Tougaloo 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
  N	Class Rank
  2	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
  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 3.02.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	17%
  Second two-fifths	35%
  Bottom two-fifths	48%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• 7% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 93% 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 ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  28-33	n/a	n/a	1%
  25-27	n/a	n/a	2%
  22-24	n/a	n/a	12%
  19-21	n/a	n/a	23%
  16-18	n/a	n/a	29%
  13-15	n/a	n/a	31%
  10-12	n/a	n/a	2%