University of Northern Iowa - 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
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	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	36%
  Second fifth	38%
  Third fifth	20%
  Fourth fifth	2%
  Unknown	4%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 63%, SAT math scores over 500 61%, ACT scores over 18 94%, SAT verbal scores over 600 28%, SAT math scores over 600 31%, ACT scores over 24 41%, SAT verbal scores over 700 4%, SAT math scores over 700 7%, ACT scores over 30 5%
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• 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	38%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	53%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	5%
  No Score	n/a	n/a	1%