Gustavus Adolphus College Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

72.6%

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.

29

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 2757 admitted students 155 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

28%

Similar to the SAT, Gustavus Adolphus College does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 28% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 26 and 31, with 25% scoring above 31 and another 25% scoring below 26.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.

English

24-32
Math

25-30
Composite

26-31

Applicants Stats

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

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	3,799	1,972	1,827
Admitted students	2,757	1,284	1,473
Enrolled students	551	251	300
Acceptance rate	73%	65%	81%
Yield rate	20%	20%	20%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Gustavus Adolphus College received a total of 3,799 applications. These applications included 1,972 male applicants and 1,827 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 3,799 applicants, Gustavus Adolphus College admitted 2,757 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,284 males and 1,473 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 551 students chose to enroll at Gustavus Adolphus College. This means that 551 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 251 were male and 300 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Gustavus Adolphus College had an overall acceptance rate of 73% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 65% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 81%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Gustavus Adolphus College had an overall yield rate of 20% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Gustavus Adolphus 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	4,657	2,035	2,622	3,123	1,285	1,838	67%	63%	70%	614	284	330	20%	22%	18%
2016	4,801	1,989	2,812	3,111	1,232	1,879	65%	62%	67%	543	250	293	18%	20%	16%
2017	4,834	1,997	2,837	3,279	1,257	2,022	68%	63%	71%	588	231	357	18%	18%	18%
2018	5,168	2,091	3,077	3,419	1,300	2,119	66%	62%	69%	651	259	392	19%	20%	18%
2019	4,957	2,031	2,926	3,432	1,318	2,114	69%	65%	72%	642	261	381	19%	20%	18%
2020	4,737	2,173	2,564	3,345	1,418	1,927	71%	65%	75%	587	269	318	18%	19%	16%
2021	3,799	1,972	1,827	2,757	1,284	1,473	73%	65%	81%	551	251	300	20%	20%	20%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Gustavus Adolphus 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.

Gustavus Adolphus College 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 rank
Secondary school record
Recommendation letters

Considered

Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

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 Gustavus Adolphus College.

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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Gustavus Adolphus College

Acceptance Rate

Average ACT Score

29

Students who Submitted ACT Score

28%

Applicants Stats

Total Applicants

Admitted Students

Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

Yield Rate

Admission and Enrollment Trends

Admission Requirements Fall 2021

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Recommended

Considered

Neither required nor recommended

Accepted Credits

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