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Acceptance Rate 60.38%
Yield 9.93%
SAT Score 1,160
Applicants 21,765
Admitted 13,142

UNH Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 60.38% at University of New Haven. Total 21,765 students applied and 13,142 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.newhaven.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
Online Applicationhttps://www.newhaven.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate60.38%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT
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 60.38%. A total of 21,765 students (8,189 men and 13,476 women) have applied to and 13,142 (4,888 men and 8,246 women) students admitted to University of New Haven.
Among them, 452 male and 852 female students have enrolled into UNH and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.93%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNH
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,7658,18913,47600
Admitted13,1424,8888,24600
Enrolled1,30545285200
Acceptance Rate 60.38% 59.69% 61.19% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.93% 9.25% 10.33% - -
[Chart] University of New Haven Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNH, 338 applicants (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at UNH. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,265 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNH. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNH with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNH
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106011601265
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540590645
Math520570620
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of New Haven, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UNH
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 UNH

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