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Acceptance Rate 96.42%
Yield 21.44%
Applicants 1,451
Admitted 1,399
Enrolled 300

SVU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.42% at Southern Virginia University. Total 1,451 students applied and 1,399 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationsvu.edu/admissions/contact/
Online Applicationsvu.edu/application/
Acceptance Rate96.42%
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 96.42%. A total of 1,451 students (802 men and 637 women) have applied to and 1,399 (784 men and 606 women) students admitted to Southern Virginia University.
Among them, 178 male and 122 female students have enrolled into SVU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.44%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SVU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,45180263700
Admitted1,39978460600
Enrolled30017812200
Acceptance Rate 96.42% 97.76% 95.13% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.44% 22.70% 20.13% - -
[Chart] Southern Virginia University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Southern Virginia University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for SVU
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 SVU

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