Pitt-Bradford is SAT/ACT test-optional for new freshman students entering in the fall of 2024. Transfer students are exempt from SAT/ACT scores.
For students applying for the fall semester, the decision to include SAT or ACT scores in the application process is up to the student. The Pitt-Bradford application process is test optional (SAT/ACT) for new students. If you wish – you can submit your SAT/ACT scores for review, however, only test scores that benefit a student will factor into our decision-making process.
Pitt Bradford bases its admissions decision on the whole applicant. The most important factor that we have found is your high school grade point average. That gives us three years of your work to consider, rather than a few hours on a test. SAT and ACT test scores are secondary considerations. We like to see a high school rank, if available, and other information that you can provide to us like a personal statement or letters of recommendation. The average GPA for our incoming class in the Fall of 2019 was 3.30, the average SAT was 1061, and the average ACT was 21.
To be eligible for admission, you must complete 15 high school units, including the requirements listed below. (A unit refers to one year of study in high school.) We encourage you to complete as many college preparatory courses as possible.
Admission Requirements for all majors - except nursing, engineering and mathematics:
A minimum of 15 units in college preparatory courses, taken in grades 9 through 12 including:
| Subject | Units Req. | Units Preferred |
| Algebra | 1 unit | |
| English | 4 units | |
| Plane geometry | 1 unit | |
| History | 1 unit | |
| Foreign language | 2 units (Same language) | |
| Laboratory science | 1 unit | 2 units |
| Academic electives | 5 units |
Admission Requirements for Associate Degree Nursing Program: You must place in the top two-fifths of your graduating class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1025 (math and critical reading: old test) or 1110 (math and critical reading: new test) or a minimum composite ACT score of 22.
| English | 4 units |
| Mathematics | 2 units (1 in algebra) |
| Social science | 3 units |
| Biology with lab | 1 unit |
| Chemistry with lab | 1 unit |
| Academic electives | 5 units |
| Total required: | 16 units |
Admission Requirements for Engineering and Mathematics Majors:
| English | 4 units |
| Algebra | 2 units |
| Plane geometry | 1 unit |
| Trigonometry | 0.5 unit |
| History | 1 unit |
| Chemistry | 1 unit |
| Physics | 1 unit |
| Academic electives | 4.5 units |
| Total required: | 15 units |