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Acceptance Rate 77.61%
Yield 19.94%
SAT Score 970
ACT Score 23
Applicants 17,024

EKU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.61% at Eastern Kentucky University. Total 17,024 students applied and 13,212 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 970 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationadmissions.eku.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.eku.edu/
Acceptance Rate77.61%
Average Test Scores970 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 77.61%. A total of 17,024 students (6,313 men and 10,711 women) have applied to and 13,212 (4,889 men and 8,323 women) students admitted to Eastern Kentucky University.
Among them, 1,137 male and 1,498 female students have enrolled into EKU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.94%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at EKU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,0246,31310,71100
Admitted13,2124,8898,32300
Enrolled2,6351,1371,49800
Acceptance Rate 77.61% 77.44% 77.71% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.94% 23.26% 18.00% - -
[Chart] Eastern Kentucky University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At EKU, 9 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,561 applicants (97%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 970 at EKU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,080 and 25th percentile score is 880.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at EKU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of EKU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at EKU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8809701080
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing440480530
Math440490550
ACT Composite192325
Math182225
English202326
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Eastern Kentucky University, applicants require to submit 7 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for EKU
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 EKU

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