Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
74.4%
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$30
Undergraduate$30
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Shenandoah U during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Shenandoah U received a total of 2,616 applications. These applications included 943 male applicants and 1,673 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,616 applicants, Shenandoah U admitted 1,945 students. Among the admitted students, there were 793 males and 1,152 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 509 students chose to enroll at Shenandoah U. This means that 509 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 211 were male and 298 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Shenandoah U had an overall acceptance rate of 74% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 84% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 69%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Shenandoah U had an overall yield rate of 26% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 26%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Shenandoah U over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Shenandoah 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.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Shenandoah U 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 GPA
- Secondary school record
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 Shenandoah University.
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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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