and the middle 50% ACT scores were between 17 and 28, with 25% of applicants submitting scores achieving scores above, and 25% scoring below, those ranges. The average admitted student had a high school GPA of 3.31, with applicants required to have completed college preparatory high school coursework.
=== Rankings ===
In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university tied for #58 out of 181 Regional Universities North, #6 in Best Value Schools, and #11 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. Forbes ranked Saint Peter's 282nd out of the top 500 rated private and public colleges and universities in America for the 2024-25 report. Saint Peter's was also ranked 149th among private colleges and 97th in the northeast.
== Athletics ==
Competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), the university fields 16 athletic teams. All of the sports teams are now known as the Peacocks. Until recently, the women's teams were known as the Peahens; Saint Peter's is the only NCAA Division I institution with …