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The College of Westchester

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

97.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 500 205 295
Admitted students 489 199 290
Enrolled students 121 49 72
Acceptance rate 98% 97% 98%
Yield rate 25% 25% 25%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, The College of Westchester received a total of 500 applications. These applications included 205 male applicants and 295 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 500 applicants, The College of Westchester admitted 489 students. Among the admitted students, there were 199 males and 290 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 121 students chose to enroll at The College of Westchester. This means that 121 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 49 were male and 72 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, The College of Westchester had an overall acceptance rate of 98% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 97% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 98%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. The College of Westchester had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 25%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for The College of Westchester 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 779 336 443 713 306 407 92% 91% 92% 211 87 124 30% 28% 30%
2016 741 306 435 696 283 413 94% 92% 95% 198 76 122 28% 27% 30%
2017 1,002 414 588 984 406 578 98% 98% 98% 162 74 88 16% 18% 15%
2018 824 322 502 797 309 488 97% 96% 97% 166 77 89 21% 25% 18%
2019 624 276 345 587 257 327 94% 93% 95% 155 71 84 26% 28% 26%
2020 722 324 398 638 277 361 88% 86% 91% 191 82 109 30% 30% 30%
2021 500 205 295 489 199 290 98% 97% 98% 121 49 72 25% 25% 25%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

The College of Westchester 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.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, The College of Westchester operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • 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 The College of Westchester.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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