University of Southern Colorado - 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
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 2.87.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	25%
  Second fifth	29%
  Third fifth	28%
  Fourth fifth	13%
  Bottom fifth	3%
  Unknown	2%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 34%, SAT math scores over 500 33%, ACT scores over 18 72%, SAT verbal scores over 600 5%, SAT math scores over 600 8%, ACT scores over 24 17%, SAT verbal scores over 700 3%, SAT math scores over 700 1%, ACT scores over 30 1%
• 11% 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 ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	2%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	23%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	50%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	25%