College Admission Factors
Percentage of colleges attributing considerable or moderate importance to factors in the admission decision.
Admissions Trends Survey, 2013 | National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- Grades in college prep courses 96.2%
- Grades in all courses 91.1%
- Admission test scores (SAT, ACT) 89.16%
- Strength of curriculum 88.1%
- Essay or writing sample 62.4%
- Counselor recommendation 59%
- Teacher recommendation 58.4%
- Student’s demonstrated interest 50.2%
- Class Rank 49%
- Extracurricular activities 48.1%
- Subject test scores (AP, IB) 38.1%
- Interview 31.6%
- Portfolio 19.4%
- Work 19.3%
- State graduation exam 19.1%
- SAT II scores 15.1%