College of the Atlantic

College of the Atlantic incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.702025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

Not reported

ACT composite middle score

Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2024-25 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

99%

Average undergraduate need met

99%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2024-25, although its general page note says 2025-26.

College of the Atlantic net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at College of the Atlantic?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use College of the Atlantic's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

73.3%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

85%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$47,9672011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$21,500Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 160959).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to College of the Atlantic

College of the Atlantic accepts about 70% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Bloomfield College of Montclair State University · Bloomfield, NJ70% acceptance
• Capital University · Columbus, OH70% acceptance
• Eastern International College-Jersey City · Jersey City, NJ70% acceptance
• Florida College · Temple Terrace, FL70% acceptance
• Fox College · Tinley Park, IL70% acceptance
• Franklin College · Franklin, IN70% acceptance
• Greensboro College · Greensboro, NC70% acceptance
• Indiana Institute of Technology · Fort Wayne, IN70% acceptance
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro · San Juan, PR70% acceptance
• Lake Erie College · Painesville, OH70% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to College of the Atlantic

College of the Atlantic's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.