Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

83.7%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,838 643 1,195
Admitted students 1,538 515 1,023
Enrolled students 319 104 215
Acceptance rate 84% 80% 86%
Yield rate 21% 20% 21%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Rivier University received a total of 1,838 applications. These applications included 643 male applicants and 1,195 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,838 applicants, Rivier University admitted 1,538 students. Among the admitted students, there were 515 males and 1,023 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 319 students chose to enroll at Rivier University. This means that 319 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 104 were male and 215 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Rivier University had an overall acceptance rate of 84% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 80% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 86%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Rivier University had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 21%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Rivier University 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 1,748 540 1,208 1,002 283 719 57% 52% 60% 184 54 130 18% 19% 18%
2016 2,424 705 1,718 1,711 466 1,245 71% 66% 72% 289 75 214 17% 16% 17%
2017 2,286 663 1,623 1,553 393 1,160 68% 59% 72% 267 45 222 17% 12% 19%
2018 2,125 564 1,561 1,543 380 1,163 73% 67% 74% 273 70 203 18% 18% 18%
2019 1,657 431 1,226 1,240 290 950 75% 67% 78% 239 54 185 19% 19% 20%
2020 1,540 414 1,126 1,166 291 875 76% 70% 78% 175 52 123 15% 18% 14%
2021 1,838 643 1,195 1,538 515 1,023 84% 80% 86% 319 104 215 21% 20% 21%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Rivier 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
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • 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 Rivier University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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