Admissions & selectivity
Stetson University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Stetson University?
Stetson University’s reported acceptance rate is 71.6%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 71.6%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
Source: Stetson University Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Stetson University admitted 71.6% of applicants, a rate just above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The rate summarizes admissions outcomes for the reported entering class rather than setting a personal likelihood of admission.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 11,657 first-year applicants, 8,345 admitted applicants, and 673 enrolled students.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Stetson University students report?
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported a 3.66 average high-school GPA among enrolled first-year students, with 99.0% of the class reporting a GPA. The middle half of enrolled SAT submitters scored between 988 and 1213; 38% of the entering class submitted SAT scores.
For the 18% who submitted ACT scores, the middle-half range was 19 to 27. Among enrolled first-year students with a reported class rank, 13% finished in the highest tenth of their high-school class and 44% in the highest quarter. 67% of the entering class reported a rank.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Stetson University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
38% of entering students submitted SAT scores
- 25th percentile
- 988
- Median
- 1090
- 75th percentile
- 1213
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
18% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 19
- Median
- 22
- 75th percentile
- 27
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: Stetson University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at Stetson University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37.2%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 18.8%
- First-year retention
- 78.2%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Stetson University enrolls an undergraduate body that includes many Pell Grant recipients and a noticeable transfer presence. Pell Grant recipients make up 37.2% of undergraduates, while an estimated 18.8% enter after beginning elsewhere.
Federal enrollment data list 2,297 undergraduates. The composition suggests that the university serves both students using federal grant aid and those continuing coursework begun at another institution.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 1,009 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 499 admitted, and 160 enrolled.
The first-year retention rate for full-time students is 78.2%, and the six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 62.3%. Both sit below the medians for comparable institutions, which are 83.4% for retention and 68.8% for completion.
Pell Grant recipients in the entering cohort complete at 60.5%, which is 1.8 percentage points below the overall rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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