North Dakota State University - 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
  N	Secondary School Record
  N	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  N	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

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.26.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top quarter	47%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The following scores do not include International students.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  27-36	12%	16%	15%
  22-26	29%	35%	35%
  19-21	26%	21%	29%
  Below 19	33%	28%	21%