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List of SEC Schools via Acceptance Rates
Posted on 7/17/19 at 4:14 am
Posted on 7/17/19 at 4:14 am
List complied thanks to Google
You can view your schools by searching your school and looking here
Or you can view each SEC school I compiled here:
University of Kentucky- 91%
Auburn University- 81%
University of Mississippi- 78%
University of Tennessee- 77%
Louisiana State University- 76%
University of Missouri- 75%
University of South Carolina- 68%
Texas A&M University- 67%
University of Arkansas- 63%
Mississippi State University- 56%
University of Georgia- 54%
University of Alabama- 53%
University of Florida- 46%
Vanderbilt University- 11%
Congratulations to our Big 6 right here. Truly Ivy League types of the SEC
You can view your schools by searching your school and looking here
Or you can view each SEC school I compiled here:
University of Kentucky- 91%
Auburn University- 81%
University of Mississippi- 78%
University of Tennessee- 77%
Louisiana State University- 76%
University of Missouri- 75%
University of South Carolina- 68%
Texas A&M University- 67%
University of Arkansas- 63%
Mississippi State University- 56%
University of Georgia- 54%
University of Alabama- 53%
University of Florida- 46%
Vanderbilt University- 11%
Congratulations to our Big 6 right here. Truly Ivy League types of the SEC
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Posted on 7/17/19 at 5:34 am to The Winner
Posted on 7/17/19 at 5:45 am to Cobb Dawg
That was 4 years ago. This is 2019 which is why Google is accurate
Posted on 7/17/19 at 5:46 am to Cobb Dawg
Lies, damn lies and statistics. A more important measure is average, mean and bottom 20% of test scores and GPA.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 5:49 am to allin2010
Nope these are for the truthers.
This is the most important measure
This is the most important measure
Posted on 7/17/19 at 6:37 am to The Winner
IMO, public universities shouldn't be "excited" about a low acceptance rate.
It should simply allow students to gain entrance by meeting a more or less a minimum requirement.
If a school feels like too many students are incoming, up the standard for the next academic year.
If a school feels like it can handle more lower the minimum requirements.
It should simply allow students to gain entrance by meeting a more or less a minimum requirement.
If a school feels like too many students are incoming, up the standard for the next academic year.
If a school feels like it can handle more lower the minimum requirements.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 6:53 am to The Winner
What kind of people get rejected from MSU?
I thought you had to have a pulse to get in to the 501-600 ranked school.
I thought you had to have a pulse to get in to the 501-600 ranked school.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 7:13 am to The Winner
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That was 4 years ago. This is 2019 which is why Google is accurate
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University of Kentucky- 91%
Auburn University- 81%
University of Mississippi- 78%
University of Tennessee- 77%
Louisiana State University- 76%
University of Missouri- 75%
University of South Carolina- 68%
Texas A&M University- 67%
University of Arkansas- 63%
Mississippi State University- 56%
University of Georgia- 54%
University of Alabama- 53%
University of Florida- 46%
Vanderbilt University- 11%
So...Princeton Review numbers from this year are as follows (ACT numbers are enrolled student 25th-75th percentile). No particular order...
Mississippi State - 73% (35% with GPA over 3.75, composite ACT 21-28) MSU Princeton Review
University of Tennessee - 77% (70% with GPA over 3.75, composite ACT 25-31) Tennessee Princeton Review
University of Kentucky - 96% (34% with GPA over 3.75, composite ACT 22-28) UK Princeton Review
University of Mississippi - 84% (47% with GPA over 3.75, composite ACT 22-29) Ole Miss Princeton Review
Auburn - 75% (65% with GPA over 3.75, composite ACT 25-30) Auburn Princeton Review
Alabama - 59% (51% with GPA above 3.75, composite ACT 23-31) Alabama Princeton Review
LSU - 74% (31% with GPA above 3.75, composite ACT 23-28) LSU Princeton Review
I only did a hand full of schools...but, while Mississippi State accepts at a lower rate than many schools, but the students they do accept are much less qualified than the schools that accept higher % of applicants.
I don't have time to run through them all right now...so far, MSU is pretty much the bottom of the barrel academically among SEC schools with regards to admissions.
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Congratulations to our Big 6 right here. Truly Ivy League types of the SEC
Yeah...no.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 7:20 am to madmaxvol
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only did a hand full of schools...but, while Mississippi State accepts at a lower rate than many schools, but the students they do accept are much less qualified than the schools that accept higher % of applicants.
How is acceptance rate calculated? I would imagine that like most other public in-state schools are used as a back up school which will accept their initial class then periodically extend additional offers based on accepted students going elsewhere.
This would lead a backup school to having a low acceptance rate.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 7:38 am to JamalSanders
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ow is acceptance rate calculated? I would imagine that like most other public in-state schools are used as a back up school which will accept their initial class then periodically extend additional offers based on accepted students going elsewhere.
This would lead a backup school to having a low acceptance rate.
Great point
Posted on 7/17/19 at 7:49 am to The Winner
In all honesty, a lot of these numbers lack a ton of context (just like the average salary rankings).
Anyone who compares schools like this as a definition of what kind of job they will have likely does very little hiring of their own. Unless you're rocking something from an Ivy League school or an MIT/Berkley, all anyone cares is if the program from said school is well received (i.e. Veterinary Medicine and Engineering at Auburn, Law at Alabama, etc) and if you have your degree. Too much crap can happen while at school to get super granular about it unless the job is a ultra-high paying, single slot kind of position.
Anyone who compares schools like this as a definition of what kind of job they will have likely does very little hiring of their own. Unless you're rocking something from an Ivy League school or an MIT/Berkley, all anyone cares is if the program from said school is well received (i.e. Veterinary Medicine and Engineering at Auburn, Law at Alabama, etc) and if you have your degree. Too much crap can happen while at school to get super granular about it unless the job is a ultra-high paying, single slot kind of position.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 8:49 am to The Winner
This is old data.
UGA’s acceptance rate is now 48%. Acceptance rate is largely irrelevant in that any school within a big state (like FL) or with a good amount of OOS students applying (like Bama) have better rates.
Standardized test scores is a much better gauge of admissions competitiveness. UGA has an average SAT score of 1400, above UF and well above Bama.
Source: LINK /
UGA’s acceptance rate is now 48%. Acceptance rate is largely irrelevant in that any school within a big state (like FL) or with a good amount of OOS students applying (like Bama) have better rates.
Standardized test scores is a much better gauge of admissions competitiveness. UGA has an average SAT score of 1400, above UF and well above Bama.
Source: LINK /
Posted on 7/17/19 at 8:49 am to The Winner
I know some people that got rejected from Georgia Southern (which may be the easiest institution in Georgia) and Mississippi State and still got accepted into Ole Miss.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 8:49 am to The Winner
Please dont compare Arkansas to Miss State. Thanks.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 8:51 am to East Coast Band
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If a school feels like too many students are incoming, up the standard for the next academic year.
If a school feels like it can handle more lower the minimum requirements.
So a student from a HS can have x,y,z one year and get in with flying colors, maybe even with honors..then a similarly demographic student from the same HS can have x,y,z 2 years later and not even be remotely close to getting in? That seems pretty fricked up.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 8:52 am to The Winner
Congrats to Miss. State for not accepting the Mississippi applicants that can’t spell their name correctly.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 9:07 am to The Winner
What are the scores of those rejected? Every football fan with a GED tries to get into some schools.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 9:15 am to The Winner
Those numbers are out-of-date, at least for UGA. According to Univ. of Georgia website, the acceptance rate for 2018 was 48%; however, acceptance rates are just a single component among several that gauge how tough a school is to get admitted.
This post was edited on 7/17/19 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/17/19 at 9:18 am to The Winner
Posted on 7/17/19 at 9:23 am to WG_Dawg
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So a student from a HS can have x,y,z one year and get in with flying colors, maybe even with honors..then a similarly demographic student from the same HS can have x,y,z 2 years later and not even be remotely close to getting in? That seems pretty fricked up.
I'd doubt my "minimum requirements" would ever wildly vary like that. Perhaps, something along the lines of now a 25 ACT is the minimum, next year it's a 26. Don't be overly reactive.
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