CUW Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

68.6%

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.

23

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 2431 admitted students 282 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

55%

Similar to the SAT, CUW does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 55% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 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

20-26
Math

20-26
Composite

20-26

Applicants Stats

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

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	3,544	1,946	1,598
Admitted students	2,431	1,213	1,218
Enrolled students	514	239	275
Acceptance rate	69%	62%	76%
Yield rate	21%	20%	23%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, CUW received a total of 3,544 applications. These applications included 1,946 male applicants and 1,598 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 3,544 applicants, CUW admitted 2,431 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,213 males and 1,218 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 514 students chose to enroll at CUW. This means that 514 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 239 were male and 275 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, CUW 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 62% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 76%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. CUW had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for CUW 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	2,937	1,171	1,666	1,959	773	1,186	67%	66%	71%	627	255	372	32%	33%	31%
2016	2,633	1,079	1,554	1,668	575	1,093	63%	53%	70%	478	166	312	29%	29%	28%
2017	3,621	1,698	1,923	2,288	941	1,347	63%	55%	70%	560	242	318	24%	26%	24%
2018	3,380	1,539	1,841	2,188	902	1,286	65%	59%	70%	580	238	342	26%	26%	27%
2019	3,772	1,856	1,916	2,419	1,086	1,333	64%	58%	70%	578	248	330	24%	23%	25%
2020	3,509	1,729	1,780	2,475	1,108	1,367	70%	64%	77%	533	226	307	22%	20%	22%
2021	3,544	1,946	1,598	2,431	1,213	1,218	69%	62%	76%	514	239	275	21%	20%	23%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Concordia University-Wisconsin 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.

CUW is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

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 Concordia University-Wisconsin.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

Accepted

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