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Acceptance Rate 82.03%
Yield 23.07%
SAT Score 1,050
ACT Score 21
Applicants 12,465

Colorado Mesa Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 82.03% at Colorado Mesa University. Total 12,465 students applied and 10,225 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,050 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.coloradomesa.edu/future.html
Online Applicationhttps://www.coloradomesa.edu/admissions/apply.html
Acceptance Rate82.03%
Average Test Scores1,050 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 82.03%. A total of 12,465 students (5,557 men and 6,894 women) have applied to and 10,225 (4,548 men and 5,665 women) students admitted to Colorado Mesa University.
Among them, 1,114 male and 1,239 female students have enrolled into Colorado Mesa and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.07%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Colorado Mesa
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,4655,5576,89400
Admitted10,2254,5485,66500
Enrolled2,3591,1141,23900
Acceptance Rate 82.03% 81.84% 82.17% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.07% 24.49% 21.87% - -
[Chart] Colorado Mesa University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Colorado Mesa, 1,238 applicants (53% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 192 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,050 at Colorado Mesa. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,160 and 25th percentile score is 930.
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 Colorado Mesa. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Colorado Mesa with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Colorado Mesa
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93010501160
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480530590
Math450520570
ACT Composite182124
Math172125
English172124
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Colorado Mesa University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Colorado Mesa
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 Colorado Mesa

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