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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

44.5%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,634 543 794
Admitted students 1,173 454 674
Enrolled students 245 119 126
Acceptance rate 44% 84% 85%
Yield rate 21% 26% 19%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, JCSU received a total of 2,634 applications. These applications included 543 male applicants and 794 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,634 applicants, JCSU admitted 1,173 students. Among the admitted students, there were 454 males and 674 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 245 students chose to enroll at JCSU. This means that 245 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 119 were male and 126 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, JCSU had an overall acceptance rate of 44% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 84% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. JCSU had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 26%, and for female admitted students, it was 19%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for JCSU 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 4,346 1,708 2,638 1,983 726 1,257 46% 42% 48% 334 149 185 17% 20% 15%
2016 5,841 2,228 3,613 2,646 941 1,705 45% 42% 47% 302 128 174 11% 14% 10%
2017 6,657 2,330 4,327 2,536 888 1,648 38% 38% 38% 339 134 205 13% 15% 12%
2018 6,369 2,229 4,140 2,919 1,022 1,897 46% 46% 46% 350 152 198 12% 15% 10%
2019 6,168 2,158 4,010 2,898 1,014 1,884 47% 47% 47% 328 158 170 11% 16% 9%
2020 7,160 2,506 4,654 3,523 1,233 2,290 49% 49% 49% 237 86 151 7% 7% 7%
2021 2,634 543 794 1,173 454 674 44% 84% 85% 245 119 126 21% 26% 19%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Johnson C Smith 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.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, JCSU operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. 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)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • 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 Johnson C Smith University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted