Briar Cliff College - 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
  4	School's Recommendation
  3	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
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.17.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	14%
  Top quarter	38%
  Top half	67%
  Top three-quarters	95%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 50%, SAT math scores over 500 50%, ACT scores over 18 88%, SAT verbal scores over 600 50%, SAT math scores over 600 50%, ACT scores over 24 29%, SAT verbal scores over 700 0%, SAT math scores over 700 0%, ACT scores over 30 3%
• 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	n/a	n/a	3%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	28%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	54%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	15%