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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

46.3%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 536 286 250
Admitted students 248 129 119
Enrolled students 95 49 46
Acceptance rate 46% 45% 48%
Yield rate 38% 38% 39%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Carolina University received a total of 536 applications. These applications included 286 male applicants and 250 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 536 applicants, Carolina University admitted 248 students. Among the admitted students, there were 129 males and 119 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 95 students chose to enroll at Carolina University. This means that 95 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 49 were male and 46 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Carolina University had an overall acceptance rate of 46% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 45% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 48%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Carolina University had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 38%, and for female admitted students, it was 39%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Carolina 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 219 112 107 53 32 21 24% 29% 20% 41 24 17 77% 75% 81%
2016 101 61 40 36 20 16 36% 33% 40% 28 17 11 78% 85% 69%
2017 256 151 105 93 59 34 36% 39% 32% 65 44 21 70% 75% 62%
2018 496 276 220 171 106 65 34% 38% 30% 116 70 46 68% 66% 71%
2019 412 207 205 118 66 52 29% 32% 25% 73 40 33 62% 61% 64%
2020 461 223 236 229 115 114 50% 52% 48% 75 44 31 33% 38% 27%
2021 536 286 250 248 129 119 46% 45% 48% 95 49 46 38% 38% 39%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Carolina 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.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Carolina University operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • 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 Carolina 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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