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Acceptance Rate 96.78%
Yield 31.70%
SAT Score 1,025
ACT Score 21
Applicants 1,646

Shepherd Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.78% at Shepherd University. Total 1,646 students applied and 1,593 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,025 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.shepherd.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.shepherd.edu/admissions/apply-to-shepherd
Acceptance Rate96.78%
Average Test Scores1,025 SAT / 21 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 96.78%. A total of 1,646 students (733 men and 913 women) have applied to and 1,593 (705 men and 888 women) students admitted to Shepherd University.
Among them, 218 male and 287 female students have enrolled into Shepherd and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.70%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Shepherd
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,64673391300
Admitted1,59370588800
Enrolled50521828700
Acceptance Rate 96.78% 96.18% 97.26% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.70% 30.92% 32.32% - -
[Chart] Shepherd University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Shepherd, 271 applicants (54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 42 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,025 at Shepherd. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 878.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Shepherd. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Shepherd with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Shepherd
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total87810251140
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing468540600
Math410485540
ACT Composite192124
Math161822
English192224
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Shepherd University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Shepherd
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 Shepherd

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