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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

92.2%

The University of Tennessee Southern 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

990

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 376 admitted students 20 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

9%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 971-1008. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 448 and 465, while 25% scored below 448 and another 25% scored above 465.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 523 and 543, while 25% scored below 523 and 25% achieved a score of 543. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 990 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to The University of Tennessee Southern.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 34% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    448-465
  • Math

    523-543

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

21

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 376 admitted students 185 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

86%

Similar to the SAT, The University of Tennessee Southern requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 86% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 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.

  • English

    19-24
  • Math

    16-22
  • Composite

    18-23

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 408 169 239
Admitted students 376 156 220
Enrolled students 215 90 125
Acceptance rate 92% 92% 92%
Yield rate 57% 58% 57%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, The University of Tennessee Southern received a total of 408 applications. These applications included 169 male applicants and 239 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 408 applicants, The University of Tennessee Southern admitted 376 students. Among the admitted students, there were 156 males and 220 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 215 students chose to enroll at The University of Tennessee Southern. This means that 215 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 90 were male and 125 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, The University of Tennessee Southern had an overall acceptance rate of 92% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 92% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 92%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. The University of Tennessee Southern had an overall yield rate of 57% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 58%, and for female admitted students, it was 57%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for The University of Tennessee Southern over the past 5 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
2017 690 303 387 681 298 383 99% 98% 99% 246 112 134 36% 38% 35%
2018 772 341 431 769 340 429 100% 100% 100% 271 121 150 35% 36% 35%
2019 674 268 406 665 262 403 99% 98% 99% 233 104 129 35% 40% 32%
2020 664 275 389 653 270 383 98% 98% 98% 186 82 104 28% 30% 27%
2021 408 169 239 376 156 220 92% 92% 92% 215 90 125 57% 58% 57%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

The University of Tennessee Southern 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)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • 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 The University of Tennessee Southern.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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