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 88.75% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 18.64%.
Art Center College of Design has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 70.97% and John Paul the Great Catholic University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 37.01% 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%) |
| Phillips Graduate University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/30/2019) | ||||
| University of the Pacific | 5,891 (2,313/3,572) | 5,492 (2,154/3,333) | 847 (385/461) | 93% (93%/93%) | 15% (18%/13%) |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | 387 (156/231) | 308 (128/180) | 114 (54/60) | 80% (82%/78%) | 37% (42%/26%) |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego | 1 (0/1) | 1 (0/1) | 0 (0/0) | 100% (0%/100%) | 0% (0%/0%) |
| Average | 1,891 (726/727) | 1,678 (849/1,387) | 417 (185/232) | 88.75% (87.6%/143.2%) | 18.64% (21.8%/16.7%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1174. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 589 and the average SAT Math score is 585.
University of the Pacific has the highest SAT scores of 1,255 and John Paul the Great Catholic University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,092 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. | |||
| Phillips Graduate University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/30/2019) | |||
| University of the Pacific | 26% (224) | 1255 | 620 | 635 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | 26% (21) | 1092 | 557 | 535 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
| Average | 26.00% | 1174 | 589 | 585 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 24. By subject, the average ACT English score is 26 and the ACT math score is 23.
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. | |||
| Phillips Graduate University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/30/2019) | |||
| University of the Pacific | 8% (65) | 29 | 32 | 28 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | 15% (12) | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
| Average | 11.50% | 24 | 26 | 23 |
*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 | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ |
| Phillips Graduate University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/30/2019) | |||||||
| University of the Pacific | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
✔: 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.