1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Western New England University](/school/western-new-england-university/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # Western New England University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/western-new-england-university/)[Cost & aid](/school/western-new-england-university/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/western-new-england-university/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/western-new-england-university/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/western-new-england-university/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at Western New England University? Western New England University’s reported acceptance rate is 83.5%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 83.5% 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. First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26 **Applicants** 12,893 **Admitted** 11,703 Source: Western New England University Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students. How to interpret the acceptance rate In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, Western New England University reported 12,893 first-year applicants, 11,703 admitted applicants, and 892 enrolled students. The federal admission rate of 83.5% is above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). ## What SAT and ACT scores do Western New England University students report? In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported a 3.52 average high-school GPA among enrolled first-year students, with 99.0% reporting a GPA. That reported average describes enrolled students who supplied a GPA, not an admissions cutoff. Among first-year students with a reported class rank, 20% had ranks in the upper tenth and 48% in the upper quarter; 27% of the entering class reported a rank. For enrolled score submitters, the middle half had SAT scores from 1,090 to 1,300 and ACT scores from 21 to 28. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Western New England University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1090 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1300 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. ACT: enrolled-student score range **25th percentile** 21 **75th percentile** 28 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at Western New England University? **Pell Grant recipients** 24.5% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 13.0% **First-year retention** 74.0% 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. Western New England University enrolls a mix of students using Pell Grants and people arriving after study elsewhere. Among its 2,603 undergraduates, 24.5% receive Pell Grants, and the estimated share of entrants outside the first-time, full-time group is 13.0%. That composition suggests more than one common route into the undergraduate population, without indicating how admission decisions are made. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 473 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 293 admitted, and 100 enrolled. Pell-eligible applicants should use the site’s cost calculator, and transfer applicants should ask how prior coursework fits their intended field. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 74% retention for the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class, measuring those who returned the next fall. Current federal measures point to persistence and completion below comparable institutions: 74.0% of the full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year cohort returned, versus a peer median of 83.4%. Completion follows the same pattern, with a 64.0% [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort and a peer median of 68.8%. Pell recipients completed at 57.9%, below the overall rate by 6.1 percentage points. For the first-time, full-time fall 2019 entering class, the university reported a 64.0% six-year graduation rate, with Pell recipients lower at 53.0%. Enrolled students can expect progress to be tracked both through next-fall return and completion within six years. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).