Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Bethune-Cookman University 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 812 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Bethune-Cookman University. Among these students, 423 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 147 (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
905
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 5568 admitted students 423 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
57%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 820-990. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 510, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 510.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 390 and 480, while 25% scored below 390 and 25% achieved a score of 480. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 905 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Bethune-Cookman University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 87% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
430-510 -
Math
390-480
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
17
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 5568 admitted students 147 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
20%
Similar to the SAT, Bethune-Cookman University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 20% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 15 and 18, with 25% scoring above 18 and another 25% scoring below 15.
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
14-19 -
Math
14-17 -
Composite
15-18
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Bethune-Cookman University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Bethune-Cookman University received a total of 5,577 applications. These applications included 1,743 male applicants and 3,834 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 5,577 applicants, Bethune-Cookman University admitted 5,568 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,739 males and 3,829 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 812 students chose to enroll at Bethune-Cookman University. This means that 812 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 306 were male and 506 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Bethune-Cookman University had an overall acceptance rate of 100% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 100% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 100%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Bethune-Cookman University had an overall yield rate of 15% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 18%, and for female admitted students, it was 13%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Bethune-Cookman University over the past 3 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Bethune-Cookman 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
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Considered
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- 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 Bethune-Cookman 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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