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Acceptance Rate 45.12%
Yield 19.62%
SAT Score 910
ACT Score 16
Applicants 4,100

Wilberforce Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 45.12% at Wilberforce University. Total 4,100 students applied and 1,850 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 910 and the average ACT score is 16.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Wilberforce.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.wilberforce.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.wilberforce.edu/application-for-admission/
Acceptance Rate45.12%
Average Test Scores910 SAT / 16 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 45.12%. A total of 4,100 students (1,357 men and 2,743 women) have applied to and 1,850 (600 men and 1,250 women) students admitted to Wilberforce University.
Among them, 135 male and 228 female students have enrolled into Wilberforce and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.62%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Wilberforce
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,1001,3572,74300
Admitted1,8506001,25000
Enrolled36313522800
Acceptance Rate 45.12% 44.22% 45.57% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.62% 22.50% 18.24% - -
[Chart] Wilberforce University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Wilberforce, 15 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 32 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 910 at Wilberforce. SAT 75th percentile score is 940 and 25th percentile score is 840.
The average ACT score is 16 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 18 and the 25th percentile score is 14.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Wilberforce. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Wilberforce with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Wilberforce
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total840910940
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing430450470
Math410460470
ACT Composite141618
Math151618
English111518
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Wilberforce University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Wilberforce
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Wilberforce

The calendar system at Wilberforce University is Semester. Wilberforce University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Wilberforce University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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