Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
SFASU 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 1713 first-time undergrad students enrolled at SFASU. Among these students, 967 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 598 (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
1070
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 6493 admitted students 967 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
73%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 980-1160. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 580, while 25% scored below 490 and another 25% scored above 580.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 580, while 25% scored below 490 and 25% achieved a score of 580. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1070 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to SFASU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 36% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
490-580 -
Math
490-580
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
21
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 6493 admitted students 598 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
45%
Similar to the SAT, SFASU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 45% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 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
17-23 -
Math
17-24 -
Composite
18-24
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$45
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SFASU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SFASU received a total of 7,811 applications. These applications included 2,701 male applicants and 5,110 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 7,811 applicants, SFASU admitted 6,493 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,137 males and 4,356 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,713 students chose to enroll at SFASU. This means that 1,713 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 622 were male and 1,091 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SFASU had an overall acceptance rate of 83% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 79% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SFASU had an overall yield rate of 26% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 29%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SFASU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Stephen F Austin State 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.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- 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 Stephen F Austin State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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