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Claflin University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

62.5%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 8,467 3,387 5,080
Admitted students 5,289 2,156 3,133
Enrolled students 315 97 218
Acceptance rate 62% 64% 62%
Yield rate 6% 4% 7%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Claflin University received a total of 8,467 applications. These applications included 3,387 male applicants and 5,080 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 8,467 applicants, Claflin University admitted 5,289 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,156 males and 3,133 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 315 students chose to enroll at Claflin University. This means that 315 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 97 were male and 218 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Claflin University had an overall acceptance rate of 62% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 62%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Claflin University had an overall yield rate of 6% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 4%, and for female admitted students, it was 7%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Claflin 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 5,418 1,480 3,938 2,239 752 1,487 41% 51% 38% 449 142 307 20% 19% 21%
2016 9,387 3,663 5,724 3,926 1,443 2,483 42% 39% 43% 490 157 333 12% 11% 13%
2017 9,767 3,118 6,649 4,021 1,166 2,855 41% 37% 43% 519 152 367 13% 13% 13%
2018 9,678 3,387 6,291 5,458 1,910 3,548 56% 56% 56% 572 170 402 10% 9% 11%
2019 9,081 3,178 5,903 5,013 1,754 3,259 55% 55% 55% 469 156 313 9% 9% 10%
2020 9,261 3,241 6,020 6,032 2,111 3,921 65% 65% 65% 518 122 396 9% 6% 10%
2021 8,467 3,387 5,080 5,289 2,156 3,133 62% 64% 62% 315 97 218 6% 4% 7%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Claflin 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
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • 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 Claflin University.

  • 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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