Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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
1035
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1761 admitted students 62 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
10%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 930-1140. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 460 and 570, while 25% scored below 460 and another 25% scored above 570.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 470 and 570, while 25% scored below 470 and 25% achieved a score of 570. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1035 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 28% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
460-570 -
Math
470-570
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1761 admitted students 627 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
100%
Similar to the SAT, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 100% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
17-24 -
Math
16-24 -
Composite
18-25
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Southern Arkansas University Main Campus during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus received a total of 2,813 applications. These applications included 1,100 male applicants and 1,705 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,813 applicants, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus admitted 1,761 students. Among the admitted students, there were 707 males and 1,047 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 632 students chose to enroll at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. This means that 632 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 293 were male and 339 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 61%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus had an overall yield rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 32%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Southern Arkansas 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 rank
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.
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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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