Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
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 7484 admitted students 1476 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
80%
Similar to the SAT, ETSU does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 80% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 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
18-27 -
Math
17-25 -
Composite
19-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$55
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in ETSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, ETSU received a total of 8,563 applications. These applications included 2,837 male applicants and 5,725 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 8,563 applicants, ETSU admitted 7,484 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,461 males and 5,023 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,856 students chose to enroll at ETSU. This means that 1,856 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 696 were male and 1,160 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, ETSU had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. ETSU had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 28%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for ETSU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
East Tennessee 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.
ETSU 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
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 East Tennessee State 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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