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Acceptance Rate 90.60%
Yield 24.03%
SAT Score 1,155
ACT Score 25
Applicants 17,253

Applying To VCU

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 90.6% at Virginia Commonwealth University where a total of 17,253 students applied and 15,632 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 25. It requires five items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to VCU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.vcu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.vcu.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate91%
Average Test Scores1,155 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 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 90.60% where a total of 17,253 students (6,080 men and 11,173 women) have applied to VCU and 15,632 (5,427 men and 10,205 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,279 male and 2,477 female students have enrolled into VCU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at VCU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants17,2536,08011,173
Admitted15,6325,42710,205
Enrolled3,7561,2792,477
Acceptance Rate 90.60% 89.26% 91.34%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 24.03% 23.57% 24.27%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At VCU, 3,202 applicants (85% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 632 applicants (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 25 at VCU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 1,060. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 84 and the 25th percentile score is 61. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at VCU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at VCU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540640
SAT Math520610
ACT Composite2128
ACT Math1926
ACT English2130
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Virginia Commonwealth University requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (High School Rank) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for VCU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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

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