Taylor SAT Scores, GPA, and ACT (2026)

Taylor University sits in Upland, Indiana, a small town in the east central part of the state. It is a private nonprofit university with roughly 2,025 students, so classes and the campus feel compact rather than crowded. Taylor SAT scores land in a middle 50 percent range of 1070 to 1330, with an average score near 1220. That means half of admitted students scored inside that band, 1 in 4 scored below 1070, and 1 in 4 scored above 1330.

Admission here is not a long shot. About 73.5% of applicants get in, so most students who apply and meet the academic bar find a place. The reported ACT middle 50 runs from 24 to 31, which lines up closely with the SAT figures. Because Taylor is small, your file gets read as a whole rather than sorted by a cutoff. A score in the 1070 to 1330 window keeps you squarely in the pool, and a score above the top edge helps you stand out among a class of a couple thousand. These numbers come from the 2024 to 2025 cycle.

Here is how to read your SAT score against Taylor's numbers. Below 1070 puts you under the 25th percentile, so you are below most admitted students and will lean harder on grades, course rigor, and the rest of your file. A score between 1070 and 1330 places you inside the middle 50 percent, right where half of admitted students land, and that is a comfortable position given the 73.5% acceptance rate. Above 1330 puts you in the top 1 in 4 of admitted students, which strengthens your standing and can help with merit aid conversations.

The section splits are close but not identical. Reading and Writing runs from 540 to 670, while Math runs from 530 to 660. Reading and Writing sets the slightly higher bar at both ends, by about 10 points. If your Math is already near the top of its range, a small push on Reading and Writing is often the more efficient place to add points.

Taylor does not publish a single fixed GPA cutoff, and admitted students arrive with a spread of grades. Based on the 73.5% acceptance rate, most admitted students present an unweighted GPA somewhere around 3.3 to 3.7. Treat that as a working band, not a hard line. A number inside it reads as a solid, steady high school record.

Grades earned in harder classes carry as much weight as the number itself. A 3.5 built on honors and AP courses tells admissions more than a 3.7 from an easier schedule, because it shows you can handle college level reading and problem solving. If your GPA sits near the lower edge of that band, a strong SAT is the fastest way to offset it. A score at or above 1220, the Taylor average, signals that you can do the academic work even if a few grades dipped. Test scores and grades are read together, so lifting one can balance the other.

Set your targets against the actual percentiles. Scoring at or above 1070, the 25th percentile, keeps you inside Taylor's range. Reaching 1330 or higher, the 75th percentile, puts you in the top 1 in 4 of admitted students and gives your application more room. A practical middle goal is 1220, the school average, which sits comfortably in the pool. By section, aim for about 540 on Reading and Writing and 530 on Math to clear the lower edges, and push toward 670 and 660 to reach the top quarter.

Taylor is test optional in the most recent federal data, so a score helps most when it is at or above your target and can be quietly left off if it is not. Map your point gaps with our score plans, then measure where you stand right now by taking our diagnostic. Your next step: take one timed section this week and compare it to the 1070 to 1330 band.