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: 2016-17

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	3,854	2,369	1,485	1,582	697	885	2,272	1,672	600	1,362	1,273	89	910	399	511
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	52.2	27.2	92.1	64.8	22.1	98.4	43.4	29.3	82.8	18.9	15.4	69.7	80.1	73.7	85.1
90 percent or more accepted	6.3	8.9	2.0	3.6	7.9	0.2	8.1	9.4	4.5	9.0	9.2	5.6	6.8	10.0	4.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	11.9	18.0	2.1	11.0	24.8	0.1	12.5	15.1	5.0	16.8	17.5	6.7	5.9	7.5	4.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	20.4	31.6	2.6	15.6	34.3	0.9	23.8	30.5	5.2	36.7	38.3	13.5	4.5	5.5	3.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	7.4	11.2	1.2	4.5	9.8	0.3	9.4	11.8	2.5	14.0	14.6	4.5	2.5	3.0	2.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.5	2.4	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.0	2.2	3.0	0.0	3.6	3.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	10,399	10,338	61	5,846	5,819	27	4,553	4,519	34	4,459	4,444	16	94	76	18
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	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	3.8	3.7	22.6	4.7	4.6	26.3	2.6	2.4	19.7	2.3	2.3	9.0	13.8	10.1	29.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	18.0	18.0	13.7	20.9	21.0	4.3	14.2	14.1	21.3	14.2	14.2	10.3	12.7	8.3	31.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	41.8	41.9	39.9	44.8	44.8	56.4	38.0	38.1	26.6	37.5	37.6	26.0	60.8	68.7	27.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	25.6	25.6	23.7	25.7	25.7	13.0	25.5	25.4	32.4	25.7	25.6	54.8	12.8	12.8	12.6
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.4	7.4	0.0	3.3	3.4	0.0	12.6	12.7	0.0	12.9	12.9	0.0	#	#	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	7.2	7.2	0.0	7.3	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	5,808	5,768	40	3,522	3,504	18	2,286	2,264	22	2,226	2,217	9	61	47	14
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	6.4	6.2	33.5	7.4	7.2	39.7	4.8	4.6	28.4	4.4	4.3	15.8	20.2	15.5	36.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	26.0	26.1	17.0	28.1	28.2	5.0	22.9	22.8	26.8	23.1	23.1	15.2	16.2	11.1	34.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	47.3	47.4	35.6	46.7	46.7	47.4	48.1	48.4	26.1	47.9	48.0	31.4	55.9	65.5	22.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	17.7	17.7	13.9	16.8	16.8	8.0	19.1	19.1	18.7	19.4	19.3	37.6	7.6	7.9	6.5
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.2	2.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.1	4.1	0.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	#	#	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,579	1,560	19	1,066	1,057	9	512	503	10	489	486	3	23	17	7
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	7.2	6.9	33.8	7.8	7.5	39.0	6.1	5.6	28.8	5.1	5.1	10.9	26.7	22.9	36.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	26.1	26.2	16.6	29.2	29.4	5.9	19.5	19.4	27.2	19.5	19.5	18.1	19.1	14.3	30.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	45.6	45.7	39.5	46.5	46.5	45.7	43.8	44.0	33.4	43.8	43.8	52.6	42.1	48.8	25.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	16.5	16.6	10.1	14.9	15.0	9.5	19.9	20.1	10.6	20.3	20.3	18.4	12.1	13.9	7.4
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	3.4	3.5	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.0	7.7	7.8	0.0	8.1	8.1	0.0	#	#	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	1.1	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	3.0	3.1	0.0	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	468	469	407	459	460	389	474	474	427	474	475	427	436	436	—
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	577	578	512	566	567	499	584	584	526	584	585	526	550	550	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	474	475	407	470	471	398	476	477	418	477	478	418	421	421	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	583	584	517	579	581	501	586	586	536	586	587	536	553	553	—
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.5	20.5	16.8	20.0	20.1	16.2	20.8	20.8	17.7	20.8	20.8	17.7	18.7	18.7	—
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.7	25.7	21.8	25.2	25.3	20.9	25.9	25.9	23.2	25.9	25.9	23.2	24.1	24.1	—
English, 25th percentile2	19.5	19.6	14.9	18.9	19.0	15.0	19.9	19.9	14.8	19.9	19.9	14.8	18.0	18.0	—
English, 75th percentile2	25.9	25.9	21.9	25.3	25.4	21.9	26.3	26.3	21.8	26.3	26.3	21.8	23.6	23.6	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.4	19.4	16.2	19.0	19.1	16.2	19.6	19.6	16.2	19.6	19.6	16.2	18.0	18.0	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.3	25.3	21.2	25.0	25.1	21.7	25.5	25.5	20.4	25.5	25.5	20.4	24.0	24.0	—

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

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 2016-17, Admissions component. (This table was prepared November 2017.)