Illinois Wesleyan 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/GPA
  5	School's Recommendation
  3	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
  C	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  E	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 3.4.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	73%
  Second fifth	18%
  Third fifth	9%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
• 36% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 95% 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:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 97%, SAT math scores over 500 98%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 67%, SAT math scores over 600 72%, ACT scores over 24 99%, SAT verbal scores over 700 21%, SAT math scores over 700 19%, ACT scores over 30 28%

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

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	23%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	68%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	9%