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Acceptance Rate 78.90%
Yield 3.17%
SAT Score 910
ACT Score 17
Applicants 6,526

SUNO Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.9% at Southern University at New Orleans. Total 6,526 students applied and 5,149 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 910 and the average ACT score is 17.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$20
Graduate Application Fees$20
Admission Informationwww.suno.edu/page/admissions
Online Applicationfutureknight.suno.edu/default.asp
Acceptance Rate78.90%
Average Test Scores910 SAT / 17 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 78.90%. A total of 6,526 students (1,523 men and 5,003 women) have applied to and 5,149 (1,181 men and 3,968 women) students admitted to Southern University at New Orleans.
Among them, 63 male and 100 female students have enrolled into SUNO and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 3.17%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SUNO
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,5261,5235,00300
Admitted5,1491,1813,96800
Enrolled1636310000
Acceptance Rate 78.90% 77.54% 79.31% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 3.17% 5.33% 2.52% - -
[Chart] Southern University at New Orleans Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At SUNO, 17 applicants (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 104 applicants (64%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 910 at SUNO. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,050 and 25th percentile score is 820.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 20 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at SUNO. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of SUNO with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at SUNO
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8209101050
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing410480540
Math410430510
ACT Composite151720
Math141620
English91620
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Southern University at New Orleans, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for SUNO
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 SUNO

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