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Acceptance Rate 99.07%
Yield 53.89%
SAT Score 930
ACT Score 20
Applicants 324

Valley City State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 99.07% at Valley City State University. Total 324 students applied and 321 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 930 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.vcsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.vcsu.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate99.07%
Average Test Scores930 SAT / 20 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 99.07%. A total of 324 students (162 men and 162 women) have applied to and 321 (161 men and 160 women) students admitted to Valley City State University.
Among them, 97 male and 76 female students have enrolled into Valley City State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 53.89%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Valley City State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants32416216200
Admitted32116116000
Enrolled173977600
Acceptance Rate 99.07% 99.38% 98.77% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 53.89% 60.25% 47.50% - -
[Chart] Valley City State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Valley City State, 9 applicants (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 109 applicants (63%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 930 at Valley City State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,070 and 25th percentile score is 830.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Valley City State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Valley City State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Valley City State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8309301070
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420450530
Math410480540
ACT Composite172024
Math162023
English151922
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Valley City State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Valley City State
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 Valley City State

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