Admissions & selectivity
Valdosta State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Valdosta State University?
Valdosta State University’s reported acceptance rate is 72.3%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 72.3%
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: Valdosta State University Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Valdosta State University admitted 72.3% of the reported applicant pool, below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). This means the reported admission outcome sits lower than the typical comparable institution's rate.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 6,267 first-year applicants and 4,521 admitted applicants. The rate summarizes that reported pool, not an individual applicant's odds.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Valdosta State University students report?
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported a 3.43 average high-school GPA among enrolled first-year students. This is an average of those who reported, not a cutoff.
The middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores earned between 930 and 1108, and 31% of the entering class submitted SAT scores. For the 13% who submitted ACT scores, the middle half ranged from 16 to 22.
These ranges describe the enrolled students who chose to submit scores, not a minimum for admission. Applicants can compare their own results with the university's 930 to 1108 SAT range as context for recent score submitters. The ACT range of 16 to 22 offers a separate point of comparison.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Valdosta State University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
31% of entering students submitted SAT scores
- 25th percentile
- 930
- Median
- 1000
- 75th percentile
- 1108
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
13% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 16
- Median
- 19
- 75th percentile
- 22
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: Valdosta State University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at Valdosta State University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52.3%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 38.8%
- First-year retention
- 71.9%
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.
Valdosta State University serves an undergraduate body in which 52.3% receive Pell Grants, making federal grant aid a central part of its access picture. An estimated 38.8% of undergraduates arrive as transfers or part-time students, alongside federal undergraduate enrollment of 6,622.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 1,054 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 794 admitted, and 590 enrolled. The figures show Pell Grant recipients and transfer entrants as visible parts of the undergraduate population.
For new full-time bachelor’s-seeking entrants at Valdosta State University, returning for a second year is more common than finishing within six years. Within the first-time full-time cohort, the six-year graduation rate is 42.4%, below the peer median of 49.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The first-year retention rate is 71.9%, also below the comparable-institution median of 73.7%. Pell recipients in the first-time full-time cohort have a six-year completion rate of 30.9%, below the overall rate by 11.5 percentage points.
Enrolled students can expect the first-year return measure to be stronger than the longer completion measure, though both sit below their peer benchmarks.
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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