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Acceptance Rate 74.31%
Yield 18.05%
SAT Score 1,080
ACT Score 20
Applicants 7,401

UNO Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 74.31% at University of New Orleans. Total 7,401 students applied and 5,500 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,080 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationnew.uno.edu/admissions
Online Applicationnew.uno.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate74.31%
Average Test Scores1,080 SAT / 20 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 74.31%. A total of 7,401 students (2,831 men and 4,570 women) have applied to and 5,500 (1,949 men and 3,551 women) students admitted to University of New Orleans.
Among them, 538 male and 455 female students have enrolled into UNO and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.05%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNO
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,4012,8314,57000
Admitted5,5001,9493,55100
Enrolled99353845500
Acceptance Rate 74.31% 68.84% 77.70% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.05% 27.60% 12.81% - -
[Chart] University of New Orleans Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNO, 56 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 816 applicants (82%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,080 at UNO. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,241 and 25th percentile score is 935.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 23 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNO. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNO with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNO
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93510801241
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480550616
Math455530625
ACT Composite172023
Math161722
English152024
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of New Orleans, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for UNO
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 UNO

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