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Acceptance Rate 99.51%
Yield 38.01%
Applicants 44,306
Admitted 44,089
Enrolled 16,760

SNHU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 99.51% at Southern New Hampshire University. Total 44,306 students applied and 44,089 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.snhu.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now
Acceptance Rate99.51%
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 99.51%. A total of 44,306 students (16,793 men and 25,594 women) have applied to and 44,089 (16,694 men and 25,486 women) students admitted to Southern New Hampshire University.
Among them, 5,735 male and 10,285 female students have enrolled into SNHU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 38.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SNHU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants44,30616,79325,5942551,664
Admitted44,08916,69425,4862501,659
Enrolled16,7605,73510,285149591
Acceptance Rate 99.51% 99.41% 99.58% 98.04% 99.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 38.01% 34.35% 40.36% 59.60% 35.62%
[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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