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Acceptance Rate 49.75%
Yield 18.52%
SAT Score 1,154
ACT Score 22
Applicants 2,637

Belhaven Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 49.75% at Belhaven University. Total 2,637 students applied and 1,312 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,154 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://www.belhaven.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.belhaven.edu/admission/apply.html
Acceptance Rate49.75%
Average Test Scores1,154 SAT / 22 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 49.75%. A total of 2,637 students (965 men and 1,672 women) have applied to and 1,312 (506 men and 806 women) students admitted to Belhaven University.
Among them, 120 male and 123 female students have enrolled into Belhaven and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.52%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Belhaven
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,6379651,67200
Admitted1,31250680600
Enrolled24312012300
Acceptance Rate 49.75% 52.44% 48.21% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.52% 23.72% 15.26% - -
[Chart] Belhaven University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Belhaven, 20 applicants (8% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 159 applicants (75%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,154 at Belhaven. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,298 and 25th percentile score is 1,010.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Belhaven. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Belhaven with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Belhaven
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total101011541298
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490579668
Math520575630
ACT Composite192224
Math172124
English172125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Belhaven University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Belhaven
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 Belhaven

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