Bluefield 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
  N	Secondary School Record
  N	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  N	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
  N	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 2.69.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	8%
  Second fifth	30%
  Third fifth	42%
  Fourth fifth	10%
  Bottom fifth	2%
  Unknown	8%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have been recentered.
• 5% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 95% 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:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  700-800	n/a	1%
  600-699	4%	2%
  500-599	24%	16%
  400-499	37%	28%
  300-399	35%	53%

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

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	3%	1%	1%
  24-29	17%	4%	13%
  18-23	20%	13%	28%
  12-17	60%	82%	58%