Applying to Gonzaga

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
75.96%	1,315

Gonzaga University's acceptance rate is 75.96% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 9,530 students applied and 7,239 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Gonzaga.

Gonzaga's acceptance rate places 6th out of 21 Washington colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,315 and the ACT score is 28 at Gonzaga. Gonzaga's SAT score ranks 3rd out of 13 Washington colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Gonzaga, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Gonzaga University is 75.96% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 17.32%. 4,293 men and 5,156 women applied to Gonzaga and 3,224 men and 3,964 women students were accepted.

81 applicants who has another gender applied and 51 were accepted.

Among them, 590 men and 656 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 Gonzaga.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Gonzaga
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	9,530	4,293	5,156	81	0
Admitted	7,239	3,224	3,964	51	0
Enrolled	1,254	590	656	8	0
Acceptance Rate	75.96%	75.10%	76.88%	62.96%	-
Yield	17.32%	18.30%	16.55%	15.69%	-

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

Gonzaga University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 312 students (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 113 students (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Gonzaga.

The median SAT score is 1,315 with 660 SAT EBRW and 655 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 710 and the 25^th percentile is 620. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 700 and 25^th percentile is 600 .

The median ACT composite score is 28 with 75^th percentile score of 31 and 25^th percentile score of 26 at Gonzaga. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 28.

The SAT and ACT scores at Gonzaga University are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,165, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) doctoral / research university).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Gonzaga
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1220	1315	1410
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	660	710
SAT Math	600	655	700
ACT Composite	26	28	31
ACT Math	25	27	30
ACT English	25	28	32

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

Gonzaga University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,254 first-year students enrolled in Gonzaga. The proportion of full-time students is 99.92% and part-time students is 0.08%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 47.05% and women students is 52.31%. 0.64% of students has another gender.

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

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Gonzaga
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender
Total	1,254	590	656	8
Full-time	1,253	590	655	8
Part-time	1	0	1	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), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

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

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Gonzaga University.

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

Gonzaga Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
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 $50 for graduate schools of Gonzaga University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Gonzaga.

Admission Information for Applying to Gonzaga
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	https://www.gonzaga.edu/admission
Online Application	https://www.gonzaga.edu/admission
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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