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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

64%

FIU-Miami requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 4061 first-time undergrad students enrolled at FIU-Miami. Among these students, 3,543 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 518 (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

1150

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 10502 admitted students 3543 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

87%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1060-1240. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 550 and 630, while 25% scored below 550 and another 25% scored above 630.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 610, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 610. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1150 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to FIU-Miami.

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

  • Reading and Writing

    550-630
  • Math

    510-610

Average ACT Score

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

24

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 10502 admitted students 518 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

13%

Similar to the SAT, FIU-Miami requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 13% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 21 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 21.

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

  • English

    21-27
  • Math

    18-26
  • Composite

    21-27

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 16,406 6,431 9,975
Admitted students 10,502 4,094 6,408
Enrolled students 4,061 1,745 2,316
Acceptance rate 64% 64% 64%
Yield rate 39% 43% 36%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FIU-Miami received a total of 16,406 applications. These applications included 6,431 male applicants and 9,975 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 16,406 applicants, FIU-Miami admitted 10,502 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,094 males and 6,408 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 4,061 students chose to enroll at FIU-Miami. This means that 4,061 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,745 were male and 2,316 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FIU-Miami had an overall acceptance rate of 64% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 64%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FIU-Miami had an overall yield rate of 39% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FIU-Miami 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 21,442 8,677 12,765 10,806 4,433 6,373 50% 51% 50% 4,202 1,853 2,349 39% 42% 37%
2016 21,809 8,646 13,163 10,920 4,538 6,382 50% 52% 48% 4,599 2,056 2,543 42% 45% 40%
2017 19,757 7,726 12,031 10,683 4,316 6,367 54% 56% 53% 4,335 1,866 2,469 41% 43% 39%
2018 19,410 7,468 11,942 11,366 4,492 6,874 59% 60% 58% 4,441 1,953 2,488 39% 44% 36%
2019 18,492 7,190 11,302 10,634 4,246 6,388 58% 59% 56% 3,998 1,812 2,186 38% 43% 34%
2020 16,904 6,428 10,476 9,784 3,754 6,030 58% 58% 58% 3,763 1,574 2,189 38% 42% 36%
2021 16,406 6,431 9,975 10,502 4,094 6,408 64% 64% 64% 4,061 1,745 2,316 39% 43% 36%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Florida International 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)

Considered

  • Secondary school rank
  • Formal demonstration of competencies

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • 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 Florida International University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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