Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
V-State 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.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1782 first-time undergrad students enrolled at V-State. Among these students, 314 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 211 (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
1040
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 6606 admitted students 314 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
18%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 940-1140. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 590, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 590.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 460 and 550, while 25% scored below 460 and 25% achieved a score of 550. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1040 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to V-State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 29% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
480-590 -
Math
460-550
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
20
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 6606 admitted students 211 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
12%
Similar to the SAT, V-State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 12% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 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
16-23 -
Math
16-22 -
Composite
17-23
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$45
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in V-State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, V-State received a total of 8,650 applications. These applications included 2,575 male applicants and 6,075 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 8,650 applicants, V-State admitted 6,606 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,875 males and 4,731 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,782 students chose to enroll at V-State. This means that 1,782 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 580 were male and 1,202 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, V-State 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 73% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 78%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. V-State had an overall yield rate of 27% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 31%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for V-State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Valdosta State 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
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 Valdosta State 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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