Academic profile of fall 2008 admitted freshmen by college
This table gives you a general overview of the academic qualifications of last year's admitted freshmen. The data presented in the table are a composite picture of the freshman class; they are not admission criteria. Admission decisions are based on an individual, overall assessment of each application.
Please also review our admissions overview and deadlines for freshmen.
| Biological Sciences | Design | Education & Human Development | Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Liberal Arts | Management (Carlson School of) | Technology (Institute of) | ||
| High School Rank Percentile | ||||||||
| Average HSR | 95.2% | 85.1% | 77.3% | 82.4% | 85.6% | 92.8% | 91.3% | |
| 90%ile and higher | 89.0% | 34.7% | 28.5% | 33.1% | 41.8% | 76.3% | 66.2% | |
| 75-89%ile | 10.0% | 52.1% | 38.5% | 42.8% | 44.0% | 21.6% | 30.6% | |
| Below 75%ile | 1.0% | 13.2% | 33.0% | 24.1% | 14.2% | 2.1% | 3.2% | |
| ACT Composite | ||||||||
| Average ACT | 29.6 | 25.6 | 23.2 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 29.0 | 29.3 | |
| 28+ | 78.5% | 23.6% | 14.2% | 27.9% | 37.7% | 75.2% | 71.5% | |
| 24-27 | 19.9% | 53.4% | 38.3% | 44.7% | 40.9% | 22.0% | 25.2% | |
| Below 24 | 1.6% | 23.0% | 47.5% | 27.4% | 21.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% | |
| SAT 1 Total | ||||||||
| Average SAT (out of 1600) | 1320.0 | 1198.4 | 1119.2 | 1194.7 | 1236.0 | 1295.4 | 1322.2 | |
| 1300+ | 56.2% | 18.4% | 9.9% | 18.0% | 35.9% | 50.4% | 58.9% | |
| 1100-1299 | 40.9% | 63.2% | 48.5% | 62.2% | 46.1% | 45.3% | 37.0% | |
| Below 1100 | 2.9% | 18.4% | 41.6% | 19.8% | 18.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | |
Access to Success Program
The Access to Success Program (ATS) is a one-year program offered in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD); the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS); and the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The mission of the ATS Program is to help ensure the academic success of its participants. It is designed for a limited number of freshmen whose experiences and high school records indicate strong potential for success through the ATS Program, but whose high school rank and test scores may not meet the typical profile of students admitted to CEHD, CFANS, or CLA.
Selection process
Students who have demonstrated strong potential for success in the ATS Program and who would most benefit from the services provided in the program will be admitted to CEHD, CFANS or CLA, and as a condition of their admission they will be required to participate in all programmatic elements of the ATS Program.
Decisions will be based on an individual, overall assessment of each application. Participants will primarily be Minnesota residents. A very limited number of students from the reciprocity states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin will be selected to participate.
