Harding 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
  E	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	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 3.1.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	65%
  Second fifth	30%
  Third fifth	5%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 85%, SAT math scores over 500 76%, ACT scores over 18 91%, SAT verbal scores over 600 42%, SAT math scores over 600 36%, ACT scores over 24 49%, SAT verbal scores over 700 6%, SAT math scores over 700 6%, ACT scores over 30 12%
• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Special program students.
• 35% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 80% 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
  30-36	16%	15%	15%
  24-29	48%	34%	41%
  18-23	36%	51%	44%