Adams State College - 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
  4	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  5	Essay

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

  Rank	Criterion
  C	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  C	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 3.11.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	33%
  Second fifth	35%
  Third fifth	19%
  Fourth fifth	12%
  Bottom fifth	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 44%, SAT math scores over 500 50%, ACT scores over 18 75%, SAT verbal scores over 600 16%, SAT math scores over 600 14%, ACT scores over 24 16%, SAT verbal scores over 700 0%, SAT math scores over 700 0%, ACT scores over 30 2%
• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered.
• 15% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 84% 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 ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  29-36	n/a	n/a	2%
  27-28	n/a	n/a	4%
  24-26	n/a	n/a	14%
  21-23	n/a	n/a	39%
  Below 21	n/a	n/a	41%