[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is Elizabethtown to get into?
This page provides the latest information on Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Elizabethtown's acceptance rate is 77.87% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 3,624 students applied and 2,822 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Elizabethtown.
To apply to Elizabethtown, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, Elizabethtown's acceptance rate is 77.87% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 17.65%. 1,456 men and 2,168 women applied to Elizabethtown and 1,076 men and 1,746 women students were accepted.
Among them, 205 men and 293 women were enrolled in Elizabethtown. You can explore the Elizabethtown's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 147 students (30% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 7 students (1% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Elizabethtown.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,200, including 600 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 600 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 660 and the 25th percentile is 560. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 650 and the 25th percentile is 545.
The median ACT composite score is 27, with a 75th percentile score of 31 and a 25th percentile score of 26 at Elizabethtown. The median ACT Math score is 29 and the median ACT English score is 26.
How competitive is Elizabethtown's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Elizabethtown College are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,106, ACT: 22 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with smaller programs).
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2024-25, total 498 first-year students enrolled in Elizabethtown. The proportion of full-time students is 99.40% and part-time students is 0.60%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 41.16% and women students is 58.84%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Elizabethtown.
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Elizabethtown. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Elizabethtown College.
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 Elizabethtown:
- Open Admission Policy: No
- Undergraduate Application Fees: -
- Graduate Application Fees: -
- Admission Information: www.etown.edu/admissions
- Online Application: www.etown.edu/admissions/apply
- Calendar System: Semester
- Course for High School Students: Not Offered
- Credits Accepted: Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
- Degree Offered: 1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Professional Practice)
Elizabethtown Admission Frequently Asked Questions
Elizabethtown is relatively easy to get into, with an acceptance rate of 77.87%.
Elizabethtown recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to Elizabethtown is 1,200, and the average ACT score is 27. Meeting or exceeding these scores will improve your chances of admission.
Elizabethtown recommends submitting a personal essay or statement, but it is not strictly required.
Yes, Elizabethtown requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
Elizabethtown does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, Elizabethtown requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, Elizabethtown requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.
The institutional SAT code for Elizabethtown is 2225 and 4-digit ACT code is 3568.