State University of New York College at Oswego - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  4	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 86.5.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	30%
  Second fifth	50%
  Third fifth	17%
  Fourth fifth	3%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system. SAT verbal scores over 500 75%, SAT math scores over 500 76%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 18%, SAT math scores over 600 20%, ACT scores over 24 41%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%, ACT scores over 30 2%
• 88% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 19% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  700-800	2%	1%
  600-699	24%	17%
  500-599	53%	63%
  400-499	21%	19%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	4%
  26-29	n/a	n/a	33%
  21-25	n/a	n/a	45%
  16-20	n/a	n/a	18%