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Acceptance Rate 76.96%
Yield 12.29%
SAT Score 1,311
ACT Score 28
Applicants 2,674

EC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 76.96% at Elmira College. Total 2,674 students applied and 2,058 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,311 and the average ACT score is 28.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.elmira.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://apply.elmira.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate76.96%
Average Test Scores1,311 SAT / 28 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 76.96%. A total of 2,674 students (934 men and 1,699 women) have applied to and 2,058 (712 men and 1,326 women) students admitted to Elmira College.
Among them, 88 male and 156 female students have enrolled into EC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.29%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at EC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,6749341,6992219
Admitted2,0587121,326137
Enrolled2538815681
Acceptance Rate 76.96% 76.23% 78.05% 59.09% 36.84%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.29% 12.36% 11.76% 61.54% 14.29%
[Chart] Elmira College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At EC, 16 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 8 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,311 at EC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,385 and 25th percentile score is 1,090.
The average ACT score is 28 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 26.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at EC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of EC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at EC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total109013111385
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing568665694
Math522646691
ACT Composite262829
Math202427
English243031
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Elmira College, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for EC
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 EC

The calendar system at Elmira College is Four-one-four plan. Elmira College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Elmira College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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