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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

59.3%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,333 705 628
Admitted students 790 407 383
Enrolled students 231 118 113
Acceptance rate 59% 58% 61%
Yield rate 29% 29% 30%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Howard Payne University received a total of 1,333 applications. These applications included 705 male applicants and 628 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,333 applicants, Howard Payne University admitted 790 students. Among the admitted students, there were 407 males and 383 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 231 students chose to enroll at Howard Payne University. This means that 231 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 118 were male and 113 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Howard Payne University had an overall acceptance rate of 59% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 58% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 61%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Howard Payne University had an overall yield rate of 29% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 29%, and for female admitted students, it was 30%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Howard Payne University 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 956 538 418 815 440 375 85% 82% 90% 281 170 111 34% 39% 30%
2016 953 534 419 836 462 374 88% 86% 89% 330 198 132 40% 43% 35%
2017 1,396 708 688 826 441 385 59% 62% 56% 253 150 103 31% 34% 27%
2018 1,576 860 716 913 516 397 58% 60% 55% 263 170 93 29% 33% 23%
2019 1,896 923 973 1,021 523 498 54% 57% 51% 249 144 105 24% 28% 21%
2020 1,638 800 838 795 422 373 48% 53% 44% 213 132 81 27% 31% 22%
2021 1,333 705 628 790 407 383 59% 58% 61% 231 118 113 29% 29% 30%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Howard Payne 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 rank
  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • 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 Howard Payne 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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