Southeast Missouri State 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
  2	Secondary School Record
  N	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  1	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 3.2.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top tenth	18%
  Second tenth	13%
  Third tenth	14%
  Fourth tenth	11%
  Fifth tenth	10%
  Sixth tenth	9%
  Seventh tenth	7%
  Eighth tenth	6%
  Ninth tenth	3%
  Bottom tenth	1%
  Unknown	8%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• 1% 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
  33-36	1%	1%	1%
  28-32	11%	9%	11%
  24-27	22%	13%	20%
  19-23	36%	39%	45%
  17-18	13%	18%	14%
  Below 17	10%	13%	2%
  No score	7%	7%	7%