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Acceptance Rate 87.47%
Yield 18.39%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 27
Applicants 8,845

SU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.47% at Salisbury University. Total 8,845 students applied and 7,737 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 27.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.salisbury.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.salisbury.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate87.47%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 27 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 87.47%. A total of 8,845 students (3,660 men and 5,180 women) have applied to and 7,737 (3,106 men and 4,627 women) students admitted to Salisbury University.
Among them, 641 male and 780 female students have enrolled into SU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.39%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,8453,6605,18000
Admitted7,7373,1064,62700
Enrolled1,42364178000
Acceptance Rate 87.47% 84.86% 89.32% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.39% 20.64% 16.86% - -
[Chart] Salisbury University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At SU, 157 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 8 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at SU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,320 and 25th percentile score is 1,180.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at SU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of SU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at SU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total118012501320
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600630670
Math580620650
ACT Composite202729
Math192426
English192630
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

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

The calendar system at Salisbury University is Four-one-four plan. Salisbury University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Salisbury University accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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