The average acceptance rate of Southern Conference (SoCon) is 67.77%, a total of 8,820 applicants applied to the schools and 6,447 accepted.
Western Carolina University had the most number of applicants of 19,742 and Virginia Military Institute had the least number of applicants of 2,066 among Southern Conference (SoCon).
Citadel Military College of South Carolina had the lowest acceptance rate of 22.72% and University of North Carolina at Greensboro had the highest rate of 88.51%.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 10,494 | 8,510 | 2,489 | 81.09% | 29.25% |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | 3,252 | 739 | 672 | 22.72% | 90.93% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 10,050 | 8,662 | 2,138 | 86.19% | 24.68% |
| Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | 10,813 | 4,644 | 608 | 42.95% | 13.09% |
| Mercer UniversityMacon, GA | 9,813 | 6,760 | 859 | 68.89% | 12.71% |
| Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL | 4,559 | 3,755 | 1,087 | 82.36% | 28.95% |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | 12,948 | 11,460 | 2,433 | 88.51% | 21.23% |
| Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA | 2,066 | 1,472 | 467 | 71.25% | 31.73% |
| Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | 19,742 | 16,154 | 2,052 | 81.83% | 12.70% |
| Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC | 4,459 | 2,316 | 427 | 51.94% | 18.44% |
| Average | 8,820 | 6,447 | 1,323 | 68% | 28% |