Francis Marion 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
  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
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	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	28%
  Second fifth	28%
  Third fifth	23%
  Fourth fifth	13%
  Bottom fifth	6%
  Unknown	2%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• 99% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 0% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Recommended minimum combined SAT I score raised to 1010 from 900.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 40%, SAT math scores over 500 41%, SAT verbal scores over 600 10%, SAT math scores over 600 9%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%