MCLA Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,371	532	839
Admitted students	1,247	464	783
Enrolled students	167	77	90
Acceptance rate	91%	87%	93%
Yield rate	13%	17%	12%

Total

Men

Women

Applicants

1,371

532

839

Admitted students

1,247

464

783

Enrolled students

167

Acceptance rate

91%

87%

93%

Yield rate

13%

17%

12%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MCLA received a total of 1,371 applications. These applications included 532 male applicants and 839 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,371 applicants, MCLA admitted 1,247 students. Among the admitted students, there were 464 males and 783 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 167 students chose to enroll at MCLA. This means that 167 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 77 were male and 90 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MCLA had an overall acceptance rate of 91% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 93%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MCLA had an overall yield rate of 13% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 17%, and for female admitted students, it was 12%.

	Applicants	Admitted Students	Acceptance Rate	Enrolled Students	Yield Rate
2015	2,091	700	1,391	1,535	467	1,068	73%	67%	77%	270	85	175	18%	18%	16%
2016	2,013	1,337	676	1,552	1,031	521	77%	77%	77%	327	122	205	21%	12%	39%
2017	1,947	693	1,254	1,492	485	1,007	77%	70%	80%	289	108	181	19%	22%	18%
2018	1,931	707	1,224	1,423	481	942	74%	68%	77%	262	104	158	18%	22%	17%
2019	1,754	676	1,078	1,432	528	904	82%	78%	84%	285	117	168	20%	22%	19%
2020	1,355	480	875	1,188	398	790	88%	83%	90%	171	67	104	14%	17%	13%
2021	1,371	532	839	1,247	464	783	91%	87%	93%	167	77	90	13%	17%	12%

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

2,091

700

1,391

1,535

467

1,068

73%

67%

77%

270

175

18%

16%

2016

2,013

1,337

676

1,552

1,031

521

77%

327

122

205

21%

12%

39%

2017

1,947

693

1,254

1,492

485

1,007

77%

70%

80%

289

108

181

19%

22%

18%

2018

1,931

707

1,224

1,423

481

942

74%

68%

77%

262

104

158

18%

22%

17%

2019

1,754

676

1,078

1,432

528

904

82%

78%

84%

285

117

168

20%

22%

19%

2020

1,355

480

875

1,188

398

790

88%

83%

90%

171

104

14%

17%

13%

2021

1,371

532

839

1,247

464

783

91%

87%

93%

167

13%

17%

12%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 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.

MCLA 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.