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Clayton State University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

62.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Clayton State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,843 572 1,271
Admitted students 1,153 354 799
Enrolled students 673 226 447
Acceptance rate 63% 62% 63%
Yield rate 58% 64% 56%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Clayton State received a total of 1,843 applications. These applications included 572 male applicants and 1,271 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,843 applicants, Clayton State admitted 1,153 students. Among the admitted students, there were 354 males and 799 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 673 students chose to enroll at Clayton State. This means that 673 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 226 were male and 447 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Clayton State had an overall acceptance rate of 63% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 62% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 63%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Clayton State had an overall yield rate of 58% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 64%, and for female admitted students, it was 56%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Clayton State over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 2,774 953 1,821 1,070 400 670 39% 42% 37% 613 243 370 57% 61% 55%
2016 2,295 821 1,274 939 353 586 41% 43% 46% 583 214 369 62% 61% 63%
2017 2,417 859 1,558 1,010 374 636 42% 44% 41% 637 240 397 63% 64% 62%
2018 1,974 697 1,265 1,073 403 665 54% 58% 53% 645 225 420 60% 56% 63%
2019 1,938 655 1,283 991 353 638 51% 54% 50% 597 221 376 60% 63% 59%
2020 2,362 761 1,585 1,619 502 1,108 68% 66% 70% 795 242 553 49% 48% 50%
2021 1,843 572 1,271 1,153 354 799 63% 62% 63% 673 226 447 58% 64% 56%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Clayton State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Clayton State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted