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Acceptance Rate 86.19%
Yield 24.68%
SAT Score 1,080
ACT Score 23
Applicants 10,050

ETSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.19% at East Tennessee State University. Total 10,050 students applied and 8,662 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,080 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationhttps://www.etsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://etsuapply.force.com/
Acceptance Rate86.19%
Average Test Scores1,080 SAT / 23 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 86.19%. A total of 10,050 students (3,394 men and 6,652 women) have applied to and 8,662 (2,902 men and 5,756 women) students admitted to East Tennessee State University.
Among them, 786 male and 1,352 female students have enrolled into ETSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ETSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants10,0503,3946,65200
Admitted8,6622,9025,75600
Enrolled2,1387861,35200
Acceptance Rate 86.19% 85.50% 86.53% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 24.68% 27.08% 23.49% - -
[Chart] East Tennessee State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ETSU, 150 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,628 applicants (76%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,080 at ETSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ETSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ETSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ETSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98010801200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510560620
Math470520580
ACT Composite192326
Math172125
English192227
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to East Tennessee 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, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for ETSU
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 ETSU

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