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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Monroe, LA
Population 170,000
Website http://www.ulm.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,295
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 86%
From Region 3%
Athletes 10.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Black 25%
International 10%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2012 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2013 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2014 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2015 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2016 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2017 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2018 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2019 Men: 34.0% 34.0% 2020 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2021 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2023 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2024 Men: 38.5% 38.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Black: 32.2% 32.2% 2012 Black: 31.9% 31.9% 2013 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Black: 29.8% 29.8% 2015 Black: 28.7% 28.7% 2016 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2017 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2019 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2020 Black: 22.3% 22.3% 2021 Black: 21.9% 21.9% 2022 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2023 Black: 26.3% 26.3% 2024 Black: 27.4% 27.4% 2011 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2012 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2013 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2014 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2015 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2016 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2017 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2018 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2019 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2020 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2021 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2022 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2023 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2024 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 International: 4.3% 4.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2021 Black: 23.9% 23.9% 2022 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2023 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2024 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2025 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2021 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2022 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2023 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2024 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2025 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2020 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2024 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2025 International: 10.0% 10.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Louisiana at Monroe 1,008 34% / 66% 4% $64,312 73 95%
Computer Science 19 — 89% / 11% 68% $94,669 96 100%
Information Science/Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 40% $86,418 93 —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,186 69 —
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $67,118 77 —
Mathematics 4 — 50% / 50% 50% $62,304 69 —
Biology 42 — 45% / 55% 7% $66,412 76 97%
Toxicology 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $52,458 46 100%
Agricultural Business and Management 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $67,560 77 94%
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 — 25% / 75% 25% $69,885 80 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 23 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,490 52 96%
Dental Hygiene 29 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,454 82 97%
Exercise Science 73 — 52% / 48% 5% $51,273 43 97%
Health Sciences 26 — 19% / 81% 0% $51,264 43 90%
Nursing 88 — 10% / 90% 1% $99,291 97 99%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 32 — 25% / 75% 0% $152,219 100 100%
Radiologic Technology 26 — 19% / 81% 0% $71,337 82 100%
Accounting 16 — 50% / 50% 6% $75,166 85 96%
Business Administration 63 — 51% / 49% 3% $56,972 58 93%
Finance 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $82,720 90 —
Marketing 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $70,818 81 94%
Risk Management and Insurance 30 — 70% / 30% 3% $74,236 84 100%
Communication 28 — 39% / 61% 4% $51,051 42 100%
English 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $33,582 6 94%
Foreign Languages 5 — 20% / 80% 20% $50,034 39 —
General Studies 75 — 37% / 63% 5% $60,696 66 93%
History 16 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,474 16 96%
Political Science 29 — 55% / 45% 3% $47,742 32 96%
Psychology 156 — 11% / 89% 1% $41,760 16 87%
Social Work 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,289 10 92%
Elementary Education 39 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,408 40 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,408 40 100%
Music — — — — $39,045 11 —
Music Performance 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $39,763 12 —
Studio Art 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $33,640 6 90%
Aviation 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $75,180 85 —
Construction Management 34 — 74% / 26% 0% $107,824 99 100%
Criminal Justice 30 — 37% / 63% 0% $51,015 42 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,655
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,650
Est. In-State Cost $12,490
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,300
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2012 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2013 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2014 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2015 Graduated: 40.9% 40.9% 2016 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Graduated: 40.9% 40.9% 2018 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7% 2019 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6% 2020 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2021 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2022 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7% 2023 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 Graduated: 54.2% 54.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2013 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2014 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2016 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2017 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2018 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2019 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2020 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2021 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2022 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2023 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2024 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2011 Women: 36.9% 36.9% 2012 Women: 39.0% 39.0% 2013 Women: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 Women: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Women: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Women: 44.8% 44.8% 2017 Women: 40.2% 40.2% 2018 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2019 Women: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2021 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2022 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2023 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2024 Women: 57.2% 57.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 48.4% 48.4% 2012 Asian: 48.1% 48.1% 2013 Asian: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Asian: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Asian: 35.7% 35.7% 2018 Asian: 65.0% 65.0% 2019 Asian: 52.9% 52.9% 2020 Asian: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Asian: 60.9% 60.9% 2023 Asian: 72.0% 72.0% 2024 Asian: 76.2% 76.2% 2011 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2012 Black: 25.1% 25.1% 2013 Black: 34.1% 34.1% 2014 Black: 33.9% 33.9% 2015 Black: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Black: 37.0% 37.0% 2017 Black: 34.0% 34.0% 2018 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2019 Black: 40.6% 40.6% 2020 Black: 49.3% 49.3% 2021 Black: 43.9% 43.9% 2022 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2023 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2024 Black: 41.8% 41.8% 2011 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2012 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2013 White: 43.0% 43.0% 2014 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2015 White: 44.3% 44.3% 2016 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2017 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2018 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2019 White: 49.9% 49.9% 2020 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2021 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2022 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2024 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2011 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2012 International: 81.8% 81.8% 2013 International: 88.9% 88.9% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 52.6% 52.6% 2016 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2019 International: 48.8% 48.8% 2020 International: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 International: 68.4% 68.4% 2022 International: 67.6% 67.6% 2023 International: 83.1% 83.1% 2024 International: 70.9% 70.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.2% 325 27% / 73% 2% $47,276 31 91%
Health Sciences 31.1% 313 22% / 78% 3% $79,817 88 98%
Business & Economics 12.3% 124 54% / 46% 3% $65,651 75 95%
Professional 6.7% 68 59% / 41% 0% $80,841 89 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 55 45% / 55% 5% $63,114 71 98%
Education 4.9% 49 10% / 90% 0% $50,408 40 100%
Computer Science 2.4% 24 79% / 21% 62% $92,950 95 100%
Arts 2.0% 20 45% / 55% 0% $34,865 7 90%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 18 72% / 28% 0% $67,560 77 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 12 50% / 50% 17% $63,047 71 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1.2M #228 43% $0.0M 7 #161 15 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #335 91% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #429 98% $0 1 #231 7 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #473 99% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #277 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 25 #168 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.9M #447 71% $0.0M 33 #317 22 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9% 2012 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4% 2013 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2014 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2015 Acceptance: 87.6% 87.6% 2016 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2017 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2018 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0% 2019 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 Acceptance: 78.0% 78.0% 2021 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2022 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1% 2023 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2024 Acceptance: 84.8% 84.8% 2011 Yield: 58.1% 58.1% 2012 Yield: 54.8% 54.8% 2013 Yield: 49.7% 49.7% 2014 Yield: 41.4% 41.4% 2015 Yield: 43.4% 43.4% 2016 Yield: 39.3% 39.3% 2017 Yield: 44.1% 44.1% 2018 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2019 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2020 Yield: 29.4% 29.4% 2021 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2023 Yield: 28.8% 28.8% 2024 Yield: 35.1% 35.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,043 2,043 2012 Applicants: 2,641 2,641 2013 Applicants: 3,454 3,454 2014 Applicants: 3,863 3,863 2015 Applicants: 3,417 3,417 2016 Applicants: 4,563 4,563 2017 Applicants: 4,035 4,035 2018 Applicants: 4,253 4,253 2019 Applicants: 3,953 3,953 2020 Applicants: 4,837 4,837 2021 Applicants: 4,945 4,945 2022 Applicants: 4,303 4,303 2023 Applicants: 4,878 4,878 2024 Applicants: 4,224 4,224 2011 Admitted: 1,878 1,878 2012 Admitted: 2,414 2,414 2013 Admitted: 2,668 2,668 2014 Admitted: 2,983 2,983 2015 Admitted: 2,995 2,995 2016 Admitted: 3,474 3,474 2017 Admitted: 3,045 3,045 2018 Admitted: 3,020 3,020 2019 Admitted: 3,164 3,164 2020 Admitted: 3,772 3,772 2021 Admitted: 3,456 3,456 2022 Admitted: 3,017 3,017 2023 Admitted: 3,637 3,637 2024 Admitted: 3,580 3,580 2011 Enrolled: 1,091 1,091 2012 Enrolled: 1,323 1,323 2013 Enrolled: 1,325 1,325 2014 Enrolled: 1,235 1,235 2015 Enrolled: 1,301 1,301 2016 Enrolled: 1,366 1,366 2017 Enrolled: 1,342 1,342 2018 Enrolled: 1,308 1,308 2019 Enrolled: 1,112 1,112 2020 Enrolled: 1,108 1,108 2021 Enrolled: 1,140 1,140 2022 Enrolled: 1,018 1,018 2023 Enrolled: 1,049 1,049 2024 Enrolled: 1,255 1,255

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1160 – 1360
SAT Math Range 620 – 730
SAT RW Range 540 – 630

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 865 865 2012 25th: 865 865 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 950 950 2017 25th: 850 850 2020 25th: 950 950 2021 25th: 1060 1060 2022 25th: 1085 1085 2023 25th: 1050 1050 2024 25th: 1160 1160 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2015 75th: 1218 1218 2016 75th: 1360 1360 2017 75th: 1070 1070 2020 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1270 1270 2022 75th: 1320 1320 2023 75th: 1350 1350 2024 75th: 1360 1360

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 445 445 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 510 510 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 420 420 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 585 585 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 620 620 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 640 640 2014 75th: 630 630 2015 75th: 660 660 2016 75th: 680 680 2017 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 690 690 2022 75th: 730 730 2023 75th: 730 730 2024 75th: 730 730

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 425 425 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 558 558 2016 75th: 680 680 2017 75th: 520 520 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2022 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2023 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.