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Acceptance Rate 75.17%
Yield 31.49%
SAT Score 990
ACT Score 17
Applicants 2,328

GSW Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 75.17% at Georgia Southwestern State University. Total 2,328 students applied and 1,750 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 990 and the average ACT score is 17.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://gsw.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://gsw.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate75.17%
Average Test Scores990 SAT / 17 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 75.17%. A total of 2,328 students (724 men and 1,604 women) have applied to and 1,750 (523 men and 1,227 women) students admitted to Georgia Southwestern State University.
Among them, 179 male and 372 female students have enrolled into GSW and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.49%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at GSW
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,3287241,60400
Admitted1,7505231,22700
Enrolled55117937200
Acceptance Rate 75.17% 72.24% 76.50% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.49% 34.23% 30.32% - -
[Chart] Georgia Southwestern State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GSW, 137 applicants (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 58 applicants (11%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 990 at GSW. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,110 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at GSW. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of GSW with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at GSW
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8909901110
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460510570
Math430480540
ACT Composite161722
Math151620
English141621
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Georgia Southwestern State 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 - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for GSW
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 GSW

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