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Acceptance Rate 80.85%
Yield 15.55%
SAT Score 1,055
ACT Score 26
Applicants 5,384

Aurora Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.85% at Aurora University. Total 5,384 students applied and 4,353 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,055 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://aurora.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://aurora.edu/admission/apply
Acceptance Rate80.85%
Average Test Scores1,055 SAT / 26 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.85%. A total of 5,384 students (2,142 men and 3,182 women) have applied to and 4,353 (1,710 men and 2,597 women) students admitted to Aurora University.
Among them, 247 male and 418 female students have enrolled into Aurora and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.55%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Aurora
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,3842,1423,182600
Admitted4,3531,7102,597460
Enrolled677247418120
Acceptance Rate 80.85% 79.83% 81.62% 76.67% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.55% 14.44% 16.10% 26.09% -
[Chart] Aurora University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Aurora, 122 applicants (18% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 15 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,055 at Aurora. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,150 and 25th percentile score is 900.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Aurora. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Aurora with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Aurora
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total90010551150
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing470540580
Math430515570
ACT Composite212629
Math222627
English222532
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Aurora University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Aurora
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 Aurora

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