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Acceptance Rate 96.41%
Yield 27.47%
SAT Score 1,005
ACT Score 21
Applicants 6,331

Austin Peay State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.41% at Austin Peay State University. Total 6,331 students applied and 6,104 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,005 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.apsu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.apsu.edu/admissions/applicant/apply
Acceptance Rate96.41%
Average Test Scores1,005 SAT / 21 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 96.41%. A total of 6,331 students (2,358 men and 3,907 women) have applied to and 6,104 (2,255 men and 3,785 women) students admitted to Austin Peay State University.
Among them, 629 male and 1,024 female students have enrolled into Austin Peay State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 27.47%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Austin Peay State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,3312,3583,907660
Admitted6,1042,2553,785640
Enrolled1,6776291,024240
Acceptance Rate 96.41% 95.63% 96.88% 96.97% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 27.47% 27.89% 27.05% 37.50% -
[Chart] Austin Peay State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Austin Peay State, 20 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 867 applicants (52%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,005 at Austin Peay State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,126 and 25th percentile score is 843.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Austin Peay State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Austin Peay State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Austin Peay State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total84310051126
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing445515573
Math398490553
ACT Composite182124
Math161923
English172125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Austin Peay State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Austin Peay 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 Austin Peay State

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