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Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 46%
 
Male: 42%
 
Female: 49%
 
In-state: 46%
 
Out-of-state: 73%
 
Domestic: 46%
 
International: 36%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 16%
 
Male: 17%
 
Female: 16%
 
In-state: 17%
 
Out-of-state: 7%
 
Domestic: 17%
 
International: 18%
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High school GPA

Required

High school rank

No

High school transcript

No

Recommendation letters

Required

Personal statement or essay

No

Legacy status

No

Accepts Common App

No

Accepts Coalition App

No

English Proficiency (Int'l)

Required
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Academics

Test policy

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GPA enrolled range
 
 
 
 
 
 
<3.00 3.00-3.24 3.25-3.49 3.50-3.74 3.75-3.99 4.00+
5%
9%
16%
23%
26%
21%

Essays

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
76%
$ avg. award
 
$11,795
 
72.0%
 
$11,350
Freshman
All undergrads

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
82%
 --
Federal grants
 
53%
 $6,075 $17,933,313
Pell grants
 
52%
 $5,999 $17,678,712
Other federal
 
26%
 $211 $259,371
State/local grants
 
68%
 $4,658 $17,803,161
Institutional grants
 
46%
 $5,761 $14,770,593
Student loans
 
25%
 $5,495 $7,687,955
Federal loans
 
25%
 $4,707 $6,504,981
Other loans
 
1%
 $15,565 $1,182,974
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