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Acceptance Rate 70.96%
Yield 21.05%
SAT Score 1,110
ACT Score 23
Applicants 12,982

South Alabama Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 70.96% at University of South Alabama. Total 12,982 students applied and 9,212 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,110 and the average ACT score is 23.
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 Rate70.96%
Average Test Scores1,110 SAT / 23 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 70.96%. A total of 12,982 students (4,626 men and 8,311 women) have applied to and 9,212 (3,205 men and 5,980 women) students admitted to University of South Alabama.
Among them, 699 male and 1,234 female students have enrolled into South Alabama and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.05%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at South Alabama
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,9824,6268,31100
Admitted9,2123,2055,98000
Enrolled1,9396991,23400
Acceptance Rate 70.96% 69.28% 71.95% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.05% 21.81% 20.64% - -
[Chart] University of South Alabama Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At South Alabama, 109 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,623 applicants (84%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,110 at South Alabama. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,190 and 25th percentile score is 970.
The average ACT score is 23 (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 Total97011101190
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500560610
Math470550580
ACT Composite202326
Math172025
English192226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of South Alabama, 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 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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