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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

94.1%

SWOSU 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 ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

20

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 1954 admitted students 585 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

85%

Similar to the SAT, SWOSU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 85% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 and another 25% scoring below 17.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    16-23
  • Math

    16-23
  • Composite

    17-23

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,076 832 1,244
Admitted students 1,954 789 1,165
Enrolled students 690 294 396
Acceptance rate 94% 95% 94%
Yield rate 35% 37% 34%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SWOSU received a total of 2,076 applications. These applications included 832 male applicants and 1,244 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,076 applicants, SWOSU admitted 1,954 students. Among the admitted students, there were 789 males and 1,165 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 690 students chose to enroll at SWOSU. This means that 690 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 294 were male and 396 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SWOSU had an overall acceptance rate of 94% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 95% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 94%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SWOSU had an overall yield rate of 35% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 37%, and for female admitted students, it was 34%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SWOSU 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 2,084 876 1,208 1,908 796 1,112 92% 91% 92% 967 438 529 51% 55% 48%
2016 3,131 1,333 1,798 2,844 1,170 1,674 91% 88% 93% 990 444 546 35% 38% 33%
2017 2,541 1,027 1,514 2,337 928 1,409 92% 90% 93% 1,019 446 573 44% 48% 41%
2018 2,505 968 1,537 2,301 870 1,431 92% 90% 93% 991 431 560 43% 50% 39%
2019 2,196 827 1,369 2,000 755 1,245 91% 91% 91% 869 343 526 44% 45% 42%
2020 2,132 809 1,323 1,987 747 1,240 93% 92% 94% 811 345 466 41% 46% 38%
2021 2,076 832 1,244 1,954 789 1,165 94% 95% 94% 690 294 396 35% 37% 34%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Southwestern Oklahoma 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 rank
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted