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Acceptance Rate 68.45%
Yield 40.47%
SAT Score 960
ACT Score 17
Applicants 1,870

Clayton State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 68.45% at Clayton State University. Total 1,870 students applied and 1,280 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 960 and the average ACT score is 17.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.clayton.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://gafutures.xap.com/applications/usg/usg_common_app_short/introduction.asp?application_id=3387
Acceptance Rate68.45%
Average Test Scores960 SAT / 17 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 68.45%. A total of 1,870 students (637 men and 1,213 women) have applied to and 1,280 (437 men and 830 women) students admitted to Clayton State University.
Among them, 210 male and 308 female students have enrolled into Clayton State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 40.47%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Clayton State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,8706371,213020
Admitted1,28043783000
Enrolled51821030800
Acceptance Rate 68.45% 68.60% 68.43% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 40.47% 48.05% 37.11% - -
[Chart] Clayton State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Clayton State, 222 applicants (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 68 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 960 at Clayton State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,078 and 25th percentile score is 860.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Clayton State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Clayton State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Clayton State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8609601078
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450500558
Math410460520
ACT Composite151719
Math151617
English131618
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Clayton State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Clayton 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 Clayton State

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