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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

68.7%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$35

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,866 653 1,087
Admitted students 1,282 430 769
Enrolled students 339 128 211
Acceptance rate 69% 66% 71%
Yield rate 26% 30% 27%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Eastern University received a total of 1,866 applications. These applications included 653 male applicants and 1,087 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,866 applicants, Eastern University admitted 1,282 students. Among the admitted students, there were 430 males and 769 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 339 students chose to enroll at Eastern University. This means that 339 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 128 were male and 211 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Eastern University had an overall acceptance rate of 69% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 66% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 71%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Eastern University had an overall yield rate of 26% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 30%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Eastern 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 2,941 846 2,095 1,536 450 1,086 52% 53% 52% 395 148 247 26% 33% 23%
2016 1,992 648 1,344 1,219 404 815 61% 62% 61% 442 148 294 36% 37% 36%
2017 1,759 512 1,140 1,154 367 767 66% 72% 67% 381 139 242 33% 38% 32%
2018 1,761 553 1,204 1,205 390 814 68% 70% 68% 423 153 270 35% 39% 33%
2019 2,207 646 1,408 1,349 380 899 61% 59% 64% 357 135 222 26% 36% 25%
2020 2,095 710 1,261 1,346 457 839 64% 64% 66% 372 133 239 28% 29% 28%
2021 1,866 653 1,087 1,282 430 769 69% 66% 71% 339 128 211 26% 30% 27%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Eastern 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.

Eastern University 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
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters

Considered

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

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 Eastern 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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