Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Carson-Newman University 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 SAT Score
1045
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 2329 admitted students 37 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
9%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 955-1135. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 580, while 25% scored below 490 and another 25% scored above 580.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 465 and 555, while 25% scored below 465 and 25% achieved a score of 555. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1045 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Carson-Newman University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 31% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
490-580 -
Math
465-555
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 2329 admitted students 308 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
78%
Similar to the SAT, Carson-Newman University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 78% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 19.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
18-25 -
Math
17-25 -
Composite
19-25
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Carson-Newman University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Carson-Newman University received a total of 2,953 applications. These applications included 1,102 male applicants and 1,851 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,953 applicants, Carson-Newman University admitted 2,329 students. Among the admitted students, there were 843 males and 1,486 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 395 students chose to enroll at Carson-Newman University. This means that 395 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 180 were male and 215 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Carson-Newman University had an overall acceptance rate of 79% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 76% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 80%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Carson-Newman University had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Carson-Newman University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Carson-Newman 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
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
Neither required nor recommended
- 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 Carson-Newman University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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