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Acceptance Rate 63.86%
Yield 39.95%
SAT Score 1,150
ACT Score 24
Applicants 17,343

FIU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 63.86% at Florida International University. Total 17,343 students applied and 11,075 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150 and the average ACT score is 24.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to FIU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationonestop.fiu.edu/
Online Applicationonestop.fiu.edu/
Acceptance Rate63.86%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 63.86%. A total of 17,343 students (6,980 men and 10,363 women) have applied to and 11,075 (4,369 men and 6,706 women) students admitted to Florida International University.
Among them, 1,877 male and 2,547 female students have enrolled into FIU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 39.95%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at FIU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,3436,98010,36300
Admitted11,0754,3696,70600
Enrolled4,4241,8772,54700
Acceptance Rate 63.86% 62.59% 64.71% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 39.95% 42.96% 37.98% - -
[Chart] Florida International University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At FIU, 3,969 applicants (90% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 455 applicants (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at FIU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at FIU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of FIU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at FIU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106011501250
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550590640
Math510560610
ACT Composite212426
Math182124
English202327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Florida International University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies.
Application Requirements for FIU
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 FIU

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