Wayland Baptist 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
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  3	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
  I	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

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

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	27%
  Second fifth	18%
  Third fifth	16%
  Fourth fifth	23%
  Bottom fifth	8%
  Unknown	8%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 40%, SAT math scores over 500 42%, ACT scores over 18 68%, SAT verbal scores over 600 18%, SAT math scores over 600 15%, ACT scores over 24 25%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 2%, ACT scores over 30 2%
• 30% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 71% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: We have both uncentered and recentered levels SAT I levels.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	5%
  26-29	n/a	n/a	10%
  21-25	n/a	n/a	25%
  16-20	n/a	n/a	45%
  Below 16	n/a	n/a	15%