Selection Process and the AUA Student Profile

 

 

Important note for applicants applying prior to serving in the army: If you are applying to AUA and while at your mandatory military service, the UAC and Office of Admissions will be flexible with your application process. We ask you to notify us about a military service via email at [email protected].

 

AUTOMATIC DENIAL THRESHOLDS

The below scores indicate the thresholds, below which an applicant is automatically denied admission to AUA.

English Automatic Denial Math Automatic Denial
All Programs BAB/BSE CS/DS ES/ESS PG EC
TOEFL iBT (previous format) Below 76 SAT Below 650 Below 650 Below 630 Below 570 Below 500
TOEFL iBT (Jan 21, 2026 onward) Below 4 ACT Below 28 Below 28 Below 27 Below 24 Below 18
IELTS Academic Below 6
SAT English Below 550
ACT English Below 43

Note: Fall 2026 applicants to BS in Nursing should note that the proof of math proficiency is optional. 

2025 ENTERING CLASS PROFILE

We are sharing below the 2025 entering class profile which may be helpful to you. The below tables demonstrate the mean (average) test scores of the undergraduate students admitted during Fall 2025, along with their medians and the lowest and highest ranges per entrance exam. Note that the entering class profile varies from year to year, and the below information is only intended to give a general overview and does not set thresholds for the following academic year’s admission criteria.

The above numbers are based on Admission office calculations and do not represent official university statistics, which are published by the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment.