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Acceptance Rate 54.66%
Yield 29.17%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 24
Applicants 32,855

FIU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 54.66% at Florida International University. Total 32,855 students applied and 17,957 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationonestop.fiu.edu/
Online Applicationonestop.fiu.edu/
Acceptance Rate54.66%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 24 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 54.66%. A total of 32,855 students (13,435 men and 19,420 women) have applied to and 17,957 (7,192 men and 10,765 women) students admitted to Florida International University.
Among them, 2,285 male and 2,953 female students have enrolled into FIU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 29.17%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at FIU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants32,85513,43519,42000
Admitted17,9577,19210,76500
Enrolled5,2382,2852,95300
Acceptance Rate 54.66% 53.53% 55.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.17% 31.77% 27.43% - -
[Chart] Florida International University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At FIU, 4,700 applicants (90% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 521 applicants (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at FIU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,260 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 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 Total107011601260
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600640
Math520560620
ACT Composite212427
Math182125
English212427
[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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