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Acceptance Rate 76.76%
Yield 22.44%
SAT Score 1,077
ACT Score 20
Applicants 1,846

McPherson Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 76.76% at McPherson College. Total 1,846 students applied and 1,417 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,077 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.mcpherson.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://recruit.mcpherson.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate76.76%
Average Test Scores1,077 SAT / 20 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 76.76%. A total of 1,846 students (1,218 men and 614 women) have applied to and 1,417 (947 men and 463 women) students admitted to McPherson College.
Among them, 209 male and 107 female students have enrolled into McPherson and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.44%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at McPherson
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,8461,21861400
Admitted1,41794746300
Enrolled31820910700
Acceptance Rate 76.76% 77.75% 75.41% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.44% 22.07% 23.11% - -
[Chart] McPherson College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At McPherson, 31 applicants (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 70 applicants (34%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,077 at McPherson. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 960.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 23 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at McPherson. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of McPherson with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at McPherson
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total96010771200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing470541620
Math490536580
ACT Composite182023
Math161923
English151924
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to McPherson College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for McPherson
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 McPherson

The calendar system at McPherson College is Four-one-four plan. McPherson College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that McPherson 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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