Division 1 Schools Admissions Rate by Conference: 2023 Freshman Class

lol @ Bama

I think Ole Miss requires you to mix a cocktail or two as well.

Ole Miss at 97.4%


They’ll take anyone capable of breathing and tying their shoelaces

Big 6


Vandy
Ole Miss
Georgia
Missouri
Alabama
LSU

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Why are the acceptance rates for Kentucky and Ole Miss so high? Do they just let anyone in to college in 2023?

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The people of Tennessee deserve a great education as well. Props to both institutions for accepting the academic refuges from Tenner.

I've always thought that acceptance rates are a lousy way to determine whether or not universities are "quality". It is just a raw percentage that does not take into account externalizations and missions.

Take the Ole Miss example. Their acceptance rate is VERY high - but by law in Mississippi, they are required to accept applications on par with other state funded schools. This includes Miss St., Alcorn State, Southern Miss, Miss Valley State, etc. Those are external factors that are beyond Ole Miss's ability to control as a point of legal policy.

Secondly, application acceptance rate does not always accurately reflect who actually shows up on campus. I applied and was accepted to MANY schools when I graduated from high school in the mid 80's. But I ended up at Alabama. All those other schools took a hit on their "acceptance rate" even though I never showed up on campus.

Additionally, acceptance rates can be skewed by what the university WANTS to do. Some universities are content to be where they are, but some universities are in active growth mode. Universities like that deliberately accept more students than they normally would because they are growing numbers, bringing in out of state cash, starting new majors or programs, etc.

Finally, the mission of the institution comes into play. Some universities do not have engineering schools. Or nursing schools. Maybe they have a mandate to train as many teachers as possible for their state. And so forth. This significantly affects acceptance rates because some majors are a lot tougher than others.

The bottom line is that a lot of universities have high acceptance rates that are not at all indicative of the quality of their institution.

You're automatically in even if you screw up the application at Ole Miss.

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So, if you can fill out the application to Ole Miss correctly, you’re automatically in.

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A state funded institute of higher learning should have open admissions for state residents. The curriculum should determine their suitability. I may be mistaken but Texas has a requirement that any kid who graduates or earns a GED in Texas HAS to have a seat at a state funded university. Not UT or ATM but somewhere. I was told that by a bank manager in Austin so it may be completely off the mark but it should be that way. Texas Tech is one of the places that many of those students who can't get in wind up and TT has a pretty solid reputation as a university. Additionally state funding for public schools systems should reflect the number of their students who require remedial coursework in those state universities. A kid with a 3.8 GPA who needs remedial english at a state school is a failing of the system by any measure...

Schools that graduate 4-5,000 kids a year at a 67% graduation rate (2nd lowest in conference to your mouth breathing brother) aren’t judged by the one good student every third year that they tricked into going there.