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: Academic year 2021-22

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	3,526	2,255	1,271	1,549	724	825	1,977	1,531	446	1,335	1,255	80	642	276	366
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	49.3	25.1	92.2	65.8	28.7	98.4	36.3	23.3	80.7	16.3	13.6	58.8	77.7	67.4	85.5
90 percent or more accepted	12.2	17.2	3.3	9.8	20.7	0.2	14.1	15.5	9.0	16.5	16.7	12.5	9.0	10.1	8.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	16.3	24.4	2.0	13.1	27.2	0.7	18.9	23.1	4.3	26.1	27.2	10.0	3.7	4.7	3.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	15.3	23.0	1.6	8.5	17.8	0.2	20.6	25.5	4.0	28.0	29.2	8.8	5.3	8.3	3.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	4.7	7.0	0.6	2.1	4.1	0.4	6.6	8.3	0.9	7.9	8.2	3.8	3.9	8.7	0.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.5	2.1	0.4	0.6	1.2	0	2.2	2.5	1.1	3.1	2.9	6.3	0.3	0.7	0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.8	1.2	0	0.1	0.1	0	1.4	1.8	0	2.0	2.2	0	0	0	0
Number of applications (in thousands)	12,160	12,107	53	6,917	6,900	17	5,244	5,208	36	5,158	5,133	24	86	74	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	12.9	12.8	31.5	16.9	16.8	51.9	7.6	7.5	21.8	7.5	7.5	4.1	12.3	5.0	59.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	28.0	28.0	13.8	30.3	30.3	19.9	25.0	25.1	11.0	24.5	24.6	6.7	55.1	60.5	20.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	27.3	27.4	11.9	28.0	28.0	19.5	26.5	26.6	8.4	26.7	26.8	3.6	11.2	10.0	18.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	14.2	14.3	3.9	17.3	17.3	8.7	10.2	10.3	1.6	10.0	10.1	1.2	19.5	22.2	2.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	10.1	10.0	38.9	7.3	7.3	0	13.9	13.6	57.3	14.1	13.8	84.4	1.9	2.2	0
Less than 10 percent accepted	7.4	7.4	0	0.2	0.2	0	16.9	17.0	0	17.2	17.2	0	0	0	0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	7,324	7,292	32	4,627	4,612	15	2,697	2,680	17	2,634	2,627	7	63	53	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	20.1	19.9	51.3	23.7	23.6	59.6	13.9	13.7	44.2	13.9	13.9	13.3	16.1	6.7	65.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	38.5	38.5	19.6	37.8	37.8	19.9	39.7	39.8	19.3	39.1	39.2	19.1	62.4	70.6	19.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	29.1	29.2	13.7	26.9	27.0	16.2	32.8	33.0	11.5	33.3	33.4	8.2	10.4	9.7	13.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	9.0	9.0	2.7	9.9	9.9	4.4	7.4	7.4	1.2	7.3	7.3	2.0	10.8	12.7	0.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.6	2.6	12.7	1.7	1.7	0	4.2	4.0	23.8	4.3	4.1	57.5	0.3	0.3	0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.8	0.8	0	#	#	0	2.1	2.1	0	2.1	2.1	0	0	0	0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,607	1,592	15	1,078	1,071	6	530	521	8	507	504	3	23	17	6
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	20.3	20.0	52.9	23.2	23.0	53.6	14.4	13.8	52.3	14.1	14.1	19.6	21.3	5.9	67.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	34.1	34.2	23.7	35.8	35.8	23.9	30.6	30.8	23.5	29.9	29.9	37.6	46.7	56.7	16.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	28.5	28.6	15.6	27.3	27.4	16.7	30.8	31.0	14.8	31.6	31.7	14.2	11.8	10.7	15.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	10.0	10.1	3.4	10.4	10.4	5.8	9.3	9.5	1.6	8.9	8.9	4.0	19.5	25.9	0.5
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	4.9	4.9	4.4	3.3	3.3	0	8.3	8.3	7.9	8.6	8.5	24.7	0.7	1.0	0
Less than 10 percent accepted	2.2	2.2	0	0.1	0.1	0	6.5	6.6	0	6.8	6.9	0	0	0	0
SAT scores of enrollees2
Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW), 25th      percentile	531	531	540	517	517	530	539	538	547	538	538	560	562	583	520
ERW, 75th percentile	631	631	610	620	619	630	638	638	597	638	638	615	653	700	560
Mathematics, 25th percentile	523	523	546	511	510	530	530	530	557	530	530	595	544	577	480
Mathematics, 75th percentile	626	627	602	614	614	605	633	634	600	634	634	635	628	677	530
ACT scores of enrollees2
Composite, 25th percentile	21.3	21.3	22.8	20.2	20.2	18.0	21.9	21.9	24.3	21.9	21.9	25.5	22.0	22.0	22.0
Composite, 75th percentile	27.0	27.0	26.8	26.2	26.2	26.0	27.5	27.5	27.0	27.5	27.5	28.0	29.3	31.5	25.0
English, 25th percentile	20.2	20.2	19.7	19.1	19.1	17.0	20.9	20.9	21.0	20.9	20.9	19.0	23.0	23.0	23.0
English, 75th percentile	27.3	27.3	24.3	26.3	26.3	26.0	27.8	27.9	23.5	27.8	27.8	23.0	29.0	34.0	24.0
Mathematics, 25th percentile	19.8	19.8	18.0	19.0	19.0	18.0	20.2	20.2	18.0	20.2	20.2	16.0	20.5	21.0	20.0
Mathematics, 75th percentile	26.1	26.1	22.3	25.4	25.4	25.0	26.5	26.5	21.0	26.5	26.5	20.0	26.0	30.0	22.0

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

1The 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.

2Data 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 2021-22, Admissions component. (This table was prepared January 2023.)