT scores actually get earned. In the 2024-2025 federal data, the Reading and Writing middle 50 runs from 530 to 640, while Math runs from 530 to 610. Both sections share the same floor, but Reading and Writing stretches 30 points higher at the top, so verbal strength carries a little more of the load here. Put together, the composite middle 50 sits at 1060 to 1250, and the average lands at 1162. A 1160 puts you almost exactly at the midpoint of an admitted class.

Zoom out and the picture stays approachable. Marywood University admits 60.6% of applicants, so about 3 out of 5 students who apply get an offer. This is a private nonprofit university in Scranton, PA, and it is small: 1,784 students enrolled. At that scale a solid application gets read, not skimmed. Testing is optional in the most recent federal data, which means a score in the 1060 to 1250 window is worth sending because it can only add evidence, while a score well below 1060 can simply stay home. The rest of this page breaks down what each part of that range means for you.

Read the 1060 to 1250 range as 3 zones. Below 1060 means you scored under 25% of admitted students, and since Marywood is test optional in the most recent federal data, you are usually better off applying without the score and letting your GPA and coursework speak. Inside the range, you look like a typical admit, and with a 60.6% acceptance rate, typical is a genuinely strong position: most applicants who look like the class get in. Above 1250 puts you in the top quarter of admitted testers, which makes your file easy to say yes to and often strengthens your case for merit aid.

The section splits add one wrinkle. Reading and Writing tops out at 640 while Math tops out at 610, so the verbal section sets the higher bar. A 620 in Reading and Writing is solid but not yet top quarter; a 620 in Math clears the 75th percentile outright. If your sections are lopsided, check each against its own range, not just the composite against 1060 to 1250.

Admitted students at Marywood typically present an unweighted GPA around 3.3 to 3.7. That band describes the bulk of the class, not a cutoff, and plenty of students land on either side of it. What matters as much as the number is where the grades came from. A 3.4 built on honors and AP coursework reads stronger than a 3.6 built on the lightest schedule available, because admissions readers weigh rigor alongside the average itself.

If your GPA sits near the bottom of that band, or under it, the fastest offset is a strong SAT. Transcripts take years to move. A test score can move in months. Sending a 1250, the top of Marywood's middle 50, next to a 3.3 tells the reader your grades undersold your ability. That combination, rigorous courses plus a score at or above the class average of 1162, is the most direct way to make a middling transcript a non issue.

Set 2 targets and work backward. First, 1060: at or above the 25th percentile keeps you inside the range Marywood admits from, so treat it as your floor for sending a score. Second, 1250: at or above the 75th percentile puts you in the top quarter of the admitted class, where your score becomes an argument for you rather than a box checked. By section, that upper target means roughly 640 in Reading and Writing and 610 in Math, and remember the verbal side demands the extra 30 points.

How far you are from those numbers decides your prep timeline, so measure before you plan. Take a diagnostic to get a real baseline across both sections, then pick from score plans matched to the gap you actually have, whether that is 40 points or 140. Your next step is concrete: sit for a full timed practice test this week, score it against the 1060 and 1250 lines above, and start closing the distance to whichever target fits your application.