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Acceptance Rate 65.36%
Yield 19.68%
SAT Score 1,095
ACT Score 22
Applicants 12,550

South Alabama Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 65.36% at University of South Alabama. Total 12,550 students applied and 8,203 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,095 and the average ACT score is 22.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to South Alabama.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/applytousa.html
Acceptance Rate65.36%
Average Test Scores1,095 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 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 65.36%. A total of 12,550 students (4,599 men and 7,918 women) have applied to and 8,203 (2,973 men and 5,215 women) students admitted to University of South Alabama.
Among them, 609 male and 1,005 female students have enrolled into South Alabama and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at South Alabama
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5504,5997,918330
Admitted8,2032,9735,215150
Enrolled1,6146091,00500
Acceptance Rate 65.36% 64.64% 65.86% 45.45% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.68% 20.48% 19.27% 0.00% -
[Chart] University of South Alabama Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At South Alabama, 118 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,395 applicants (86%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,095 at South Alabama. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 1,003.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at South Alabama. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of South Alabama with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at South Alabama
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total100310951200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510550600
Math493545600
ACT Composite202226
Math172025
English202226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of South Alabama, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for South Alabama
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 South Alabama

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