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Acceptance Rate 86.33%
Yield 22.21%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 25
Applicants 3,782

Applying To JCU

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 86.33% at John Carroll University where a total of 3,782 students applied and 3,265 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 25. It requires four items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to John Carroll University.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationsites.jcu.edu/admission/john-carroll-university-admission/
Online Applicationsites.jcu.edu/admission/pages/apply/
Acceptance Rate86%
Average Test Scores1,180 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 86.33% where a total of 3,782 students (1,948 men and 1,834 women) have applied to JCU and 3,265 (1,669 men and 1,596 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 392 male and 333 female students have enrolled into JCU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.21%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at JCU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants3,7821,9481,834
Admitted3,2651,6691,596
Enrolled725392333
Acceptance Rate 86.33% 85.68% 87.02%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.21% 23.49% 20.86%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At JCU, 308 applicants (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 564 applicants (78%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 25 at JCU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,080. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 84 and the 25th percentile score is 64. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at JCU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at JCU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550640
SAT Math530640
ACT Composite2228
ACT Math2127
ACT English2129
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

John Carroll University requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Admission Test Scores) and recommends 1 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 3 item(s) (High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, TOEFL) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at John Carroll University
Application Requirements for JCU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL△
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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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