Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Norfolk 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.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1113 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Norfolk State. Among these students, 210 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 57 (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
972
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 5753 admitted students 210 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
19%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 860-1083. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 440 and 553, while 25% scored below 440 and another 25% scored above 553.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 420 and 530, while 25% scored below 420 and 25% achieved a score of 530. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 972 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Norfolk State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 82% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
440-553 -
Math
420-530
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
18
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 5753 admitted students 57 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
5%
Similar to the SAT, Norfolk State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 5% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 15 and 20, with 25% scoring above 20 and another 25% scoring below 15.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
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Math
0-0 -
Composite
15-20
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Norfolk State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Norfolk State received a total of 6,490 applications. These applications included 2,239 male applicants and 4,251 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 6,490 applicants, Norfolk State admitted 5,753 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,869 males and 3,884 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,113 students chose to enroll at Norfolk State. This means that 1,113 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 398 were male and 715 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Norfolk State had an overall acceptance rate of 89% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 84% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 91%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Norfolk State had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Norfolk State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Norfolk 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
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- 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 Norfolk 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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