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

Applying To New York Colleges

The average acceptance rate is 52.98% at New York colleges and universities where total 1,292,347 students have applied and 684,664 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $67.00 and the graduate application fees is $69.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to New York colleges.

General Admission Information of New York Colleges
Open Admission Policy	179 out of 475 schools
Average Undergraduate Application Fees	$ 67.00
Average Graduate Application Fees	$ 69.00
Average Acceptance Rate	52.98%
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate)	17.99%
Average Test Scores	1,232 SAT / 28 ACT

Acceptance Rates and Headcounts

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,292,347 students (536,984 men and 755,143 women) applied to and 684,664 (269,465 men and 415,140 women) students were accepted to admit New York Colleges. Among them, 53,739 men and 69,426 women were enrolled into New York schools. The average acceptance rate is 52.98% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 17.99%. The table below shows the New York colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.

Admission Statistics for New York Colleges (2021-2022)
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,292,347	536,984	755,143
Admitted	684,664	269,465	415,140
Enrolled	123,174	53,739	69,426
Acceptance Rate	52.98%	50.18%	54.98%
Enrollment Ratio	17.99%	19.94%	16.72%

[Chart]New York Colleges Average Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

For New York college, 23,810 students (25.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7,318 students (9.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,328 and 25^th percentile score is 1,135. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 88 and 25^th percentile score is 72. 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	567.00	660.00
SAT Math	568.00	668.00
ACT Composite	25.00	30.00
ACT Math	23.00	28.00
ACT English	24.00	30.00

[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, 292 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	292 out of 475 schools
Quarter	5 out of 475 schools
Trimester	11 out of 475 schools
Four-one-four plan	4 out of 475 schools
Other academic year	6 out of 475 schools
Differs by program	49 out of 475 schools
Continuous	70 out of 475 schools
Un-Known/Other	38 out of 475 schools

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

Dual Credits	177 out of 475 schools
Credits for Life Experiences	112 out of 475 schools
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	202 out of 475 schools
Credit for Military Training	135 out of 475 schools

Application Requirements

115 New York schools require High School GPA and 150 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 6 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	115	19
High School Rank	8	56
High School Record (or Transcript)	150	47
Completion of College Preparatory Program	87	59
Recommendations	141	27
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	46	26
Admission Test Scores	6	24
TOEFL	113	13
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	18	6

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