Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Southern Virginia University 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
1122
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1226 admitted students 30 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 1018-1226. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 518 and 623, while 25% scored below 518 and another 25% scored above 623.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 603, while 25% scored below 500 and 25% achieved a score of 603. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1122 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Southern Virginia University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 42% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
518-623 -
Math
500-603
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1226 admitted students 179 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
52%
Similar to the SAT, Southern Virginia University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 52% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 17.
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
19-27 -
Math
17-26 -
Composite
17-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$35
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Southern Virginia University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Southern Virginia University received a total of 1,232 applications. These applications included 523 male applicants and 709 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,232 applicants, Southern Virginia University admitted 1,226 students. Among the admitted students, there were 520 males and 706 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 342 students chose to enroll at Southern Virginia University. This means that 342 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 158 were male and 184 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Southern Virginia University had an overall acceptance rate of 100% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 99% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 100%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Southern Virginia University had an overall yield rate of 28% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 30%, and for female admitted students, it was 26%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Southern Virginia University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Southern Virginia 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
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Considered
- Recommendation letters
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 Virginia University.
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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
Thomas University
Centenary College of Louisiana
Greensboro College
Simmons College of Kentucky