California State University, Hayward - 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
  2	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  1	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

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

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

High School GPA and Class Rank for 1992

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top third	96%
  Second third	4%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.