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: 2017-18

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	3,844	2,384	1,460	1,584	709	875	2,260	1,675	585	1,379	1,287	92	881	388	493
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	51.8	27.2	91.9	65.0	23.7	98.4	42.5	28.7	82.2	18.3	14.7	69.6	80.4	75.0	84.6
90 percent or more accepted	7.4	10.8	1.8	4.2	9.3	0.1	9.6	11.4	4.4	12.1	12.4	7.6	5.7	8.0	3.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	12.1	17.8	2.7	11.9	26.1	0.3	12.2	14.3	6.2	16.5	16.8	12.0	5.6	6.2	5.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	19.6	30.3	2.2	14.0	30.2	0.8	23.6	30.4	4.3	35.5	37.5	7.6	5.1	7.0	3.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	7.1	10.8	1.1	4.2	9.2	0.2	9.1	11.5	2.4	13.0	13.8	1.1	3.1	3.6	2.6
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.6	2.4	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.1	2.3	2.9	0.5	3.6	3.7	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.2
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.9	0.0	1.1	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	10,690	10,625	65	6,022	5,993	28	4,669	4,632	37	4,580	4,560	20	89	72	17
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	4.8	4.8	16.9	5.5	5.5	21.4	4.0	3.9	13.4	3.8	3.8	5.0	10.0	6.8	23.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	19.0	19.0	17.3	22.6	22.6	8.6	14.4	14.3	23.8	14.4	14.4	14.7	13.3	8.3	34.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	39.1	39.1	35.0	41.0	40.9	59.5	36.7	36.8	16.5	36.1	36.2	10.3	67.1	77.3	24.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	25.3	25.3	30.2	25.9	25.9	9.9	24.6	24.4	45.5	24.9	24.7	69.8	9.3	7.6	16.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.8	7.8	0.7	4.6	4.6	0.6	11.9	11.9	0.7	12.1	12.1	0.1	0.3	#	1.5
Less than 10 percent accepted	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	8.5	8.6	0.0	8.7	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	6,024	5,983	40	3,656	3,637	19	2,367	2,346	21	2,307	2,298	9	60	48	12
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	8.1	7.9	26.7	8.6	8.4	31.4	7.3	7.2	22.4	7.1	7.1	11.0	13.9	9.7	30.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	27.5	27.5	22.9	30.3	30.4	10.3	23.1	23.0	34.1	23.3	23.3	27.8	16.1	10.3	38.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	44.1	44.2	34.8	42.7	42.7	52.8	46.4	46.6	18.5	45.9	46.0	14.5	64.7	75.9	21.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	17.4	17.4	15.5	17.0	17.0	5.2	18.1	18.0	24.7	18.4	18.3	46.7	5.2	4.2	9.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.4	2.4	0.2	1.4	1.4	0.2	3.9	3.9	0.2	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.1	#	0.3
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,604	1,586	18	1,078	1,069	9	526	517	9	506	503	3	21	14	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	8.3	8.1	24.6	8.6	8.5	27.4	7.7	7.4	22.0	7.2	7.2	15.5	18.4	15.5	24.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	27.5	27.5	28.4	31.0	31.2	13.3	20.4	20.0	42.9	20.2	20.1	43.2	24.6	16.1	42.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	42.3	42.4	36.9	42.4	42.3	52.2	42.1	42.5	22.2	41.9	42.0	23.3	48.6	61.1	21.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	16.8	16.9	9.9	15.7	15.8	7.0	19.2	19.3	12.7	19.7	19.7	17.9	8.3	7.3	10.6
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	3.6	3.7	0.2	2.0	2.0	0.2	6.9	7.1	0.2	7.2	7.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Less than 10 percent accepted	1.3	1.4	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	3.6	3.7	0.0	3.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Evidence-based reading and writing    (ERW), 25th percentile2	511	512	441	505	506	453	515	515	424	515	515	424	506	506	—
ERW, 75th percentile2	609	610	548	602	603	553	614	614	542	614	614	542	609	609	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	506	506	453	501	502	446	508	509	463	509	509	463	493	493	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	606	606	547	601	602	539	609	609	558	609	609	558	588	588	—
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.5	20.6	15.6	20.0	20.1	16.0	20.9	20.9	15.2	20.9	20.9	15.2	20.4	20.4	—
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.8	25.9	20.9	25.4	25.4	20.9	26.1	26.1	21.0	26.1	26.1	21.0	26.0	26.0	—
English, 25th percentile2	19.6	19.7	12.8	19.0	19.1	14.0	20.0	20.1	11.2	20.0	20.1	11.2	20.3	20.3	—
English, 75th percentile2	26.1	26.1	19.0	25.5	25.6	19.7	26.5	26.5	18.0	26.5	26.5	18.0	26.8	26.8	—
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.4	19.5	14.4	19.2	19.2	15.6	19.6	19.7	12.8	19.6	19.7	12.8	18.8	18.8	—
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.4	25.5	18.8	25.2	25.2	20.1	25.6	25.6	16.8	25.6	25.6	16.8	25.0	25.0	—

—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 evidence-based reading and writing (ERW) 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 2017-18, Admissions component. (This table was prepared December 2018.)