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Acceptance Rate 69.09%
Yield 30.41%
SAT Score 1,130
ACT Score 22
Applicants 14,989

Middle Tennessee State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 69.09% at Middle Tennessee State University. Total 14,989 students applied and 10,356 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,130 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.mtsu.edu/admissn/
Online Applicationwww.mtsu.edu/applynow/
Acceptance Rate69.09%
Average Test Scores1,130 SAT / 22 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 69.09%. A total of 14,989 students (6,579 men and 8,410 women) have applied to and 10,356 (4,569 men and 5,787 women) students admitted to Middle Tennessee State University.
Among them, 1,533 male and 1,616 female students have enrolled into Middle Tennessee State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 30.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Middle Tennessee State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,9896,5798,41000
Admitted10,3564,5695,78700
Enrolled3,1491,5331,61600
Acceptance Rate 69.09% 69.45% 68.81% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 30.41% 33.55% 27.92% - -
[Chart] Middle Tennessee State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Middle Tennessee State, 193 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,939 applicants (93%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,130 at Middle Tennessee State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,010.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Middle Tennessee State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Middle Tennessee State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Middle Tennessee State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total101011301230
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520580630
Math490550600
ACT Composite202226
Math172125
English192226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Middle Tennessee State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Admission Test Scores.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Middle Tennessee State
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 Middle Tennessee State

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