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Acceptance Rate 93.48%
Yield 25.46%
SAT Score 1,190
ACT Score 24
Applicants 22,363

KU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 93.48% at University of Kansas. Total 22,363 students applied and 20,905 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.ku.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.ku.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate93.48%
Average Test Scores1,190 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 93.48%. A total of 22,363 students (9,927 men and 12,436 women) have applied to and 20,905 (9,166 men and 11,739 women) students admitted to University of Kansas.
Among them, 2,336 male and 2,987 female students have enrolled into KU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.46%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at KU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants22,3639,92712,43600
Admitted20,9059,16611,73900
Enrolled5,3232,3362,98700
Acceptance Rate 93.48% 92.33% 94.40% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.46% 25.49% 25.45% - -
[Chart] University of Kansas Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At KU, 456 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,939 applicants (55%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,190 at KU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,300 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at KU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of KU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at KU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total107011901300
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540600650
Math530590650
ACT Composite202428
Math182327
English202327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Kansas, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for KU
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 KU

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