Gustavus Adolphus 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
  4	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  2	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	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	59%
  Second fifth	29%
  Third fifth	11%
  Fourth fifth	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
• 35% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 96% 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 SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 85%, SAT math scores over 500 90%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 50%, SAT math scores over 600 56%, ACT scores over 24 70%, SAT verbal scores over 700 16%, SAT math scores over 700 15%, ACT scores over 30 18%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	11%	14%	14%
  24-29	51%	43%	53%
  18-23	34%	40%	33%
  12-17	4%	3%	n/a