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Acceptance Rate 91.47%
Yield 13.61%
Applicants 8,803
Admitted 8,052
Enrolled 1,096

SCSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 91.47% at Southern Connecticut State University. Total 8,803 students applied and 8,052 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.southernct.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.southernct.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply
Acceptance Rate91.47%
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 91.47%. A total of 8,803 students (3,412 men and 5,388 women) have applied to and 8,052 (3,055 men and 4,995 women) students admitted to Southern Connecticut State University.
Among them, 419 male and 677 female students have enrolled into SCSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.61%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SCSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,8033,4125,38800
Admitted8,0523,0554,99500
Enrolled1,09641967700
Acceptance Rate 91.47% 89.54% 92.71% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.61% 13.72% 13.55% - -
[Chart] Southern Connecticut State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Southern Connecticut State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for SCSU
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 SCSU

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