If a school has an ACT range of 27-31 does that mean 25% scored above that and below? So they accepted 25% with scores below 27?
50% of the accepted students would fall into that range. Pay close attention to wording, “accepted” is different from “enrolled”. Google: “College Name” Common Data Set. For the actual enrolled information. Generally the enrolled data will be a lower range.
Also, keep in mind that the lower 25% of student typically includes recruited athletes.
Good luck!
Be careful with your intepretation. It is 25% of admitted students has ACT score below 27, not they will admit 25% of the students with ACT below 27.
@billcsho @luloobee sorry but Im getting a bit confused, so out of all the admitted students, 25% have ACT’s of 26 or lower? thanks
@lostsenior4829 Yes, that is correct. However, as @luloobee said, hooked (all not just athletes) applicants are overweighted in the bottom 25%. Therefore, the number of regular applicants in the bottom 25% is less than 25%.
@lostsenior4829, unfortunately most schools seem to put a mix of Accepted and Admitted data in the Class Profiles; so while the Common Data Set is the best source for Admitted data, you’ll want to focus on the Accepted data when comparing yourself.
Unless you are a hooked applicant (recruited athlete, first-generation college student, or under-represented minority), target schools where you are in the top-25% as a match school.
^I believe accepted = admitted. CDS uses enrolled, which will be lower than accepted/admitted.
(My beef with the new 2017-2018 CDS is that it asks for Old SAT scores to be converted to New, which will artificially skew the numbers higher if there was a significant proportion of Old SAT submitters for that college.)
It is 25% of admitted students had ACT 27 (not 26) or lower.
@Chembiodad If you are in the top 25% it’s a match? What do you need for a school to be a safety? I always thought a match was when you were above the middle of the pack stats wise. Thanks in advance