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 66.52% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 13.90%.
United States Merchant Marine Academy has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 27.35% and United States Merchant Marine Academy has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 60.38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| CUNY Lehman College | 22,455 (8,935/13,406) | 12,419 (4,242/8,125) | 1,486 (546/939) | 55% (47%/61%) | 12% (13%/7%) |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | 12,292 (5,328/6,964) | 10,569 (4,410/6,159) | 1,252 (586/666) | 86% (83%/88%) | 12% (13%/10%) |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 5,747 (2,096/3,651) | 4,292 (1,481/2,811) | 687 (276/411) | 75% (71%/77%) | 16% (19%/11%) |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 6,872 (2,540/4,331) | 4,827 (1,822/3,005) | 844 (329/515) | 70% (72%/69%) | 17% (18%/12%) |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 1,532 (1,251/211) | 419 (348/71) | 253 (218/35) | 27% (28%/34%) | 60% (63%/17%) |
| Average | 9,780 (4,030/4,030) | 6,505 (2,461/4,034) | 904 (391/513) | 66.52% (61.1%/100.1%) | 13.90% (15.9%/12.7%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1173. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 592 and the average SAT Math score is 581.
SUNY at Purchase College has the highest SAT scores of 1,260 and SUNY Buffalo State University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,065 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| CUNY Lehman College | Test Score is NOT considered for CUNY Lehman College admission. | |||
| SUNY Buffalo State University | 14% (170) | 1065 | 535 | 530 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 11% (75) | 1260 | 660 | 600 |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 15% (127) | 1150 | 580 | 570 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 65% (164) | 1216 | 591 | 625 |
| Average | 26.25% | 1173 | 592 | 581 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 27. By subject, the average ACT English score is 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| CUNY Lehman College | Test Score is NOT considered for CUNY Lehman College admission. | |||
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
| SUNY at Purchase College | 2% (12) | 31 | 35 | 26 |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 2% (21) | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 35% (89) | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| Average | 13.00% | 27 | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||||
| CUNY Lehman College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| SUNY at Purchase College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
✔: 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.