Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
McNeese State 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.
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
1080
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1787 admitted students 90 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
9%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 990-1170. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 560, while 25% scored below 490 and another 25% scored above 560.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 610, while 25% scored below 500 and 25% achieved a score of 610. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1080 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to McNeese State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 37% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
490-560 -
Math
500-610
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1787 admitted students 936 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
92%
Similar to the SAT, McNeese State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 92% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 20.
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
19-25 -
Math
18-24 -
Composite
20-24
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$20
Undergraduate$20
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in McNeese State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, McNeese State received a total of 2,599 applications. These applications included 1,049 male applicants and 1,550 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,599 applicants, McNeese State admitted 1,787 students. Among the admitted students, there were 742 males and 1,045 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,020 students chose to enroll at McNeese State. This means that 1,020 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 459 were male and 561 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, McNeese State had an overall acceptance rate of 69% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 71% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. McNeese State had an overall yield rate of 57% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 62%, and for female admitted students, it was 54%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for McNeese State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
McNeese State 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
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
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 McNeese State 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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