University of Dubuque, College of Liberal Arts - 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
  1	Class Rank
  4	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
  E	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 2.95.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	17%
  Top quarter	35%
  Top half	65%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• 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	5%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	21%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	65%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	9%