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Acceptance Rate 85.85%
Yield 13.01%
SAT Score 1,070
ACT Score 24
Applicants 11,127

Northern Colorado Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 85.85% at University of Northern Colorado. Total 11,127 students applied and 9,553 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,070 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.unco.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.unco.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate85.85%
Average Test Scores1,070 SAT / 24 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 85.85%. A total of 11,127 students (3,809 men and 7,311 women) have applied to and 9,553 (3,254 men and 6,299 women) students admitted to University of Northern Colorado.
Among them, 407 male and 836 female students have enrolled into Northern Colorado and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northern Colorado
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,1273,8097,31100
Admitted9,5533,2546,29900
Enrolled1,24340783600
Acceptance Rate 85.85% 85.43% 86.16% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.01% 12.51% 13.27% - -
[Chart] University of Northern Colorado Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Northern Colorado, 278 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 32 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,070 at Northern Colorado. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,190 and 25th percentile score is 950.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Northern Colorado. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Northern Colorado with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Northern Colorado
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total95010701190
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490550610
Math460520580
ACT Composite212426
Math172225
English202326
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Northern Colorado, 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 Northern Colorado
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 Northern Colorado

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