Central Michigan 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
  3	Class Rank
  4	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  5	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
  N	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 3.2.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top 5%	8%
  Top tenth	19%
  Top fifth	39%
  Top quarter	46%
  Top half	81%
  Top three-quarters	98%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 61%, SAT math scores over 500 67%, ACT scores over 18 92%, SAT verbal scores over 600 22%, SAT math scores over 600 21%, ACT scores over 24 33%, SAT verbal scores over 700 2%, SAT math scores over 700 3%, ACT scores over 30 3%
• 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
  27-36	11%	10%	10%
  22-26	36%	31%	39%
  19-21	24%	27%	30%
  Below 19	29%	32%	21%