Saint Louis 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
  3	Class Rank
  4	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  5	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

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	47%
  Second fifth	19%
  Third fifth	11%
  Fourth fifth	5%
  Bottom fifth	1%
  Unknown	17%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system. SAT verbal scores over 500 88%, SAT math scores over 500 88%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 50%, SAT math scores over 600 55%, ACT scores over 24 78%, SAT verbal scores over 700 8%, SAT math scores over 700 12%, ACT scores over 30 23%
• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• 40% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 91% 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
  28-36	n/a	n/a	26%
  26-27	n/a	n/a	18%
  23-25	n/a	n/a	25%
  19-22	n/a	n/a	19%
  16-18	n/a	n/a	3%
  No score	n/a	n/a	9%