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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

88.7%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 247 83 164
Admitted students 219 75 144
Enrolled students 81 32 49
Acceptance rate 89% 90% 88%
Yield rate 37% 43% 34%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Central Penn College received a total of 247 applications. These applications included 83 male applicants and 164 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 247 applicants, Central Penn College admitted 219 students. Among the admitted students, there were 75 males and 144 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 81 students chose to enroll at Central Penn College. This means that 81 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 32 were male and 49 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Central Penn College had an overall acceptance rate of 89% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 90% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Central Penn College had an overall yield rate of 37% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 34%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Central Penn College 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 582 192 388 565 187 378 97% 97% 97% 240 93 147 42% 50% 39%
2016 550 220 330 542 215 327 98% 98% 99% 238 101 137 44% 47% 42%
2017 436 163 273 344 126 218 79% 77% 80% 164 54 110 48% 43% 50%
2018 279 103 176 202 74 128 72% 72% 73% 106 39 67 52% 53% 52%
2019 281 113 168 237 97 140 84% 86% 83% 105 44 61 44% 45% 44%
2020 274 109 164 227 96 131 83% 88% 80% 78 39 39 34% 41% 30%
2021 247 83 164 219 75 144 89% 90% 88% 81 32 49 37% 43% 34%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Central Penn College 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.

Central Penn College is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • 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 Central Penn College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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