Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Southern A&M 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
928
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 5035 admitted students 191 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
12%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 840-1015. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 515, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 515.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 410 and 500, while 25% scored below 410 and 25% achieved a score of 500. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 928 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Southern A&M.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 85% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
430-515 -
Math
410-500
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
17
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 5035 admitted students 1188 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
73%
Similar to the SAT, Southern A&M requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 73% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 15 and 19, with 25% scoring above 19 and another 25% scoring below 15.
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
14-20 -
Math
15-17 -
Composite
15-19
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$25
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Southern A&M during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Southern A&M received a total of 8,551 applications. These applications included 2,156 male applicants and 6,395 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 8,551 applicants, Southern A&M admitted 5,035 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,486 males and 3,549 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,618 students chose to enroll at Southern A&M. This means that 1,618 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 549 were male and 1,069 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Southern A&M had an overall acceptance rate of 59% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 69% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 56%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Southern A&M had an overall yield rate of 32% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 37%, and for female admitted students, it was 30%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Southern A&M over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Southern University and A & M College 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 rank
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- 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 Southern University and A & M College.
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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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