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Cedar Crest College

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

68.8%

Cedar Crest College 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.

In Fall 2021, a total of 168 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Cedar Crest College. Among these students, 55 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 7 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

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

Average SAT Score

1115

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 848 admitted students 55 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

33%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1020-1210. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 620, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 620.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 590, while 25% scored below 490 and 25% achieved a score of 590. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1115 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Cedar Crest College.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 43% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    530-620
  • Math

    490-590

Average ACT Score

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

25

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 848 admitted students 7 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

4%

Similar to the SAT, Cedar Crest College requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 4% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 20.

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

  • English

    21-28
  • Math

    19-26
  • Composite

    20-29

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,233 24 1,209
Admitted students 848 13 835
Enrolled students 168 2 166
Acceptance rate 69% 54% 69%
Yield rate 20% 15% 20%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Cedar Crest College received a total of 1,233 applications. These applications included 24 male applicants and 1,209 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,233 applicants, Cedar Crest College admitted 848 students. Among the admitted students, there were 13 males and 835 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 168 students chose to enroll at Cedar Crest College. This means that 168 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2 were male and 166 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Cedar Crest College had an overall acceptance rate of 69% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 54% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 69%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Cedar Crest College had an overall yield rate of 20% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 15%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Cedar Crest College 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 1,086 4 1,082 733 2 731 68% 50% 68% 179 0 179 24% 24%
2016 1,193 5 1,188 793 3 790 66% 60% 66% 181 0 181 23% 23%
2017 1,208 9 1,199 765 4 761 63% 44% 64% 213 1 212 28% 25% 28%
2018 1,343 4 1,339 768 2 766 57% 50% 57% 207 1 206 27% 50% 27%
2019 1,375 13 1,362 837 0 837 61% 62% 205 0 205 24% 24%
2020 1,851 490 1,361 971 19 952 52% 4% 70% 183 5 178 19% 26% 19%
2021 1,233 24 1,209 848 13 835 69% 54% 69% 168 2 166 20% 15% 20%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Cedar Crest College 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 rank
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

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 Cedar Crest College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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