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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

75.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 5,103 2,060 3,043
Admitted students 3,867 1,566 2,301
Enrolled students 1,158 527 631
Acceptance rate 76% 76% 76%
Yield rate 30% 34% 27%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UCM received a total of 5,103 applications. These applications included 2,060 male applicants and 3,043 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 5,103 applicants, UCM admitted 3,867 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,566 males and 2,301 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,158 students chose to enroll at UCM. This means that 1,158 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 527 were male and 631 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UCM had an overall acceptance rate of 76% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 76% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 76%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UCM had an overall yield rate of 30% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UCM 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 4,818 1,963 2,855 3,828 1,563 2,265 80% 80% 79% 1,658 708 950 43% 45% 42%
2016 5,119 2,183 2,936 3,820 1,611 2,209 75% 74% 75% 1,605 716 889 42% 44% 40%
2017 4,841 2,054 2,787 4,047 1,700 2,347 84% 83% 84% 1,691 764 927 42% 45% 40%
2018 4,867 2,037 2,830 4,184 1,751 2,433 86% 86% 86% 1,493 671 822 36% 38% 34%
2019 5,699 2,378 3,321 3,706 1,552 2,154 65% 65% 65% 1,249 571 678 34% 37% 32%
2020 5,666 2,239 3,427 3,603 1,452 2,151 64% 65% 63% 1,084 515 569 30% 36% 26%
2021 5,103 2,060 3,043 3,867 1,566 2,301 76% 76% 76% 1,158 527 631 30% 34% 27%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Central Missouri 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
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • 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 University of Central Missouri.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted