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Acceptance Rate 96.37%
Yield 39.16%
Applicants 35,992
Admitted 34,687
Enrolled 13,583

SNHU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 96.37% at Southern New Hampshire University. Total 35,992 students applied and 34,687 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to SNHU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.snhu.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now
Acceptance Rate96.37%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 96.37%. A total of 35,992 students (13,961 men and 22,031 women) have applied to and 34,687 (13,270 men and 21,417 women) students admitted to Southern New Hampshire University.
Among them, 4,993 male and 8,590 female students have enrolled into SNHU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 39.16%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SNHU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants35,99213,96122,03100
Admitted34,68713,27021,41700
Enrolled13,5834,9938,59000
Acceptance Rate 96.37% 95.05% 97.21% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 39.16% 37.63% 40.11% - -
[Chart] Southern New Hampshire University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Southern New Hampshire University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for SNHU
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 SNHU

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