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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

93.4%

APSU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

21

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 4721 admitted students 1097 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

77%

Similar to the SAT, APSU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 77% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 18.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    16-24
  • Math

    16-23
  • Composite

    18-24

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$45

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in APSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 5,053 1,833 3,213
Admitted students 4,721 1,680 3,039
Enrolled students 1,429 611 818
Acceptance rate 93% 92% 95%
Yield rate 30% 36% 27%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, APSU received a total of 5,053 applications. These applications included 1,833 male applicants and 3,213 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 5,053 applicants, APSU admitted 4,721 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,680 males and 3,039 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,429 students chose to enroll at APSU. This means that 1,429 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 611 were male and 818 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, APSU had an overall acceptance rate of 93% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 92% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 95%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. APSU had an overall yield rate of 30% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 36%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for APSU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 3,595 1,463 2,132 3,153 1,265 1,888 88% 86% 89% 1,554 672 882 49% 53% 47%
2016 6,220 3,903 2,300 5,527 3,519 2,007 89% 90% 87% 1,963 830 1,133 36% 24% 56%
2017 7,185 2,692 4,493 6,476 2,358 4,118 90% 88% 92% 1,983 822 1,161 31% 35% 28%
2018 7,722 2,720 5,002 7,242 2,501 4,741 94% 92% 95% 2,009 807 1,202 28% 32% 25%
2019 7,416 2,783 4,633 7,044 2,611 4,433 95% 94% 96% 1,716 717 999 24% 28% 22%
2020 7,346 2,554 4,792 6,696 2,263 4,433 91% 89% 92% 1,438 540 898 22% 24% 20%
2021 5,053 1,833 3,213 4,721 1,680 3,039 93% 92% 95% 1,429 611 818 30% 36% 27%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Austin Peay State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Austin Peay State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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