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Acceptance Rate 81.83%
Yield 12.70%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 23
Applicants 19,742

Western Carolina Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 81.83% at Western Carolina University. Total 19,742 students applied and 16,154 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.wcu.edu/apply/index.aspx
Online Applicationwww.wcu.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/apply.aspx
Acceptance Rate81.83%
Average Test Scores1,180 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 81.83%. A total of 19,742 students (7,815 men and 11,892 women) have applied to and 16,154 (6,146 men and 9,990 women) students admitted to Western Carolina University.
Among them, 860 male and 1,192 female students have enrolled into Western Carolina and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.70%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Western Carolina
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants19,7427,81511,89200
Admitted16,1546,1469,99000
Enrolled2,0528601,19200
Acceptance Rate 81.83% 78.64% 84.01% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.70% 13.99% 11.93% - -
[Chart] Western Carolina University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Western Carolina, 110 applicants (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 393 applicants (19%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,180 at Western Carolina. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,270 and 25th percentile score is 1,080.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Western Carolina. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Western Carolina with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Western Carolina
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total108011801270
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560610660
Math520570610
ACT Composite192325
Math172125
English182125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Western Carolina University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Western Carolina
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 Western Carolina

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