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This table provides a general overview of the high school rank percentile and standardized test scores of freshman applicants admitted for fall 2012. The data presented in the table are a composite picture of admitted freshman applicants; they are not admission criteria. Admission decisions are based on an individual, overall assessment of each application. For complete information on our application review factors, please see our admissions overview.
| Biological Sciences | Design | Education & Human Development | Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Liberal Arts | Management (Carlson School of) | Science and Engineering | ||
| High School Rank Percentile | ||||||||
| Average HSR | 94.3% | 82.2% | 83.4% | 82.2% | 83.3% | 88.9% | 92.9% | |
| Percentage of admits who were: | ||||||||
| in top 10% | 82% | 34% | 34% | 38% | 37% | 54% | 73% | |
| in top 11-25% | 18% | 40% | 46% | 37% | 40% | 39% | 26% | |
| below top 25% | 0% | 26% | 20% | 25% | 23% | 7% | 1% | |
| ACT Composite | ||||||||
| Average ACT | 30.3 | 26.8 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 29.4 | 30.6 | |
| Percentage of admits who scored: | ||||||||
| 28-36 | 88% | 37% | 25% | 31% | 43% | 83% | 88% | |
| 24-27 | 12% | 52% | 42% | 51% | 52% | 17% | 12% | |
| Below 24 | 0% | 11% | 33% | 18% | 5% | 0% | 0% | |
| SAT Total out of 1600 (Reading + Math) | ||||||||
| Average SAT | 1385 | 1226 | 1168 | 1229 | 1277 | 1325 | 1381 | |
| Percentage of admits who scored: | ||||||||
| 1300-1600 | 76% | 24% | 16% | 29% | 42% | 60% | 76% | |
| 1100-1299 | 24% | 64% | 55% | 57% | 52% | 39% | 24% | |
| Below 1100 | 0% | 12% | 29% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 0% | |
