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McPherson College

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

84.6%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 884 632 252
Admitted students 748 524 224
Enrolled students 271 182 89
Acceptance rate 85% 83% 89%
Yield rate 36% 35% 40%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, McPherson College received a total of 884 applications. These applications included 632 male applicants and 252 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 884 applicants, McPherson College admitted 748 students. Among the admitted students, there were 524 males and 224 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 271 students chose to enroll at McPherson College. This means that 271 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 182 were male and 89 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, McPherson College had an overall acceptance rate of 85% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 83% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. McPherson College had an overall yield rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 35%, and for female admitted students, it was 40%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for McPherson College 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 656 379 277 477 292 185 73% 77% 67% 194 130 64 41% 44% 35%
2016 1,213 654 268 695 305 180 57% 47% 67% 196 127 69 28% 42% 38%
2017 1,077 704 373 522 371 151 48% 53% 40% 202 136 66 39% 37% 44%
2018 1,222 778 444 942 603 339 77% 78% 76% 175 134 41 19% 22% 12%
2019 1,906 1,396 510 993 693 300 52% 50% 59% 225 172 53 23% 25% 18%
2020 1,785 1,362 423 931 639 292 52% 47% 69% 230 167 63 25% 26% 22%
2021 884 632 252 748 524 224 85% 83% 89% 271 182 89 36% 35% 40%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

McPherson College 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
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

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 McPherson College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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