Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
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
1135
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 15269 admitted students 102 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
4%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1030-1240. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 640, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 640.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 600, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1135 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to SUU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 45% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
520-640 -
Math
510-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 15269 admitted students 2067 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
81%
Similar to the SAT, SUU does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 81% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 20.
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
19-26 -
Math
18-26 -
Composite
20-26
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SUU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SUU received a total of 17,209 applications. These applications included 7,209 male applicants and 10,000 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 17,209 applicants, SUU admitted 15,269 students. Among the admitted students, there were 6,299 males and 8,970 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 2,564 students chose to enroll at SUU. This means that 2,564 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 892 were male and 1,672 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SUU had an overall acceptance rate of 89% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 90%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SUU had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 19%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SUU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Southern Utah 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.
SUU is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
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 Southern Utah 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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