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Acceptance Rate 55.22%
Yield 9.54%
SAT Score 1,040
ACT Score 21
Applicants 6,188

Applying To Dillard

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 55.22% at Dillard University where a total of 6,188 students applied and 3,417 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 21. It requires two items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Dillard.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$36
Graduate Application Fees$-1
Admission Informationwww.dillard.edu/admissions/requirements/index.php
Online Applicationmydu.dillard.edu/ICS/Admissions/Apply_Today!.jnz
Acceptance Rate55.22%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 55.22% where a total of 6,188 students (1,419 men and 4,679 women) have applied to Dillard and 3,417 (684 men and 2,733 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 66 male and 260 female students have enrolled into Dillard and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.54%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Dillard
TotalMenWomen
Applicants6,1881,4194,679
Admitted3,4176842,733
Enrolled32666260
Acceptance Rate 55.22% 48.20% 58.41%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.54% 9.65% 9.51%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Dillard, 45 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 201 applicants (62%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 21 at Dillard. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,120 and 25th percentile score is 960. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 68 and the 25th percentile score is 52. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Dillard.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Dillard
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490555
SAT Math470565
ACT Composite1823
ACT Math1621
ACT English1824
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Dillard University requires 2 item(s) (High School GPA, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School Rank, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Dillard
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 Dillard University is Semester. Dillard University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Dillard University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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