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Acceptance Rate 85.26%
Yield 25.09%
SAT Score 1,060
ACT Score 22
Applicants 9,609

ETSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 85.26% at East Tennessee State University. Total 9,609 students applied and 8,193 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,060 and the average ACT score is 22.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to ETSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationhttps://www.etsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://etsuapply.force.com/
Acceptance Rate85.26%
Average Test Scores1,060 SAT / 22 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 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 85.26%. A total of 9,609 students (3,345 men and 6,264 women) have applied to and 8,193 (2,876 men and 5,317 women) students admitted to East Tennessee State University.
Among them, 797 male and 1,259 female students have enrolled into ETSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.09%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ETSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,6093,3456,26400
Admitted8,1932,8765,31700
Enrolled2,0567971,25900
Acceptance Rate 85.26% 85.98% 84.88% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.09% 27.71% 23.68% - -
[Chart] East Tennessee State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ETSU, 174 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,608 applicants (78%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,060 at ETSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,190 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 22 (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 Total98010601190
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500540610
Math480520580
ACT Composite192226
Math172125
English182226
[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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