ENMU-Portales Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

32.5%

ENMU-Portales requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

980

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 481 admitted students 94 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

27%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 860-1100. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 570, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 570.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 530, while 25% scored below 430 and 25% achieved a score of 530. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 980 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to ENMU-Portales.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 82% of test takers nationally.

Reading and Writing

430-570
Math

430-530

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

19

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 481 admitted students 154 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

44%

Similar to the SAT, ENMU-Portales requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 44% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 16 and 22, with 25% scoring above 22 and another 25% scoring below 16.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.

English

14-21
Math

15-21
Composite

16-22

Applicants Stats

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

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,480	647	833
Admitted students	481	224	257
Enrolled students	349	169	180
Acceptance rate	32%	35%	31%
Yield rate	73%	75%	70%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, ENMU-Portales received a total of 1,480 applications. These applications included 647 male applicants and 833 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,480 applicants, ENMU-Portales admitted 481 students. Among the admitted students, there were 224 males and 257 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 349 students chose to enroll at ENMU-Portales. This means that 349 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 169 were male and 180 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, ENMU-Portales had an overall acceptance rate of 32% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 35% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 31%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. ENMU-Portales had an overall yield rate of 73% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 75%, and for female admitted students, it was 70%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for ENMU-Portales 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	2,382	1,072	1,310	1,187	517	670	50%	48%	51%	612	289	323	52%	56%	48%
2016	2,455	1,016	1,439	1,407	598	809	57%	59%	56%	636	297	339	45%	50%	42%
2017	2,647	1,083	1,564	1,600	656	944	60%	61%	60%	635	281	354	40%	43%	38%
2018	2,645	1,048	1,597	1,597	627	970	60%	60%	61%	562	273	289	35%	44%	30%
2019	2,714	1,058	1,656	1,581	587	994	58%	56%	60%	560	232	328	35%	40%	33%
2020	2,409	908	1,501	1,219	446	773	51%	49%	52%	434	182	252	36%	41%	33%
2021	1,480	647	833	481	224	257	32%	35%	31%	349	169	180	73%	75%	70%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus 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
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
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 Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus.

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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