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Acceptance Rate 87.89%
Yield 18.17%
SAT Score 1,070
Applicants 26,257
Admitted 23,076

Montclair State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.89% at Montclair State University. Total 26,257 students applied and 23,076 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,070.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.montclair.edu/university-admissions/
Online Applicationapply.montclair.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate87.89%
Average Test Scores1,070 SAT
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 87.89%. A total of 26,257 students (10,368 men and 15,889 women) have applied to and 23,076 (8,886 men and 14,190 women) students admitted to Montclair State University.
Among them, 1,805 male and 2,387 female students have enrolled into Montclair State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.17%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Montclair State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants26,25710,36815,88900
Admitted23,0768,88614,19000
Enrolled4,1921,8052,38700
Acceptance Rate 87.89% 85.71% 89.31% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.17% 20.31% 16.82% - -
[Chart] Montclair State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Montclair State, 365 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,070 at Montclair State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 910.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Montclair State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Montclair State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Montclair State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total91010701210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480550620
Math430520590
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Montclair State University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Montclair 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 Montclair State

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