Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Henderson State 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
1065
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1783 admitted students 24 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
6%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 978-1151. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 470 and 583, while 25% scored below 470 and another 25% scored above 583.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 508 and 568, while 25% scored below 508 and 25% achieved a score of 568. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1065 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Henderson State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 35% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
470-583 -
Math
508-568
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
21
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1783 admitted students 376 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
90%
Similar to the SAT, Henderson State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 90% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
18-25 -
Math
17-24 -
Composite
18-24
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Henderson State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Henderson State received a total of 2,377 applications. These applications included 869 male applicants and 1,508 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,377 applicants, Henderson State admitted 1,783 students. Among the admitted students, there were 631 males and 1,152 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 418 students chose to enroll at Henderson State. This means that 418 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 214 were male and 204 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Henderson State had an overall acceptance rate of 75% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 73% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 76%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Henderson State had an overall yield rate of 23% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Henderson State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Henderson 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
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- 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 Henderson 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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