Iowa 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
  1	Class Rank
  N	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
  N	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  C	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 3.34.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	49%
  Second fifth	31%
  Third fifth	16%
  Fourth fifth	4%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 80%, SAT math scores over 500 87%, ACT scores over 18 97%, SAT verbal scores over 600 46%, SAT math scores over 600 60%, ACT scores over 24 57%, SAT verbal scores over 700 17%, SAT math scores over 700 23%, ACT scores over 30 12%
• 6% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 94% 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
  30-36	n/a	n/a	10%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	45%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	42%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	3%