Purdue University in West Lafayette is one of the top-rated public universities in the country. The university is selective and accepts about two-thirds of applicants. As the scattergram above reveals, students who are admitted to Purdue tend to have strong GPAs and test scores. The blue and green represent accepted students, so you can see that the majority of students who got into Purdue had a high school average of B+ or higher, an ACT composite score above 22, and a combined SAT score (CR+M+W) of above about 1600. The chances for admission increase as those grades and test scores go up.
Note that a few students with grades and test scores that were on target for Purdue still got rejected. Note also that a few students were accepted with test scores and grades below the norm. This is because Purdue has holistic admissions -- the admissions officers are evaluating students based on more than numerical data. A rigorous high school curriculum, winning essay, and interesting extracurricular activities all contribute to a successful application.
To learn more about Purdue University in West Lafayette, high school GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores, these articles can help:
- Purdue University Admissions Profile
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