Barclay College acceptance rate & admissions

Barclay College admits 51% of applicants, about 1 in 2. For Fall 2023, 91 of 167 applicants were admitted and 48 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
51%

More selective than 96% of Kansas colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
53%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose Barclay College over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied167
Admitted91
Enrolled48

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

Barclay College admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202451%———College Scorecard
Fall 202354%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is Barclay College compared with other Kansas colleges?

Barclay College has the 2nd-lowest acceptance rate of 24 Kansas colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
1Sterling College48%41%$22,371
2Barclay College51%32%$29,290
3Central Christian College of Kansas53%27%$11,404
4Friends University55%43%$27,715
5Bethany College56%36%$27,686
6Tabor College65%34%$20,205
7Kansas Wesleyan University72%49%$22,671
8Newman University74%53%$19,971
9Southwestern College76%36%$29,824

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All Kansas colleges →

Who enrolls at Barclay College

First-year students who return for year two52%
First-year students from Kansas23%
Pell Grant recipients51%
First-generation students40%
Women / men46% / 54%
International students2%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

Barclay College admissions questions

What is the Barclay College acceptance rate?

Barclay College accepts 51% of applicants, about 1 in 2. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 91 of 167 applicants were admitted.

Does Barclay College require the SAT or ACT?

Barclay College does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at Barclay College?

53% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (48 of 91).

Is Barclay College getting harder to get into?

Barclay College accepted 51% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 54% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to Barclay College overview