Applying to SHU

Sacred Heart University's acceptance rate is 67.68% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 14,284 students applied and 9,667 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SHU.

SHU's acceptance rate places 9th out of 24 Connecticut colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to SHU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at Sacred Heart University.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Sacred Heart University is 67.68% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 19.71%. 5,044 men and 9,240 women applied to SHU and 3,207 men and 6,460 women students were accepted.

Among them, 731 men and 1,174 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SHU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SHU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	14,284	5,044	9,240	0	0
Admitted	9,667	3,207	6,460	0	0
Enrolled	1,905	731	1,174	0	0
Acceptance Rate	67.68%	63.58%	69.91%	-	-
Yield	19.71%	22.79%	18.17%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Sacred Heart University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,905 first-year students enrolled in SHU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.90% and part-time students is 0.10%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 38.37% and women students is 61.63%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SHU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at SHU
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,905	731	1,174
Full-time	1,903	729	1,174
Part-time	2	2	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at SHU. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Sacred Heart University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SHU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of Sacred Heart University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SHU.

Admission Information for Applying to SHU
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://www.sacredheart.edu/admissions--aid/
Online Application	https://www.sacredheart.edu/admissions--aid/undergraduate-admissions/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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