Baylor 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
  3	Secondary School Record
  1	Class Rank
  4	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  5	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
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top quarter	63%
  Second quarter	26%
  Unknown	11%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• 66% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 34% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Minimum SAT I score requirements have been raised.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 87%, SAT math scores over 500 92%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 39%, SAT math scores over 600 48%, ACT scores over 24 61%, SAT verbal scores over 700 8%, SAT math scores over 700 10%, ACT scores over 30 8%