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Acceptance Rate 89.21%
Yield 19.17%
SAT Score 1,125
ACT Score 24
Applicants 3,660

Applying To Niagara

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 89.21% at Niagara University where a total of 3,660 students applied and 3,265 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 24. It requires three items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Niagara University.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.niagara.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.niagara.edu/apply-to-nu
Acceptance Rate89%
Average Test Scores1,125 SAT / 24 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 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 89.21% where a total of 3,660 students (1,305 men and 2,355 women) have applied to Niagara and 3,265 (1,187 men and 2,078 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 234 male and 392 female students have enrolled into Niagara and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.17%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Niagara
TotalMenWomen
Applicants3,6601,3052,355
Admitted3,2651,1872,078
Enrolled626234392
Acceptance Rate 89.21% 90.96% 88.24%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.17% 19.71% 18.86%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Niagara, 496 applicants (79% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 159 applicants (25%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 24 at Niagara. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,020. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 79 and the 25th percentile score is 58. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Niagara.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Niagara
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510610
SAT Math510620
ACT Composite2027
ACT Math1926
ACT English1926
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Niagara University requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Niagara University
Application Requirements for Niagara
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 Niagara University is Semester. Niagara University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Niagara University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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