Table 305.40.

Acceptance rates; number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; and enrollees' SAT and ACT scores for degree-granting postsecondary institutions with first-year undergraduates, by control and level of institution: 2014-15

Acceptance rates, applications, admissions, enrollees, and SAT and ACT scores	All institutions			Public institutions			Private institutions
	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Nonprofit			For-profit
										Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Number of institutions reporting       application data1	4,193	2,590	1,603	1,583	664	919	2,610	1,926	684	1,353	1,271	82	1,257	655	602
Percentage distribution of institutions       by their acceptance of applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
No application criteria	52.4	28.7	90.7	65.1	19.3	98.3	44.7	31.9	80.6	17.1	14.6	56.1	74.4	65.6	83.9
90 percent or more accepted	8.0	10.7	3.7	3.5	7.7	0.4	10.8	11.7	8.2	10.3	10.6	6.1	11.3	13.9	8.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	11.5	17.3	2.2	10.4	24.7	0.1	12.2	14.7	5.0	16.4	16.9	8.5	7.6	10.5	4.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	19.5	30.2	2.2	15.1	34.8	0.9	22.1	28.6	3.9	37.5	38.9	15.9	5.5	8.4	2.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	6.8	10.5	0.9	5.1	12.0	0.1	7.9	10.0	1.9	14.3	14.6	11.0	0.9	1.1	0.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.4	2.1	0.3	0.6	1.2	0.2	1.9	2.4	0.4	3.4	3.5	2.4	0.3	0.5	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	9,586	9,518	68	5,292	5,260	33	4,293	4,259	35	4,184	4,170	13	110	88	21
Percentage distribution of applications       by institutions' acceptance of       applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	3.7	3.4	39.3	4.2	4.0	44.5	3.0	2.7	34.5	2.4	2.4	16.8	23.7	18.4	45.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	17.8	17.8	12.3	20.1	20.2	1.6	14.9	14.8	22.4	14.5	14.5	8.4	29.6	29.2	31.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	42.3	42.4	31.7	45.9	45.9	42.4	37.9	38.1	21.7	37.9	37.9	31.4	38.9	44.6	15.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	25.2	25.3	9.8	25.7	25.8	2.9	24.7	24.8	16.3	25.1	25.1	30.3	7.6	7.6	7.4
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	8.0	8.0	6.8	3.5	3.5	8.6	13.6	13.7	5.1	13.9	13.9	13.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.0	6.1	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	5,357	5,308	49	3,162	3,138	24	2,195	2,169	26	2,114	2,106	8	81	63	18
Percentage distribution of admissions       by institutions' acceptance of       applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	6.2	5.8	53.2	6.7	6.2	61.7	5.5	5.1	45.5	4.6	4.5	27.7	30.9	24.6	53.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	25.7	25.8	14.2	27.3	27.5	1.7	23.3	23.3	25.7	23.0	23.0	11.3	33.1	33.4	32.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	47.5	47.8	25.0	48.1	48.2	32.1	46.8	47.2	18.4	47.4	47.4	33.9	32.1	37.9	11.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	17.7	17.8	5.5	16.8	16.9	1.6	19.0	19.1	9.1	19.6	19.6	22.7	3.9	4.2	3.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.4	2.4	2.1	1.0	1.0	2.8	4.5	4.5	1.4	4.6	4.6	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,556	1,528	27	1,028	1,014	14	528	514	13	492	488	4	36	26	10
Percentage distribution of enrollees       by institutions' acceptance of       applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	7.6	6.8	49.3	7.6	6.9	57.5	7.4	6.6	40.6	5.5	5.5	12.6	33.5	26.9	51.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	25.8	26.0	14.2	28.4	28.8	1.1	20.6	20.4	28.2	19.6	19.6	17.6	35.1	36.1	32.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	45.5	45.8	27.7	47.3	47.4	36.1	41.9	42.5	18.8	43.0	43.1	38.4	25.8	31.1	11.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	16.7	16.8	6.4	15.0	15.2	1.9	19.8	20.1	11.1	20.9	20.8	27.0	5.6	5.9	5.0
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	3.6	3.6	2.4	1.4	1.3	3.5	7.9	8.1	1.3	8.5	8.5	4.5	#	#	#
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.3	2.4	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	469	470	393	459	460	415	475	476	360	475	476	360	445	445	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	577	579	489	566	568	511	584	585	456	585	586	456	553	553	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	476	477	398	472	473	421	479	480	364	480	480	364	437	437	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	586	587	498	580	581	515	589	590	473	590	591	473	560	560	‡
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.4	20.5	16.2	19.9	19.9	16.6	20.8	20.8	15.0	20.8	20.8	15.0	16.8	16.8	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.5	25.6	20.6	24.9	24.9	21.3	26.0	26.0	18.8	26.0	26.0	18.8	24.0	24.0	‡
English, 25th percentile2	19.5	19.5	14.3	18.8	18.9	15.0	19.9	19.9	13.0	19.9	20.0	13.0	18.0	18.0	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.8	25.9	20.2	25.0	25.0	21.6	26.3	26.4	17.8	26.4	26.4	17.8	26.0	26.0	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.4	19.5	15.7	19.0	19.1	16.1	19.7	19.7	15.0	19.7	19.7	15.0	18.8	18.8	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.4	25.5	20.4	24.9	25.0	21.6	25.7	25.8	18.4	25.7	25.8	18.4	24.8	24.8	‡

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

1 The total on this table differs slightly from other counts of institutions with first-year undergraduates because approximately 0.3 percent of these institutions did not report application information.

2 Data are only for institutions that require test scores for admission. Relatively few 2-year institutions require test scores for admission. The SAT Critical reading and Mathematics scales range from 200 to 800. The ACT Composite, English, and Mathematics scales range from 1 to 36.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Excludes institutions not enrolling any first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2014-15, Admissions component. (This table was prepared December 2015.)