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Acceptance Rate 82.96%
Yield 14.13%
SAT Score 890
ACT Score 19
Applicants 2,611

OU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 82.96% at Ottawa University-Ottawa. Total 2,611 students applied and 2,166 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 890 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.ottawa.edu/ouks/admissions/overview
Online Applicationhttps://www.ottawa.edu/apply-now
Acceptance Rate82.96%
Average Test Scores890 SAT / 19 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 82.96%. A total of 2,611 students (1,998 men and 613 women) have applied to and 2,166 (1,721 men and 445 women) students admitted to Ottawa University-Ottawa.
Among them, 206 male and 100 female students have enrolled into OU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.13%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at OU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,6111,99861300
Admitted2,1661,72144500
Enrolled30620610000
Acceptance Rate 82.96% 86.14% 72.59% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.13% 11.97% 22.47% - -
[Chart] Ottawa University-Ottawa Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At OU, 11 applicants (4% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 62 applicants (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 890 at OU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,000 and 25th percentile score is 750.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at OU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of OU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at OU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total7508901000
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420490500
Math330400500
ACT Composite161922
Math161822
English141821
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Ottawa University-Ottawa, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for OU
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 OU

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