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Acceptance Rate 45.39%
Yield 34.86%
Applicants 5,043
Admitted 2,289
Enrolled 798

AU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 45.39% at Anderson University. Total 5,043 students applied and 2,289 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to AU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationandersonuniversity.edu/admission
Online Applicationlink.andersonuniversity.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate45.39%
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 45.39%. A total of 5,043 students (1,563 men and 3,480 women) have applied to and 2,289 (745 men and 1,544 women) students admitted to Anderson University.
Among them, 281 male and 517 female students have enrolled into AU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 34.86%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at AU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,0431,5633,48000
Admitted2,2897451,54400
Enrolled79828151700
Acceptance Rate 45.39% 47.66% 44.37% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 34.86% 37.72% 33.48% - -
[Chart] Anderson University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Anderson University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 8 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for AU
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 AU

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