Tarleton State 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
  2	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  1	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 quarter	34%
  Second quarter	37%
  Third quarter	17%
  Fourth quarter	12%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
• 63% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 59% 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 42%, SAT math scores over 500 44%, ACT scores over 18 83%, SAT verbal scores over 600 9%, SAT math scores over 600 10%, ACT scores over 24 18%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%, ACT scores over 30 2%
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	1%	1%	1%
  24-29	15%	11%	11%
  18-23	52%	58%	64%
  12-17	31%	30%	24%
  6-11	1%	n/a	n/a