Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical 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
  N	Class Rank
  N	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
  N	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	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	45%
  Second fifth	26%
  Third fifth	17%
  Fourth fifth	9%
  Bottom fifth	3%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• 6% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 94% 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
  31-36	5%	3%	4%
  26-30	30%	20%	24%
  21-25	36%	38%	43%
  16-20	20%	30%	22%
  Below 16	3%	3%	1%
  No score	6%	6%	6%