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Acceptance Rate 22.72%
Yield 90.93%
SAT Score 1,190
ACT Score 25
Applicants 3,252

Citadel Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 22.72% at Citadel Military College of South Carolina. Total 3,252 students applied and 739 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationhttps://citadel.edu/corps/
Online Applicationhttps://citadel.edu/corps/apply/
Acceptance Rate22.72%
Average Test Scores1,190 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 22.72%. A total of 3,252 students (2,544 men and 699 women) have applied to and 739 (654 men and 85 women) students admitted to Citadel Military College of South Carolina.
Among them, 598 male and 74 female students have enrolled into Citadel and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 90.93%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Citadel
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,2522,54469900
Admitted7396548500
Enrolled6725987400
Acceptance Rate 22.72% 25.71% 12.16% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 90.93% 91.44% 87.06% - -
[Chart] Citadel Military College of South Carolina Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Citadel, 45 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 66 applicants (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,190 at Citadel. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,285 and 25th percentile score is 1,085.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Citadel. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Citadel with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Citadel
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total108511901285
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540590640
Math545600645
ACT Composite222527
Math182225
English172125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Citadel Military College of South Carolina, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Citadel
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 Citadel

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