Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Marshall University 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.
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 SAT Score
1040
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 5479 admitted students 886 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
56%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 930-1150. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 600, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 600.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 450 and 550, while 25% scored below 450 and 25% achieved a score of 550. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1040 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Marshall University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 28% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
480-600 -
Math
450-550
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 5479 admitted students 1113 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
70%
Similar to the SAT, Marshall University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 70% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 19.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
18-25 -
Math
17-24 -
Composite
19-25
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$40
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Marshall University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Marshall University received a total of 5,602 applications. These applications included 2,251 male applicants and 3,351 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 5,602 applicants, Marshall University admitted 5,479 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,193 males and 3,286 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,596 students chose to enroll at Marshall University. This means that 1,596 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 663 were male and 933 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Marshall University had an overall acceptance rate of 98% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 97% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 98%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Marshall University had an overall yield rate of 29% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 30%, and for female admitted students, it was 28%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Marshall University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Marshall 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
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- 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 Marshall University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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