University of South Dakota at Vermillion - 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
  2	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
  C	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	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	32%
  Second fifth	28%
  Third fifth	22%
  Fourth fifth	14%
  Bottom fifth	4%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• 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: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	4%	3%	4%
  24-29	28%	23%	26%
  18-23	45%	50%	56%
  12-17	23%	24%	14%