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Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 11%
 
Male: 9%
 
Female: 13%
 
In-state: 15%
 
Out-of-state: 7%
 
Domestic: 13%
 
International: 3%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 45%
 
Male: 49%
 
Female: 43%
 
In-state: 49%
 
Out-of-state: 29%
 
Domestic: 45%
 
International: 51%
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High school GPA

Required

High school rank

No

High school transcript

Optional

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+
<1%
<1%
2%
10%
50%
38%

Essays

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
52%
$ avg. award
 
$21,669
 
59%
 
$22,200
Freshman
All undergrads

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
60%
 --
Federal grants
 
44%
 $5,080 $15,437,948
Pell grants
 
23%
 $5,768 $9,032,861
Other federal
 
44%
 $2,110 $6,405,087
State/local grants
 
31%
 $11,495 $24,909,623
Institutional grants
 
41%
 $13,191 $37,054,613
Student loans
 
21%
 $7,238 $10,639,463
Federal loans
 
21%
 $4,566 $6,479,369
Other loans
 
9%
 $7,051 $4,160,094
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