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Acceptance Rate 65.35%
Yield 9.81%
SAT Score 1,000
Applicants 12,539
Admitted 8,194

EIU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 65.35% at Eastern Illinois University. Total 12,539 students applied and 8,194 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,000.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationhttps://www.eiu.edu/admissions.php
Online Applicationhttps://www.eiu.edu/myeiu/index.php?type=signup
Acceptance Rate65.35%
Average Test Scores1,000 SAT
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 65.35%. A total of 12,539 students (5,718 men and 6,808 women) have applied to and 8,194 (3,417 men and 4,772 women) students admitted to Eastern Illinois University.
Among them, 346 male and 458 female students have enrolled into EIU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.81%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at EIU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5395,7186,80800
Admitted8,1943,4174,77200
Enrolled80434645800
Acceptance Rate 65.35% 59.76% 70.09% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.81% 10.13% 9.60% - -
[Chart] Eastern Illinois University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At EIU, 22 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,000 at EIU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,090 and 25th percentile score is 880.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at EIU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of EIU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at EIU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total88010001090
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460510560
Math420490530
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Eastern Illinois University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for EIU
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 EIU

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