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: 2015-16

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	4,107	2,560	1,547	1,573	668	905	2,534	1,892	642	1,376	1,280	96	1,158	612	546
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	100.0
No application criteria	51.6	28.0	90.8	64.7	19.5	98.1	43.5	31.0	80.4	19.0	15.6	64.6	72.6	63.2	83.2
90 percent or more accepted	8.2	11.2	3.2	3.8	8.2	0.4	10.9	12.2	7.2	10.8	11.3	4.2	11.1	14.2	7.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	11.9	17.8	2.1	11.1	25.9	0.1	12.4	14.9	4.8	15.2	15.6	9.4	9.0	13.4	4.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	19.9	30.1	3.0	15.4	34.9	1.1	22.6	28.4	5.6	36.8	38.7	11.5	5.8	6.9	4.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	6.7	10.2	0.8	4.3	9.9	0.2	8.1	10.3	1.7	13.9	14.3	8.3	1.3	2.0	0.5
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.5	2.3	0.1	0.6	1.5	0.0	2.0	2.6	0.3	3.6	3.7	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	9,952	9,872	79	5,540	5,501	39	4,412	4,372	40	4,300	4,279	21	112	93	19
Percentage distribution of application      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	4.7	4.5	26.6	5.6	5.3	39.3	3.6	3.5	14.3	3.3	3.3	3.0	16.5	14.4	26.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	17.4	17.4	13.8	21.2	21.3	1.7	12.6	12.4	25.4	12.1	12.1	12.2	31.7	29.9	40.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	40.6	40.7	37.4	43.7	43.6	49.9	36.8	36.9	25.5	37.4	37.5	22.7	12.3	8.9	28.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	26.0	26.0	18.9	25.4	25.5	9.2	26.6	26.6	28.3	26.3	26.2	49.7	39.5	46.7	4.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	8.6	8.6	3.3	3.8	3.9	0.0	14.5	14.6	6.6	14.9	14.9	12.4	0.1	0.2	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	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)	5,548	5,494	54	3,323	3,295	28	2,225	2,199	26	2,150	2,140	10	75	60	15
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	7.7	7.4	38.5	8.5	8.1	53.7	6.6	6.4	21.7	6.0	6.0	6.1	23.5	21.2	32.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	25.2	25.3	16.8	28.7	28.9	1.8	20.0	19.8	33.5	19.3	19.3	20.1	38.9	38.0	42.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	45.9	46.0	33.7	45.2	45.3	40.5	46.9	47.1	26.0	48.1	48.2	30.2	12.0	9.2	23.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18.2	18.3	10.3	16.4	16.5	4.1	20.8	20.9	17.3	20.7	20.6	39.8	25.5	31.5	2.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.6	2.6	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.0	4.8	4.9	1.5	5.0	5.0	3.7	0.1	0.1	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	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)	1,577	1,549	28	1,057	1,041	16	520	509	11	489	486	4	31	23	8
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	8.8	8.2	42.7	9.3	8.5	54.3	7.8	7.4	25.9	6.7	6.7	9.1	25.2	22.3	33.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	26.7	26.9	14.8	30.5	31.0	0.9	18.9	18.5	34.7	17.4	17.3	31.0	41.6	43.3	36.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	42.9	43.0	35.8	44.0	44.0	40.7	40.7	40.9	28.9	42.4	42.4	33.9	13.7	9.3	26.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	16.9	17.1	6.0	14.6	14.8	4.2	21.6	21.9	8.6	21.8	21.8	20.0	19.5	25.0	3.4
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	3.8	3.9	0.8	1.5	1.5	0.0	8.7	8.8	1.9	9.2	9.2	6.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.1	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	468	468	409	459	460	406	473	473	414	473	474	414	432	432	—
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	577	577	518	567	568	504	584	584	538	584	584	538	550	550	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	474	475	402	471	473	406	476	477	397	477	478	397	425	425	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	583	584	512	579	580	501	586	587	528	587	587	528	541	541	—
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.4	20.5	17.0	19.9	20.0	16.3	20.7	20.8	18.0	20.7	20.8	18.0	19.7	19.7	—
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.5	25.6	21.4	25.0	25.0	21.2	25.9	25.9	21.7	25.9	26.0	21.7	25.0	25.0	—
English, 25th percentile2	19.5	19.6	16.0	18.9	19.0	15.1	20.0	20.0	17.4	20.0	20.0	17.4	19.5	19.5	—
English, 75th percentile2	25.9	25.9	21.9	25.2	25.3	21.8	26.3	26.3	22.2	26.3	26.3	22.2	26.3	26.3	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.4	19.4	17.5	19.1	19.1	16.5	19.7	19.7	19.0	19.7	19.7	19.0	18.8	18.8	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.3	25.4	22.1	24.9	25.0	21.6	25.6	25.6	22.8	25.6	25.6	22.8	25.3	25.3	—

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1 The total on this table differs slightly from other counts of institutions with first-year undergraduates because approximately 1.0 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 2015-16, Admissions component. (This table was prepared November 2016.)