Pepperdine 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
  5	Interview
  3	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  4	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
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.49.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	84%
  Top quarter	93%
  Top half	100%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: All SAT scores have been recentered.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 90%, SAT math scores over 500 94%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 48%, SAT math scores over 600 59%, ACT scores over 24 81%, SAT verbal scores over 700 9%, SAT math scores over 700 14%, ACT scores over 30 23%

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

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  29-36	n/a	n/a	10%
  27-28	n/a	n/a	16%
  24-26	n/a	n/a	32%
  21-23	n/a	n/a	26%
  Below 21	n/a	n/a	16%