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Acceptance Rate 99.53%
Yield 33.41%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 24
Applicants 427

SWU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 99.53% at Southern Wesleyan University. Total 427 students applied and 425 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationwww.swu.edu/campus/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.swu.edu/apply-to-swu/
Acceptance Rate99.53%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 24 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 99.53%. A total of 427 students (168 men and 259 women) have applied to and 425 (166 men and 259 women) students admitted to Southern Wesleyan University.
Among them, 56 male and 86 female students have enrolled into SWU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 33.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SWU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants42716825900
Admitted42516625900
Enrolled142568600
Acceptance Rate 99.53% 98.81% 100.00% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 33.41% 33.73% 33.20% - -
[Chart] Southern Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At SWU, 15 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 12 applicants (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at SWU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 1,040.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at SWU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of SWU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at SWU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total104011001210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530560620
Math510540590
ACT Composite222428
Math192326
English212531
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Southern Wesleyan 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, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for SWU
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 SWU

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