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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

82.4%

Patrick Henry College requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 105 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Patrick Henry College. Among these students, 70 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 46 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

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

Average SAT Score

1289

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 197 admitted students 70 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

67%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1170-1408. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 620 and 723, while 25% scored below 620 and another 25% scored above 723.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 550 and 685, while 25% scored below 550 and 25% achieved a score of 685. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1289 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Patrick Henry College.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 31% nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    620-723
  • Math

    550-685

Average ACT Score

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

30

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 197 admitted students 46 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

44%

Similar to the SAT, Patrick Henry College 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 27 and 32, with 25% scoring above 32 and another 25% scoring below 27.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    29-35
  • Math

    20-28
  • Composite

    27-32

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 239 111 128
Admitted students 197 96 101
Enrolled students 105 54 51
Acceptance rate 82% 86% 79%
Yield rate 53% 56% 50%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Patrick Henry College received a total of 239 applications. These applications included 111 male applicants and 128 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 239 applicants, Patrick Henry College admitted 197 students. Among the admitted students, there were 96 males and 101 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 105 students chose to enroll at Patrick Henry College. This means that 105 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 54 were male and 51 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Patrick Henry College had an overall acceptance rate of 82% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 86% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 79%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Patrick Henry College had an overall yield rate of 53% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 56%, and for female admitted students, it was 50%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Patrick Henry College over the past 3 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
2019 125 63 62 107 54 53 86% 86% 86% 76 28 48 71% 52% 91%
2020 177 80 97 156 71 85 88% 89% 88% 82 38 44 53% 54% 52%
2021 239 111 128 197 96 101 82% 86% 79% 105 54 51 53% 56% 50%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Patrick Henry College 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)

Considered

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • 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 Patrick Henry College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted