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Acceptance Rate 45.33%
Yield 20.60%
SAT Score 840
ACT Score 16
Applicants 6,532

Alcorn State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 45.33% at Alcorn State University. Total 6,532 students applied and 2,961 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 840 and the average ACT score is 16.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.alcorn.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://apply.alcorn.edu/apply/?_ga=2.258745482.1665759555.1699280796-1290066.1695844451
Acceptance Rate45.33%
Average Test Scores840 SAT / 16 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 45.33%. A total of 6,532 students (1,924 men and 4,608 women) have applied to and 2,961 (792 men and 2,169 women) students admitted to Alcorn State University.
Among them, 178 male and 432 female students have enrolled into Alcorn State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.60%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Alcorn State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,5321,9244,60800
Admitted2,9617922,16900
Enrolled61017843200
Acceptance Rate 45.33% 41.16% 47.07% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.60% 22.47% 19.92% - -
[Chart] Alcorn State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Alcorn State, 49 applicants (8% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 561 applicants (92%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 840 at Alcorn State. SAT 75th percentile score is 998 and 25th percentile score is 670.
The average ACT score is 16 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Alcorn State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Alcorn State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Alcorn State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total670840998
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing400430513
Math270410485
ACT Composite151619
Math151617
English131519
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Alcorn State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations.
Application Requirements for Alcorn State
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 Alcorn State

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