Bluefield 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
  5	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
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  I	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.1.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	10%
  Top quarter	30%
  Top half	60%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered. SAT verbal scores over 500 37%, SAT math scores over 500 34%, ACT scores over 18 61%, SAT verbal scores over 600 5%, SAT math scores over 600 5%, ACT scores over 24 16%, SAT verbal scores over 700 2%, SAT math scores over 700 0%, ACT scores over 30 0%
• 94% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 6% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Required minimum combined SAT I score is now 860.