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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

86.9%

Wilmington College 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

1055

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 1324 admitted students 30 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

13%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 960-1150. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 570, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 570.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 580, while 25% scored below 480 and 25% achieved a score of 580. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1055 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Wilmington College.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 32% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    480-570
  • Math

    480-580

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

20

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 1324 admitted students 192 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

85%

Similar to the SAT, Wilmington College requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 85% 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.

  • English

    15-23
  • Math

    17-23
  • Composite

    17-23

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,524 714 810
Admitted students 1,324 583 741
Enrolled students 226 104 122
Acceptance rate 87% 82% 92%
Yield rate 17% 18% 16%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Wilmington College received a total of 1,524 applications. These applications included 714 male applicants and 810 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,524 applicants, Wilmington College admitted 1,324 students. Among the admitted students, there were 583 males and 741 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 226 students chose to enroll at Wilmington College. This means that 226 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 104 were male and 122 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Wilmington College had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 82% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 92%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Wilmington College had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 18%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Wilmington College 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 2,240 902 1,338 2,082 822 1,260 93% 91% 94% 278 139 138 13% 17% 11%
2016 2,357 1,034 1,323 2,041 852 1,189 87% 82% 90% 310 139 171 15% 16% 14%
2017 2,404 955 1,449 2,023 760 1,263 84% 80% 87% 307 154 153 15% 20% 12%
2018 1,694 801 893 1,433 667 766 85% 83% 86% 385 206 179 27% 31% 23%
2019 1,650 773 877 1,290 605 685 78% 78% 78% 341 156 185 26% 26% 27%
2020 1,558 722 836 1,133 502 631 73% 70% 76% 308 148 160 27% 30% 25%
2021 1,524 714 810 1,324 583 741 87% 82% 92% 226 104 122 17% 18% 16%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Wilmington 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 record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters

Considered

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • 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 Wilmington College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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