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Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 27%
 
Male: 23%
 
Female: 30%
 
In-state: 26%
 
Out-of-state: 33%
 
Domestic: 28%
 
International: 22%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 20%
 
Male: 21%
 
Female: 19%
 
In-state: 24%
 
Out-of-state: 11%
 
Domestic: 21%
 
International: 17%
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High school GPA

Required

High school rank

No

High school transcript

No

Recommendation letters

Required

Personal statement or essay

Required

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+
3%
17%
53%
27%

Essays

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
59%
$ avg. award
 
$25,757
 
59.0%
 
$23,806
Freshman
All undergrads

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
66%
 --
Federal grants
 
37%
 $6,080 $15,527,486
Pell grants
 
37%
 $6,058 $15,448,313
Other federal
 
44%
 $2,788 $9,280,554
State/local grants
 
52%
 $12,861 $46,441,303
Institutional grants
 
54%
 $11,860 $44,770,220
Student loans
 
25%
 $5,557 $9,653,215
Federal loans
 
24%
 $4,158 $6,961,023
Other loans
 
3%
 $14,095 $2,692,192
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