Breaking down the student acceptance rates for all 14 SEC schools

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is home to some of the most talented athletes in all of Division I sports, and the student body that cheers them on is just as extensive across its 14 schools.

Saturday Down South recently shared a graphic that was compiled through Niche, which is the leading school search platform. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, their aim is to make researching and enrolling in higher education seamless and transparent. Niche compiled the student acceptance rates for all 14 SEC schools, and the range varied across the spectrum.

Some institutions boasted an acceptance rate of fewer than 10%, while others ventured as high as 90% or above. The size of the student body must be taken into account here, as well, as some public institutions may offer more undergraduate or graduate programs than, say, a smaller private institution.

Check out the full student acceptance rate breakdown below to see where Texas A&M stands alongside the rest of its SEC counterparts. Because while the action on the playing field will always be entertaining, so is the breakdown of the student body behind them through the highs and lows of a season.

Vanderbilt Commodores (7%)

Named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, the university is comprised of ten schools and enrolls approximately 13,800 students from across the United States and throughout the rest of the globe.

Florida Gators (30%)

The Gators are home to the third-largest university in the state of Florida, by student population, and is the fifth-largest single-campus university in the United States. It’s also home to 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes.

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Georgia Bulldogs (40%)

Chartered in 1785, Georgia is one of the oldest public universities in the United States. In addition to its main campus in Athens, GA, the university has two satellite campuses in Atlanta and Lawrenceville.

Get more Georgia news, analysis, and opinions on UGA Wire.

South Carolina Gamecocks (62%)

South Carolina holds the title of being the largest university in the state by enrollment count, with its main campus boasting a size of over 359 acres in downtown Columbia.

Texas A&M Aggies (64%)

Founded in 1876, Texas A&M has enrolled the largest student body in the United States to date since 2021 and is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land, sea, and space-grant institution. A&M was the first public higher education institution in Texas, with its main campus spanning over 5,500 acres.

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Auburn Tigers (71%)

Auburn is the second-largest university in Alabama with more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000. It is one of the state’s two flagship public universities with roughly 1,330 faculty members.

Get more Auburn news, analysis, and opinions on Auburn Wire.

LSU Tigers (71%)

Founded in 1860, LSU is the flagship school of the state of Louisiana with its main campus dedicated in 1926 and consisting of more than 250 buildings. As of 2021, LSU enrolled over 28,000 undergraduate and more than 4,500 graduate students in 14 schools and colleges.

Get more LSU news, analysis, and opinions on LSU Tigers Wire.

Tennessee Volunteers (75%)

The Volunteers are home to the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system, with ten undergraduate schools and eleven graduate colleges. It hosts more than 30,000 students from both within the US and more than 100 foreign countries.

Get more Tennessee news, analysis, and opinions on Vols Wire.

Mississippi State Bulldogs (76%)

Originally chartered as the Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College, the university is comprised of 12 colleges and schools and is home to Mississippi’s only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine.

Missouri Tigers (77%)

The Tigers are home to Missouri’s largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. The university has enrolled as many as 31,401 students since 2021, and its Missouri School of Journalism was founded in 1908 as the world’s first journalism school.

Alabama Crimson Tide (79%)

Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is also home to the only publicly supported law school in the state.

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Arkansas Razorbacks (83%)

The University of Arkansas is home to a few historically renowned architecture such as  Old Main, the first permanent academic building erected. It offers over 200 academic programs, including a highly regarded history program.

Get more Arkansas news, analysis, and opinions on Razorbacks Wire.

Ole Miss Rebels (90%)

The Rebels are home to Mississippi’s oldest public university and its largest by enrollment, with the state legislature having chartered the university in 1844 and admitting its first 80 students four years later. Its medical center performed the first human lung transplant and animal-to-human heart transplant.

Kentucky Wildcats (94%)

The University of Kentucky is one of the state’s two land-grant universities and the institution with the highest enrollment in the state, with 30,545 students as far back as the fall of 2019. Its comprised of 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, and four professional programs.

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