Applying to Transylvania University

Transylvania's acceptance rate is 92% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 1,631 students applied and 1,500 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Transylvania. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 19.27% with 289 enrolled students out of 1,500 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,190 and the ACT score is 27 at Transylvania.

To apply to Transylvania, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Transylvania's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$-1
Admission Information	https://www.transy.edu/admission
Online Application	https://www.transy.edu/admission/apply-now/
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 91.97% and the yield is 19.27%. 618 men and 1,011 women applied to Transylvania and 555 men and 943 women students were accepted. Among them, 125 men and 164 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,631	618	1,011
Admitted	1,500	555	943
Enrolled	289	125	164
Acceptance Rate	91.97%	89.81%	93.27%
Yield	19.27%	22.52%	17.39%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 51 students (18% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 210 students (73%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 670 and the 25^th percentile is 530. The SAT Math score is 660 (75^th) and 520 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 30 (75^th percentile) and 23 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	530	670
SAT Math	520	660
ACT Composite	23	30
ACT Math	22	29
ACT English	23	32

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Transylvania University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,208, ACT: 73 - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Transylvania University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Transylvania Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended