Niagara University Admission Requirements and Statistics

How hard is Niagara University to get into?

This page provides the latest information on Niagara University (Niagara)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Niagara's acceptance rate is 87.37% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 4,197 students applied and 3,667 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Niagara.

To apply to Niagara, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

• Niagara's acceptance rate places 84th out of 167 New York colleges with competitive admission.
• The median SAT score is 1160 and the ACT score is 25 at Niagara. Niagara's SAT score ranks 62nd out of 89 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
• Niagara's yield rate is 14.54%, which is significantly lower by 10.92 percentage points (approximately 42.9% lower) compared to similar colleges with acceptance rates between 80% and 90% (average yield: 25.46%). You can compare colleges with similar acceptance rates to Niagara at New York colleges with acceptance rates higher than 70%.

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2024-25, Niagara's acceptance rate is 87.37% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.54%. 1,438 men and 2,758 women applied to Niagara and 1,251 men and 2,415 women students were accepted.

Among them, 172 men and 361 women were enrolled in Niagara. You can explore the Niagara's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Median SAT and ACT Score

For the academic year 2025, 91 students (17% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 14 students (3% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Niagara.

The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,160, including 580 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 580 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 625 and the 25th percentile is 530. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 610 and the 25th percentile is 530.

The median ACT composite score is 25, with a 75th percentile score of 28 and a 25th percentile score of 22 at Niagara. The median ACT Math score is 23 and the median ACT English score is 23.

How competitive is Niagara's score?

The SAT and ACT scores at Niagara University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,173, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with larger programs).

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Niagara. The english proficiency test is required .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Niagara University.

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

General Admissions Information

The following provides general admission information for applying to Niagara:

• Open Admission Policy: No
• Undergraduate Application Fees: -
• Graduate Application Fees: -
• Admission Information: www.niagara.edu/admissions
• Online Application: apply.niagara.edu/apply
• Calendar System: Semester
• Course for High School Students: Not Offered
• Credits Accepted: Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
• Degree Offered: Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)