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Acceptance Rate 57.01%
Yield 14.00%
SAT Score 1,210
ACT Score 25
Applicants 3,019

Applying To Birmingham-Southern

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 57.01% at Birmingham-Southern College where a total of 3,019 students applied and 1,721 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 25. It requires one items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Birmingham-Southern.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$-1
Admission Informationwww.bsc.edu/admission/index.html
Online Applicationhttps://www.bsc.edu/admission/apply.html
Acceptance Rate57.01%
Average Test Scores1,210 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 57.01% where a total of 3,019 students (1,409 men and 1,610 women) have applied to Birmingham-Southern and 1,721 (817 men and 918 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 147 male and 101 female students have enrolled into Birmingham-Southern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Birmingham-Southern
TotalMenWomen
Applicants3,0191,4091,610
Admitted1,721817918
Enrolled241147101
Acceptance Rate 57.01% 57.98% 57.02%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.00% 17.99% 11.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Birmingham-Southern, 33 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 122 applicants (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 25 at Birmingham-Southern. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,150. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 85 and the 25th percentile score is 64. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Birmingham-Southern.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Birmingham-Southern
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing590670
SAT Math560610
ACT Composite2229
ACT Math2026
ACT English2230
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Birmingham-Southern College requires 1 item(s) (High School GPA) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 8 item(s) (High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL, Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Birmingham-Southern
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)△
Completion of College Preparatory Program△
Recommendations△
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL△
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)△
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Birmingham-Southern College is Four-one-four plan. Birmingham-Southern College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Birmingham-Southern College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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