Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
FVSU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
880
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 3904 admitted students 179 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
25%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 810-950. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 400 and 480, while 25% scored below 400 and another 25% scored above 480.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 410 and 470, while 25% scored below 410 and 25% achieved a score of 470. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 880 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to FVSU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 88% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
400-480 -
Math
410-470
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
18
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 3904 admitted students 168 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
26%
Similar to the SAT, FVSU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 26% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 16 and 19, with 25% scoring above 19 and another 25% scoring below 16.
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
16-20 -
Math
15-20 -
Composite
16-19
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$20
Undergraduate$20
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FVSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FVSU received a total of 5,403 applications. These applications included 2,593 male applicants and 2,810 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 5,403 applicants, FVSU admitted 3,904 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,874 males and 2,030 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 756 students chose to enroll at FVSU. This means that 756 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 294 were male and 462 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FVSU had an overall acceptance rate of 72% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 72% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 72%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FVSU had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FVSU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Fort Valley State 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
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 Fort Valley State 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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