University of Nebraska, Lincoln - 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
  N	Secondary School Record
  N	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  N	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
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	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 fifth	37%
  Second fifth	24%
  Third fifth	21%
  Fourth fifth	10%
  Bottom fifth	8%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered.
• 19% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 98% 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:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 77%, SAT math scores over 500 81%, ACT scores over 18 96%, SAT verbal scores over 600 38%, SAT math scores over 600 46%, ACT scores over 24 53%, SAT verbal scores over 700 10%, SAT math scores over 700 13%, ACT scores over 30 12%

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

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  27-36	16%	16%	16%
  22-26	34%	32%	40%
  19-21	26%	23%	27%
  Below 19	24%	29%	17%