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Acceptance Rate 44.86%
Yield 17.99%
SAT Score 920
ACT Score 17
Applicants 12,976

GSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 44.86% at Grambling State University. Total 12,976 students applied and 5,821 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 920 and the average ACT score is 17.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$20
Graduate Application Fees$20
Admission Informationwww.gram.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.gram.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate44.86%
Average Test Scores920 SAT / 17 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 44.86%. A total of 12,976 students (4,805 men and 8,170 women) have applied to and 5,821 (1,877 men and 3,944 women) students admitted to Grambling State University.
Among them, 455 male and 592 female students have enrolled into GSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.99%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at GSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,9764,8058,17001
Admitted5,8211,8773,94400
Enrolled1,04745559200
Acceptance Rate 44.86% 39.06% 48.27% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.99% 24.24% 15.01% - -
[Chart] Grambling State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GSU, 68 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 234 applicants (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 920 at GSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,080 and 25th percentile score is 920.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at GSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of GSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at GSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total9209201080
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490490570
Math430430510
ACT Composite151719
Math141617
English131619
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Grambling State University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for GSU
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 GSU

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