Southwest Baptist 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
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.19.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top tenth	9%
  Second tenth	9%
  Third tenth	7%
  Fourth tenth	6%
  Fifth tenth	8%
  Sixth tenth	6%
  Seventh tenth	4%
  Eighth tenth	3%
  Ninth tenth	3%
  Bottom tenth	1%
  Unknown	44%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 77%, SAT math scores over 500 49%, ACT scores over 18 89%, SAT verbal scores over 600 10%, SAT math scores over 600 4%, ACT scores over 24 48%, SAT verbal scores over 700 0%, SAT math scores over 700 0%, ACT scores over 30 8%
• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• 7% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 70% 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
  33-36	n/a	n/a	n/a
  28-32	n/a	n/a	10%
  24-27	n/a	n/a	25%
  19-23	n/a	n/a	36%
  17-18	n/a	n/a	19%
  Below 17	n/a	n/a	10%
  Unknown	n/a	n/a	n/a