Austin Peay State 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
  4	Class Rank
  3	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
  N	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  N	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	32%
  Second fifth	24%
  Third fifth	15%
  Fourth fifth	7%
  Bottom fifth	3%
  Unknown	19%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• 12% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 88% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• 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 SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 52%, SAT math scores over 500 43%, ACT scores over 18 83%, SAT verbal scores over 600 13%, SAT math scores over 600 12%, ACT scores over 24 24%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 3%, ACT scores over 30 2%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	5%	2%	1%
  24-29	27%	15%	23%
  18-23	48%	53%	63%
  12-17	20%	30%	13%