Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Alcorn State 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
963
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1875 admitted students 40 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 853-1073. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 433 and 538, while 25% scored below 433 and another 25% scored above 538.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 420 and 535, while 25% scored below 420 and 25% achieved a score of 535. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 963 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Alcorn State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 83% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
433-538 -
Math
420-535
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1875 admitted students 362 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
90%
Similar to the SAT, Alcorn State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 90% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-27 -
Math
16-25 -
Composite
17-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$10
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Alcorn State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Alcorn State received a total of 4,819 applications. These applications included 1,423 male applicants and 3,396 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 4,819 applicants, Alcorn State admitted 1,875 students. Among the admitted students, there were 489 males and 1,386 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 402 students chose to enroll at Alcorn State. This means that 402 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 126 were male and 276 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Alcorn State had an overall acceptance rate of 39% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 34% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 41%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Alcorn State had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 26%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Alcorn State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Alcorn 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 GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Considered
- Recommendation letters
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- 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 Alcorn State 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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