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Acceptance Rate 85.90%
Yield 36.09%
SAT Score 1,040
ACT Score 18
Applicants 1,958

Gordon State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 85.9% at Gordon State College. Total 1,958 students applied and 1,682 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.gordonstate.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://gafutures.xap.com/applications/usg/usg_common_app_short/introduction.asp?application_id=3406
Acceptance Rate85.90%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT / 18 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 85.90%. A total of 1,958 students (692 men and 1,266 women) have applied to and 1,682 (598 men and 1,084 women) students admitted to Gordon State College.
Among them, 252 male and 355 female students have enrolled into Gordon State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 36.09%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Gordon State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,9586921,26600
Admitted1,6825981,08400
Enrolled60725235500
Acceptance Rate 85.90% 86.42% 85.62% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 36.09% 42.14% 32.75% - -
[Chart] Gordon State College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Gordon State, 86 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 33 applicants (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 at Gordon State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,130 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Gordon State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Gordon State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Gordon State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total89010401130
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450530590
Math440510540
ACT Composite151824
Math151621
English141722
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Gordon State College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Gordon State
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 Gordon State

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