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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

95%

LHUP requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 524 first-time undergrad students enrolled at LHUP. Among these students, 224 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 0 (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

1085

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 1991 admitted students 224 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

43%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 980-1190. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 600, while 25% scored below 490 and another 25% scored above 600.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 590, while 25% scored below 490 and 25% achieved a score of 590. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1085 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to LHUP.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 36% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    490-600
  • Math

    490-590

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$25

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,096 842 1,254
Admitted students 1,991 782 1,209
Enrolled students 524 222 302
Acceptance rate 95% 93% 96%
Yield rate 26% 28% 25%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, LHUP received a total of 2,096 applications. These applications included 842 male applicants and 1,254 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,096 applicants, LHUP admitted 1,991 students. Among the admitted students, there were 782 males and 1,209 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 524 students chose to enroll at LHUP. This means that 524 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 222 were male and 302 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, LHUP had an overall acceptance rate of 95% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 93% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 96%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. LHUP had an overall yield rate of 26% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 28%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for LHUP 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 3,415 1,387 2,028 3,133 1,290 1,843 92% 93% 91% 858 363 495 27% 28% 27%
2016 3,750 1,546 2,204 3,294 1,371 1,923 88% 89% 87% 804 352 452 24% 26% 24%
2017 3,020 1,262 1,758 2,689 1,156 1,533 89% 92% 87% 792 345 447 30% 30% 29%
2018 2,560 1,072 1,488 2,415 1,015 1,400 94% 95% 94% 694 303 391 29% 30% 28%
2019 2,203 885 1,318 2,089 843 1,246 95% 95% 94% 598 239 359 29% 28% 29%
2020 2,413 951 1,462 2,246 881 1,365 93% 93% 93% 617 249 368 28% 28% 27%
2021 2,096 842 1,254 1,991 782 1,209 95% 93% 96% 524 222 302 26% 28% 25%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Lock Haven 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
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies

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 Lock Haven University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted