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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

81.3%

UCO 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.

21

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 7080 admitted students 1371 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

83%

Similar to the SAT, UCO requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 83% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 18.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    17-24
  • Math

    16-23
  • Composite

    18-24

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 8,708 3,488 5,220
Admitted students 7,080 2,770 4,310
Enrolled students 1,662 634 1,028
Acceptance rate 81% 79% 83%
Yield rate 24% 23% 24%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UCO received a total of 8,708 applications. These applications included 3,488 male applicants and 5,220 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 8,708 applicants, UCO admitted 7,080 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,770 males and 4,310 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,662 students chose to enroll at UCO. This means that 1,662 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 634 were male and 1,028 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UCO had an overall acceptance rate of 81% 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 83%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UCO had an overall yield rate of 24% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 23%, and for female admitted students, it was 24%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UCO 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 5,122 2,123 2,999 3,581 1,533 2,048 70% 72% 68% 2,474 1,002 1,472 69% 65% 72%
2016 5,510 2,281 3,229 4,134 1,733 2,401 75% 76% 74% 2,357 987 1,370 57% 57% 57%
2017 5,383 2,220 3,163 4,065 1,666 2,399 76% 75% 76% 2,243 907 1,336 55% 54% 56%
2018 5,377 2,189 3,188 4,206 1,715 2,491 78% 78% 78% 2,113 845 1,268 50% 49% 51%
2019 4,491 1,767 2,717 3,777 1,432 2,339 84% 81% 86% 1,963 755 1,207 52% 53% 52%
2020 4,732 1,757 2,975 3,809 1,376 2,433 80% 78% 82% 1,844 633 1,211 48% 46% 50%
2021 8,708 3,488 5,220 7,080 2,770 4,310 81% 79% 83% 1,662 634 1,028 24% 23% 24%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Central Oklahoma 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
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Formal demonstration of competencies

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • 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 University of Central Oklahoma.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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