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Acceptance Rate 73.90%
Yield 16.57%
ACT Score 28
Applicants 3,781
Admitted 2,794

Gustavus Adolphus Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 73.9% at Gustavus Adolphus College. Total 3,781 students applied and 2,794 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Gustavus Adolphus.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationgustavus.edu/admission/
Online Applicationgustavus.edu/admission/apply/
Acceptance Rate73.90%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 73.90%. A total of 3,781 students (1,851 men and 1,930 women) have applied to and 2,794 (1,246 men and 1,548 women) students admitted to Gustavus Adolphus College.
Among them, 229 male and 234 female students have enrolled into Gustavus Adolphus and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.57%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Gustavus Adolphus
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,7811,8511,93000
Admitted2,7941,2461,54800
Enrolled46322923400
Acceptance Rate 73.90% 67.31% 80.21% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.57% 18.38% 15.12% - -
[Chart] Gustavus Adolphus College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Gustavus Adolphus College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Recommendations.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Gustavus Adolphus
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 Gustavus Adolphus

The calendar system at Gustavus Adolphus College is Four-one-four plan. Gustavus Adolphus College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Gustavus Adolphus College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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