Hamline 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
  4	School's Recommendation
  5	Standardized Test Scores
  3	Essay

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

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank for 1994

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.36.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	59%
  Second fifth	29%
  Third fifth	10%
  Fourth fifth	2%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• 22% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 83% 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:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  700-800	4%	11%
  600-699	21%	37%
  500-599	41%	37%
  400-499	28%	12%
  300-399	6%	3%

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

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	11%
  26-29	n/a	n/a	30%
  21-25	n/a	n/a	45%
  16-20	n/a	n/a	14%
  Below 16	n/a	n/a	n/a