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Acceptance Rate 88.63%
Yield 23.31%
SAT Score 1,090
ACT Score 22
Applicants 1,486

Dubuque Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 88.63% at University of Dubuque. Total 1,486 students applied and 1,317 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,090 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationwww.dbq.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.dbq.edu/Admission/ApplyOnline/
Acceptance Rate88.63%
Average Test Scores1,090 SAT / 22 ACT
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 88.63%. A total of 1,486 students (876 men and 610 women) have applied to and 1,317 (761 men and 556 women) students admitted to University of Dubuque.
Among them, 203 male and 104 female students have enrolled into Dubuque and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Dubuque
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,48687661000
Admitted1,31776155600
Enrolled30720310400
Acceptance Rate 88.63% 86.87% 91.15% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.31% 26.68% 18.71% - -
[Chart] University of Dubuque Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Dubuque, 50 applicants (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 94 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,090 at Dubuque. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,220 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Dubuque. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Dubuque with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Dubuque
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98010901220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490560610
Math490530610
ACT Composite182224
Math162024
English162023
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Dubuque, 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 - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Dubuque
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 Dubuque

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