Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
In Fall 2021, a total of 519 first-time undergrad students enrolled at SOU. Among these students, 166 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 111 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1105
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1716 admitted students 166 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
32%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 980-1230. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 630, while 25% scored below 500 and another 25% scored above 630.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 600, while 25% scored below 480 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1105 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to SOU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 36% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
500-630 -
Math
480-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1716 admitted students 111 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
21%
Similar to the SAT, SOU does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 21% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 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
16-24 -
Math
16-24 -
Composite
18-25
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$60
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SOU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SOU received a total of 1,913 applications. These applications included 684 male applicants and 1,229 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,913 applicants, SOU admitted 1,716 students. Among the admitted students, there were 617 males and 1,099 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 519 students chose to enroll at SOU. This means that 519 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 220 were male and 299 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SOU had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 90% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SOU had an overall yield rate of 30% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 36%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SOU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Southern Oregon 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
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- 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 Southern Oregon University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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