Acceptance Rates, Scores, Requirements, and Stats for New York Colleges

Applying To New York Colleges

The average acceptance rate is 50.16% at New York colleges and universities where total 1,269,540 students have applied and 636,820 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $67.00 and the graduate application fees is $68.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to New York colleges.

General Admission Information of New York Colleges
Open Admission Policy	186 out of 464 schools
Average Undergraduate Application Fees	$ 67.00
Average Graduate Application Fees	$ 68.00
Average Acceptance Rate	50.16%
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate)	19.79%
Average Test Scores	1,187 SAT / 25 ACT

Acceptance Rates and Headcounts

For academic year 2020-2021, total 1,269,540 students (543,045 men and 726,476 women) applied to and 636,820 (263,248 men and 373,557 women) students were accepted to admit New York Colleges. Among them, 56,791 men and 69,208 women were enrolled into New York schools. The average acceptance rate is 50.16% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 19.79%. The table below shows the New York colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.

Admission Statistics for New York Colleges (2020-2021)
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,269,540	543,045	726,476
Admitted	636,820	263,248	373,557
Enrolled	126,001	56,791	69,208
Acceptance Rate	50.16%	48.48%	51.42%
Enrollment Ratio	19.79%	21.57%	18.53%

[Chart]New York Colleges Average Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

For New York college, 79,833 students (74.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 20,443 students (23.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,284 and 25^th percentile score is 1,089. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 84 and 25^th percentile score is 65. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at New York colleges and universities.

SAT and ACT Score Distribution at New York Colleges
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	543.00	636.00
SAT Math	546.00	648.00
ACT Composite	22.00	28.00
ACT Math	21.00	27.00
ACT English	22.00	29.00

[Chart] SAT/ACT Distribution - New York Colleges

[Chart] Average SAT Scores - New York Colleges

[Chart] Average ACT Scores - New York Colleges

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

In New York State, 297 schools use semester calendar systems and 5 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.

Semester	297 out of 464 schools
Quarter	5 out of 464 schools
Trimester	11 out of 464 schools
Four-one-four plan	4 out of 464 schools
Other academic year	6 out of 464 schools
Differs by program	52 out of 464 schools
Continuous	73 out of 464 schools
Un-Known/Other	16 out of 464 schools

Next table describes credits that New York colleges and universities are accepting for their students

Dual Credits	179 out of 464 schools
Credits for Life Experiences	114 out of 464 schools
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	205 out of 464 schools
Credit for Military Training	137 out of 464 schools

Application Requirements

118 New York schools require High School GPA and 152 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 71 New York colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to New York colleges.

Admission Checklist for New York Colleges
	Required	Recommended
High School GPA	118	20
High School Rank	11	64
High School Record (or Transcript)	152	46
Completion of College Preparatory Program	84	66
Recommendations	149	29
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	47	29
Admission Test Scores	71	21
TOEFL	113	16
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	17	9

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