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College of the Atlantic

Bar Harbor, ME 4 year Private

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

61.1%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 525 154 371
Admitted students 321 73 248
Enrolled students 93 25 68
Acceptance rate 61% 47% 67%
Yield rate 29% 34% 27%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, College of the Atlantic received a total of 525 applications. These applications included 154 male applicants and 371 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 525 applicants, College of the Atlantic admitted 321 students. Among the admitted students, there were 73 males and 248 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 93 students chose to enroll at College of the Atlantic. This means that 93 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 25 were male and 68 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, College of the Atlantic had an overall acceptance rate of 61% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 47% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. College of the Atlantic had an overall yield rate of 29% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for College of the Atlantic 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 400 115 285 302 74 228 76% 64% 80% 81 21 60 27% 28% 26%
2016 485 156 329 314 83 231 65% 53% 70% 79 15 64 25% 18% 28%
2017 474 148 326 322 91 231 68% 62% 71% 91 16 75 28% 18% 32%
2018 456 144 312 305 81 224 67% 56% 72% 83 20 63 27% 25% 28%
2019 451 148 303 325 93 232 72% 63% 77% 105 31 74 32% 33% 32%
2020 405 136 269 307 97 210 76% 71% 78% 83 32 51 27% 33% 24%
2021 525 154 371 321 73 248 61% 47% 67% 93 25 68 29% 34% 27%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

College of the Atlantic 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.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, College of the Atlantic operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters

Recommended

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

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • 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 College of the Atlantic.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

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

    Accepted

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