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Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 33%
 
Male: 29%
 
Female: 36%
 
In-state: 32%
 
Out-of-state: 38%
 
Domestic: 33%
 
International: 30%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 13%
 
Male: 13%
 
Female: 14%
 
In-state: 17%
 
Out-of-state: 7%
 
Domestic: 15%
 
International: 8%
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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+
1%
3%
7%
90%

Essays

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
53%
$ avg. award
 
$20,389
 
61%
 
$19,654
Freshman
All undergrads

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
59%
 --
Federal grants
 
48%
 $5,232 $12,174,880
Pell grants
 
26%
 $5,630 $7,217,735
Other federal
 
48%
 $2,131 $4,957,145
State/local grants
 
35%
 $11,053 $18,868,304
Institutional grants
 
44%
 $10,165 $21,681,691
Student loans
 
23%
 $7,453 $8,407,399
Federal loans
 
22%
 $4,417 $4,690,568
Other loans
 
13%
 $6,063 $3,716,831
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