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Acceptance Rate 80.90%
Yield 15.94%
SAT Score 1,240
ACT Score 29
Applicants 4,623

JCU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.9% at John Carroll University. Total 4,623 students applied and 3,740 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,240 and the average ACT score is 29.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationjcu.edu/admission
Online Applicationjcu.edu/applynow
Acceptance Rate80.90%
Average Test Scores1,240 SAT / 29 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 80.90%. A total of 4,623 students (2,397 men and 2,224 women) have applied to and 3,740 (1,875 men and 1,863 women) students admitted to John Carroll University.
Among them, 317 male and 279 female students have enrolled into JCU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.94%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at JCU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,6232,3972,22400
Admitted3,7401,8751,86300
Enrolled59631727900
Acceptance Rate 80.90% 78.22% 83.77% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.94% 16.91% 14.98% - -
[Chart] John Carroll University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At JCU, 75 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 84 applicants (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,240 at JCU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,330 and 25th percentile score is 1,180.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at JCU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of JCU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at JCU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total118012401330
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600620660
Math580620670
ACT Composite252932
Math252729
English242932
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to John Carroll University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for JCU
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 JCU

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