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Acceptance Rate 51.61%
Yield 31.12%
SAT Score 1,040
ACT Score 19
Applicants 8,860

West Georgia Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 51.61% at University of West Georgia. Total 8,860 students applied and 4,573 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.westga.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.westga.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate51.61%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT / 19 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 51.61%. A total of 8,860 students (3,286 men and 5,475 women) have applied to and 4,573 (1,537 men and 2,989 women) students admitted to University of West Georgia.
Among them, 587 male and 836 female students have enrolled into West Georgia and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.12%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at West Georgia
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,8603,2865,47500
Admitted4,5731,5372,98900
Enrolled1,42358783600
Acceptance Rate 51.61% 46.77% 54.59% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.12% 38.19% 27.97% - -
[Chart] University of West Georgia Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At West Georgia, 570 applicants (40% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 392 applicants (28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 at West Georgia. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 950.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at West Georgia. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of West Georgia with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at West Georgia
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total95010401140
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490540590
Math460500550
ACT Composite171922
Math161821
English151922
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of West Georgia, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for West Georgia
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 West Georgia

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