Western Carolina University (out-of-state)

Western Carolina University is a fairly selective school. The school receives approximately 20,000 applications every admission cycle. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it is around 71 percent which is equal about 14,000 students being accepted to the school. However, when the year commences, about 1,880 students will have picked Western Carolina University as their school of choice. The school’s application data shows that 39 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 60 percent who are women. When the semester starts, about 55 percent of those accepted women enrolled at Western Carolina University and 44 percent were males. Freshmen students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Western Carolina University when applying. Most often, an ACT score between 20 - 26 or an SAT score between 1,030 - 1,250 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Western Carolina University’s undergraduate application fee is $65.