Applying to Guilford College
Guilford's acceptance rate is 82% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 3,027 students applied and 2,485 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Guilford. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 9.94% with 247 enrolled students out of 2,485 admitted.
The average SAT score is 1,075 and the ACT score is 20 at Guilford.
To apply to Guilford, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is recommended to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Guilford's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics
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Admissions Information
Application fee is $75 for applying graduate school. Next table presents general admission information.
| Open Admission Policy | No |
|---|---|
| Graduate Application Fees | $75 |
| Admission Information | https://www.guilford.edu/admissions |
| Online Application | https://apply.guilford.edu/apply/?pk=UNDER |
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Credits Accepted | Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits |
| Degree Offered | Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master |
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 82.09% and the yield is 9.94%. 1,392 men and 1,635 women applied to Guilford and 1,123 men and 1,362 women students were accepted. Among them, 144 men and 103 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 | 3,027 | 1,392 | 1,635 |
| Admitted | 2,485 | 1,123 | 1,362 |
| Enrolled | 247 | 144 | 103 |
| Acceptance Rate | 82.09% | 80.68% | 83.30% |
| Yield | 9.94% | 12.82% | 7.56% |
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
SAT and ACT Score Distribution
For the academic year 2021-2022, 31 students (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 123 students (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 630 and the 25th percentile is 470. The SAT Math score is 570 (75th) and 480 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 23 (75th percentile) and 17 (25th percentile).
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 470 | 630 |
| SAT Math | 480 | 570 |
| ACT Composite | 17 | 23 |
| ACT Math | 16 | 23 |
| ACT English | 14 | 24 |
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Guilford College are very low 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 and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Guilford College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Considered but not Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Considered but not Required |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Recommended |
| Recommendations | Recommended |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Considered but not Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Neither required nor recommended |
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