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Acceptance Rate 79.64%
Yield 9.71%
SAT Score 1,060
ACT Score 23
Applicants 21,337

Eastern Michigan Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.64% at Eastern Michigan University. Total 21,337 students applied and 16,992 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,060 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.emich.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.emich.edu/admissions/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate79.64%
Average Test Scores1,060 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 79.64%. A total of 21,337 students (8,924 men and 12,413 women) have applied to and 16,992 (6,822 men and 10,170 women) students admitted to Eastern Michigan University.
Among them, 705 male and 945 female students have enrolled into Eastern Michigan and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.71%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Eastern Michigan
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,3378,92412,41300
Admitted16,9926,82210,17000
Enrolled1,65070594500
Acceptance Rate 79.64% 76.45% 81.93% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.71% 10.33% 9.29% - -
[Chart] Eastern Michigan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Eastern Michigan, 1,123 applicants (68% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 78 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,060 at Eastern Michigan. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,170 and 25th percentile score is 920.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Eastern Michigan. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Eastern Michigan with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Eastern Michigan
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total92010601170
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480540600
Math440520570
ACT Composite182327
Math162326
English182126
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Eastern Michigan University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Eastern Michigan
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 Eastern Michigan

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