Johnson C. Smith 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
  4	Class Rank
  3	School's Recommendation
  2	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
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  N	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 2.5.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	14%
  Second fifth	23%
  Third fifth	22%
  Fourth fifth	14%
  Bottom fifth	5%
  Unknown	22%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system. SAT verbal scores over 500 25%, SAT math scores over 500 35%, SAT verbal scores over 600 15%, SAT math scores over 600 15%, SAT verbal scores over 700 4%, SAT math scores over 700 2%
• 88% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 0% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.