Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 80.00% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 18.69%.
Art Center College of Design has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 70.97% and Thomas Aquinas College has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 62.61% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Center College of Design | 1,285 (436/848) | 912 (264/647) | 290 (116/174) | 71% (61%/76%) | 32% (44%/21%) |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3,438 (1,198/2,230) | 2,991 (1,036/1,948) | 518 (162/356) | 87% (86%/87%) | 17% (16%/16%) |
| Thomas Aquinas College | 262 (122/140) | 222 (102/120) | 139 (68/71) | 85% (84%/86%) | 63% (67%/51%) |
| Whittier College | 3,014 (1,566/1,385) | 2,274 (1,161/1,113) | 249 (141/108) | 75% (74%/80%) | 11% (12%/8%) |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Anaheim | No admission statistics available for the school. | ||||
| Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | ||||
| Average | 2,000 (831/831) | 1,600 (641/957) | 299 (122/177) | 80.00% (77.2%/115.2%) | 18.69% (19.0%/18.5%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1213. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 613 and the average SAT Math score is 600.
Thomas Aquinas College has the highest SAT scores of 1,310 and Azusa Pacific University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,110 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Center College of Design | Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission. | |||
| Azusa Pacific University | 10% (49) | 1110 | 560 | 550 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | 45% (63) | 1310 | 680 | 630 |
| Whittier College | 9% (22) | 1220 | 600 | 620 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Anaheim | No data is available. | |||
| Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus | No data is available. | |||
| Average | 21.33% | 1213 | 613 | 600 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 27. By subject, the average ACT English score is 27 and the ACT math score is 25.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Center College of Design | Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission. | |||
| Azusa Pacific University | 2% (12) | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | 16% (22) | 30 | 31 | 27 |
| Whittier College | 5% (13) | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Anaheim | No data is available. | |||
| Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus | No data is available. | |||
| Average | 7.67% | 27 | 27 | 25 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Center College of Design | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ |
| Azusa Pacific University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thomas Aquinas College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ |
| Whittier College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Anaheim | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | |||||||
| Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | |||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.