Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 71.19% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 26.01%.
Soka University of America has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 56.63% and Soka University of America has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 45.74% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount California University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 2022) | ||||
| Mount Saint Mary's University | 2,405 (114/2,291) | 1,822 (69/1,753) | 380 (27/353) | 76% (61%/77%) | 21% (39%/15%) |
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | ||||
| William Jessup University | 710 (289/421) | 468 (187/281) | 160 (70/90) | 66% (65%/67%) | 34% (37%/21%) |
| Soka University of America | 498 (150/348) | 282 (92/190) | 129 (48/81) | 57% (61%/55%) | 46% (52%/23%) |
| Average | 1,204 (184/184) | 857 (116/741) | 223 (48/175) | 71.19% (62.9%/402.2%) | 26.01% (41.7%/23.6%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1240. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 570 and the average SAT Math score is 670.
Soka University of America has the highest SAT scores of 1,350 and William Jessup University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,130 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount California University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 2022) | |||
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Test Score is NOT considered for Mount Saint Mary's University admission. | |||
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||
| William Jessup University | 4% (7) | 1130 | 530 | 600 |
| Soka University of America | 38% (49) | 1350 | 610 | 740 |
| Average | 21.00% | 1240 | 570 | 670 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The ACT score information is not available or not considered by any of the schools.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount California University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 2022) | |||
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Test Score is NOT considered for Mount Saint Mary's University admission. | |||
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||
| William Jessup University | 1% (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soka University of America | 2% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 1.50% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount California University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 2022) | |||||||
| Mount Saint Mary's University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||||||
| William Jessup University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Soka University of America | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.