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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

79.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$20

Undergraduate

$20

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,318 336 982
Admitted students 1,045 266 779
Enrolled students 111 33 78
Acceptance rate 79% 79% 79%
Yield rate 11% 12% 10%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SUNO received a total of 1,318 applications. These applications included 336 male applicants and 982 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,318 applicants, SUNO admitted 1,045 students. Among the admitted students, there were 266 males and 779 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 111 students chose to enroll at SUNO. This means that 111 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 33 were male and 78 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SUNO had an overall acceptance rate of 79% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 79% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 79%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SUNO had an overall yield rate of 11% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 12%, and for female admitted students, it was 10%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SUNO 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 1,795 653 1,142 385 140 245 21% 21% 22% 211 63 148 55% 45% 60%
2016 1,907 574 1,329 220 68 152 12% 12% 11% 144 48 96 66% 71% 63%
2017 1,650 544 1,106 407 147 260 25% 27% 24% 218 94 124 54% 64% 48%
2018 1,047 346 701 315 110 205 30% 32% 29% 201 66 135 64% 60% 66%
2019 1,016 330 686 613 186 427 60% 56% 62% 222 83 139 36% 45% 33%
2020 2,261 653 1,608 1,628 437 1,191 72% 67% 74% 197 59 138 12% 14% 12%
2021 1,318 336 982 1,045 266 779 79% 79% 79% 111 33 78 11% 12% 10%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Southern University at New Orleans 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

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • 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 Southern University at New Orleans.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted