Mesa State 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
  2	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  4	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
  N	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  E	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	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 quarter	32%
  Second quarter	38%
  Third quarter	27%
  Fourth quarter	3%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 46%, SAT math scores over 500 48%, ACT scores over 18 74%, SAT verbal scores over 600 12%, SAT math scores over 600 12%, ACT scores over 24 18%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%, ACT scores over 30 1%
• 13% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 87% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.