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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

57.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 5,371 2,727 2,644
Admitted students 3,103 1,325 1,778
Enrolled students 403 179 224
Acceptance rate 58% 49% 67%
Yield rate 13% 14% 13%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Alvernia University received a total of 5,371 applications. These applications included 2,727 male applicants and 2,644 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 5,371 applicants, Alvernia University admitted 3,103 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,325 males and 1,778 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 403 students chose to enroll at Alvernia University. This means that 403 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 179 were male and 224 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Alvernia University had an overall acceptance rate of 58% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 49% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Alvernia University had an overall yield rate of 13% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 13%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Alvernia University over the past 7 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
2015 1,670 500 1,170 1,240 369 871 74% 74% 74% 401 132 269 32% 36% 31%
2016 1,788 524 1,264 1,332 385 947 74% 74% 75% 345 114 231 26% 30% 24%
2017 2,179 767 1,412 1,543 501 1,042 71% 65% 74% 371 137 234 24% 27% 22%
2018 2,628 1,158 1,470 1,797 763 1,034 68% 66% 70% 435 192 243 24% 25% 24%
2019 3,767 1,520 2,247 2,419 941 1,478 64% 62% 66% 399 180 219 16% 19% 15%
2020 3,683 1,671 2,012 2,579 1,153 1,426 70% 69% 71% 460 186 274 18% 16% 19%
2021 5,371 2,727 2,644 3,103 1,325 1,778 58% 49% 67% 403 179 224 13% 14% 13%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Alvernia 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

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • 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 Alvernia University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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