Saint Mary's University of Minnesota - 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
  5	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  4	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 2.8.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	19%
  Second fifth	23%
  Third fifth	20%
  Fourth fifth	15%
  Bottom fifth	5%
  Unknown	18%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• 13% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 93% 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	2%	2%	3%
  24-29	25%	19%	23%
  18-23	41%	43%	50%
  12-17	24%	28%	16%
  Unknown	8%	8%	8%