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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

50.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 4,510 1,269 3,241
Admitted students 2,268 636 1,632
Enrolled students 776 241 535
Acceptance rate 50% 50% 50%
Yield rate 34% 38% 33%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Anderson University received a total of 4,510 applications. These applications included 1,269 male applicants and 3,241 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 4,510 applicants, Anderson University admitted 2,268 students. Among the admitted students, there were 636 males and 1,632 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 776 students chose to enroll at Anderson University. This means that 776 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 241 were male and 535 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Anderson University had an overall acceptance rate of 50% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 50% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 50%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Anderson University had an overall yield rate of 34% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 38%, and for female admitted students, it was 33%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Anderson 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 3,322 1,075 2,247 1,825 549 1,276 55% 51% 57% 663 210 453 36% 38% 36%
2016 3,316 991 2,325 1,788 533 1,255 54% 54% 54% 669 217 452 37% 41% 36%
2017 2,322 705 1,617 1,836 558 1,278 79% 79% 79% 679 211 468 37% 38% 37%
2018 3,325 934 2,391 2,071 593 1,478 62% 64% 62% 642 193 448 31% 32% 30%
2019 2,277 683 1,594 1,565 479 1,086 69% 70% 68% 643 200 443 41% 42% 41%
2020 3,804 1,111 2,693 2,252 665 1,587 59% 60% 59% 698 239 459 31% 36% 29%
2021 4,510 1,269 3,241 2,268 636 1,632 50% 50% 50% 776 241 535 34% 38% 33%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Anderson 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 rank

Recommended

  • Secondary school record
  • 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 Anderson 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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