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Acceptance Rate 87.89%
Yield 28.23%
SAT Score 1,055
ACT Score 20
Applicants 20,840

Georgia Southern Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.89% at Georgia Southern University. Total 20,840 students applied and 18,317 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,055 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.georgiasouthern.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.georgiasouthern.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate87.89%
Average Test Scores1,055 SAT / 20 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 87.89%. A total of 20,840 students (7,926 men and 12,908 women) have applied to and 18,317 (6,938 men and 11,376 women) students admitted to Georgia Southern University.
Among them, 2,150 male and 3,020 female students have enrolled into Georgia Southern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Georgia Southern
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants20,8407,92612,90800
Admitted18,3176,93811,37600
Enrolled5,1702,1503,02000
Acceptance Rate 87.89% 87.53% 88.13% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.23% 30.99% 26.55% - -
[Chart] Georgia Southern University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Georgia Southern, 1,829 applicants (35% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 932 applicants (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,055 at Georgia Southern. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,133 and 25th percentile score is 986.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 23 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Georgia Southern. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Georgia Southern with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Georgia Southern
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98610551133
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing528555583
Math458500550
ACT Composite182023
Math171922
English161922
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Georgia Southern University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Georgia Southern
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 Georgia Southern

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