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Acceptance Rate 95.73%
Yield 28.06%
SAT Score 1,040
ACT Score 21
Applicants 6,816

Marshall Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 95.73% at Marshall University. Total 6,816 students applied and 6,525 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationhttps://www.marshall.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.marshall.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate95.73%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT / 21 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 95.73%. A total of 6,816 students (2,826 men and 3,990 women) have applied to and 6,525 (2,699 men and 3,826 women) students admitted to Marshall University.
Among them, 783 male and 1,048 female students have enrolled into Marshall and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.06%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Marshall
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,8162,8263,99000
Admitted6,5252,6993,82600
Enrolled1,8317831,04800
Acceptance Rate 95.73% 95.51% 95.89% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.06% 29.01% 27.39% - -
[Chart] Marshall University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Marshall, 1,303 applicants (71% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 931 applicants (51%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 at Marshall. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,150 and 25th percentile score is 910.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Marshall. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Marshall with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Marshall
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total91010401150
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480540590
Math430500560
ACT Composite192124
Math172024
English182225
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Marshall University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Marshall
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 Marshall

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