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Acceptance Rate 79.23%
Yield 15.33%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 25
Applicants 5,822

Southern Maine Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.23% at University of Southern Maine. Total 5,822 students applied and 4,613 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationusm.maine.edu/office-of-admissions
Online Applicationhttps://usm.maine.edu/office-of-admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate79.23%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 25 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 79.23%. A total of 5,822 students (2,282 men and 3,372 women) have applied to and 4,613 (1,633 men and 2,834 women) students admitted to University of Southern Maine.
Among them, 294 male and 377 female students have enrolled into Southern Maine and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.33%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Southern Maine
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,8222,2823,37214523
Admitted4,6131,6332,83413016
Enrolled707294377288
Acceptance Rate 79.23% 71.56% 84.05% 89.66% 69.57%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.33% 18.00% 13.30% 21.54% 50.00%
[Chart] University of Southern Maine Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Southern Maine, 74 applicants (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 11 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at Southern Maine. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 990.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Southern Maine. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Southern Maine with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Southern Maine
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total99011001250
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500560650
Math490540600
ACT Composite242528
Math252628
English222326
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Southern Maine, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Southern Maine
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 Southern Maine

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