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# Woodbury University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Woodbury University?

Woodbury University’s reported acceptance rate is 81.7%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
81.7%

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.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Admission is relatively broad at Woodbury University, where 81.7% of applicants were admitted in the reported cycle. That rate is above the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size), so the school admitted a larger share than its peer midpoint.

## What SAT and ACT scores do Woodbury University students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Woodbury University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Woodbury University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
46.2%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
44.1%

**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.

Transfer entry is part of the undergraduate mix at Woodbury University, so attendance is not limited to a traditional first-year route. The university enrolls 779 undergraduates, and 46.2% receive Pell Grants.

An estimated 44.1% of undergraduates transferred in, placing continued study after prior college work alongside direct entry in the campus composition. These figures describe enrollment patterns rather than admission priorities.

The mix includes both federal grant recipients and people arriving with prior college coursework.

For full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year students at Woodbury University, 74.0% return for a second year, below 74.2%, the peer median, or middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size). Completion looks different: the first-time full-time cohort’s [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) is 60.0%, above the comparable-institution median of 54.9%.

Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 51.4%, below the overall rate by 8.6 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect retention slightly below the peer midpoint but six-year completion above it, with a lower completion rate among Pell recipients.

## 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/).