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: 2019-20

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	3,558	2,267	1,291	1,565	712	853	1,993	1,555	438	1,366	1,280	86	627	275	352
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	49.2	24.6	92.5	65.8	26.5	98.6	36.2	23.7	80.6	17.4	14.3	64.0	77.2	67.6	84.7
90 percent or more accepted	8.9	12.5	2.6	5.6	12.1	0.1	11.5	12.7	7.5	11.6	12.0	5.8	11.5	16.0	8.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	13.6	20.1	2.2	12.0	25.7	0.6	14.9	17.5	5.5	19.8	20.3	11.6	4.1	4.4	4.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	19.1	29.0	1.6	12.5	27.0	0.5	24.2	30.0	3.9	33.7	35.3	10.5	3.5	5.1	2.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	6.7	10.1	0.8	3.3	7.0	0.2	9.4	11.6	1.8	12.3	12.7	5.8	3.2	6.2	0.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.7	2.6	0.2	0.7	1.5	0.0	2.5	3.0	0.7	3.4	3.5	2.3	0.5	0.7	0.3
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.7	1.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	11,533	11,471	62	6,523	6,497	25	5,010	4,974	36	4,921	4,897	25	89	77	12
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	5.8	5.7	12.3	7.0	7.0	5.9	4.1	4.0	16.9	3.9	3.9	2.1	16.8	12.1	47.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	23.5	23.6	19.0	29.0	29.0	26.4	16.4	16.4	13.8	15.8	15.8	6.0	49.9	52.9	30.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	35.2	35.2	31.0	36.1	36.1	55.9	34.0	34.1	13.5	34.3	34.4	14.2	16.5	17.2	12.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	20.6	20.6	6.6	21.3	21.3	11.8	19.6	19.8	2.9	19.7	19.8	1.9	16.1	17.9	4.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	9.8	9.7	31.1	6.3	6.3	0.0	14.4	14.2	52.9	14.7	14.4	75.7	0.7	#	4.9
Less than 10 percent accepted	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	11.4	11.5	0.0	11.7	11.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	6,545	6,509	35	4,046	4,028	18	2,499	2,481	17	2,433	2,426	8	65	56	10
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	9.5	9.5	20.3	10.6	10.6	7.6	7.8	7.6	33.6	7.4	7.4	6.5	21.8	16.0	55.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	33.6	33.7	27.4	37.9	38.0	30.6	26.7	26.7	24.1	26.0	26.1	15.7	53.0	56.7	31.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	39.6	39.6	36.5	36.7	36.6	54.1	44.3	44.5	18.2	45.1	45.1	28.8	15.7	16.8	9.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	13.8	13.9	5.1	13.0	13.0	7.7	15.2	15.3	2.4	15.4	15.4	2.0	9.3	10.4	2.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.8	2.8	10.6	1.8	1.8	0.0	4.4	4.3	21.7	4.5	4.4	47.1	0.1	#	0.9
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.6	0.6	0.0	#	#	0.0	1.6	1.6	0.0	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,617	1,602	14	1,088	1,081	7	529	521	7	506	503	3	23	18	5
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	10.2	10.1	21.4	10.8	10.8	2.1	9.1	8.7	39.7	8.1	8.1	10.7	31.2	24.6	56.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	33.3	33.4	27.3	38.0	38.1	25.3	23.7	23.6	29.2	23.0	22.9	27.0	39.5	41.9	30.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	36.4	36.4	40.7	35.6	35.4	63.6	38.1	38.4	19.0	39.1	39.1	38.6	15.6	17.5	7.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	13.7	13.8	6.5	12.4	12.4	9.0	16.4	16.6	4.1	16.6	16.6	4.3	13.4	15.9	4.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	4.7	4.7	4.1	3.1	3.1	0.0	8.1	8.1	7.9	8.4	8.4	19.5	0.3	#	1.4
Less than 10 percent accepted	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	4.6	4.7	0.0	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Evidence-based reading and writing     (ERW), 25th percentile2	516	517	472	510	511	451	520	520	508	520	520	508	510	510	---
ERW, 75th percentile2	615	616	573	608	609	558	620	620	599	620	620	599	620	620	---
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	511	512	465	504	505	436	516	516	515	516	516	515	507	507	---
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	613	613	569	606	607	546	617	617	609	617	617	609	628	628	---
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.4	20.5	16.9	19.9	19.9	15.5	20.7	20.8	18.6	20.8	20.8	18.6	19.8	19.8	---
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.9	26.0	21.7	25.5	25.5	20.3	26.2	26.2	23.4	26.2	26.2	23.4	24.8	24.8	---
English, 25th percentile2	19.5	19.6	13.7	18.9	19.0	13.7	19.9	19.9	13.8	19.9	19.9	13.8	17.5	17.5	---
English, 75th percentile2	26.3	26.4	20.0	25.7	25.8	19.8	26.7	26.7	20.3	26.7	26.7	20.3	24.3	24.3	---
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.1	19.2	15.4	18.9	18.9	15.5	19.3	19.3	15.3	19.3	19.3	15.3	18.3	18.3	---
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.3	25.3	20.4	25.0	25.1	20.2	25.4	25.5	20.8	25.5	25.5	20.8	22.5	22.5	---

---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: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 2019-20, Admissions component. (This table was prepared September 2020.)