Applying to Alcorn State University

Alcorn State's acceptance rate is 39% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 4,819 students applied and 1,879 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into Alcorn State. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 21% with 395 enrolled students out of 1,879 admitted.

The average SAT score is 963 and the ACT score is 22 at Alcorn State.

To apply to Alcorn State, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Alcorn State's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Application fee is $10 for applying graduate school. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$10
Admission Information	www.alcorn.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 38.99% and the yield is 21.02%. 1,423 men and 3,396 women applied to Alcorn State and 484 men and 1,392 women students were accepted. Among them, 126 men and 278 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	4,819	1,423	3,396
Admitted	1,879	484	1,392
Enrolled	395	126	278
Acceptance Rate	38.99%	34.01%	40.99%
Yield	21.02%	26.03%	19.97%

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

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 40 students (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 362 students (90%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 538 and the 25^th percentile is 433. The SAT Math score is 535 (75^th) and 420 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 26 (75^th percentile) and 17 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	433	538
SAT Math	420	535
ACT Composite	17	26
ACT Math	16	25
ACT English	15	27

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

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Alcorn State University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,037, ACT: 58 - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).

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, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Alcorn State University.

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

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