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Florida Atlantic University - Admission Criteria
 Criteria Ranking | 
High School GPA and Class Rank | Standardized Tests
 Criteria Ranking
 
 
 
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 | 
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 | 1 | Secondary School Record |  | 5 | Class Rank |  | 3 | School's Recommendation |  | 2 | Standardized Test Scores |  | 4 | Essay |  
The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).
| Rank | Criterion | 
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 | C | Character and Personality |  | I | Extracurricular participation |  | E | Particular talent or ability |  | N | Geographical distribution |  | C | Alumni/ae relationship |  
 
High School GPA and Class Rank 
 
The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for
freshmen stood at 3.46.
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Standardized Test Score Criteria
 
 
 
Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
81% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 44% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy:
It will raise the apparent test score admission requirements, but these
should equal the same old scores.
Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took
the SAT I:
SAT verbal scores over 500 59%, SAT math scores over 500 64%, ACT scores over 18 88%, SAT verbal scores over 600 16%, SAT math scores over 600 18%, ACT scores over 24 30%, SAT verbal scores over 700 3%, SAT math scores over 700 2%, ACT scores over 30 3%
 
Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took
the ACT:
| Score | English | Math | Composite | 
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 | 29-36 | n/a | n/a | 4% |  | 26-28 | n/a | n/a | 11% |  | 22-25 | n/a | n/a | 36% |  | 17-21 | n/a | n/a | 42% |  | Below 17 | n/a | n/a | 7% |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
		  
		  
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