Truman State University has selective admissions, and about one in every four applicants will not get in. Successful applicants tend to have strong high school grades and standardized test scores. In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. Students who got into Truman State University tended to have "B+" averages or higher, SAT scores (CR+M+W) of 1650 or higher (CR+M+W), and ACT composite scores of 23 or higher.
Note that a few students with grades and test scores that were on target for Truman State did not get in. Note also that a few students were accepted with test scores and grades below the ideal. This is because Truman State University's admissions process is holistic -- the university takes into consideration your extracurricular activities, special talents, and essay in addition to numerical data. Students planning to major in music will need audition, and the nursing program has more rigorous admissions standards than the university as a whole.
To learn more about Truman State University, high school GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores, these articles can help:
- Truman State University Admissions Profile
- What's a Good SAT Score?
- What's a Good ACT Score?
- What's Considered a Good Academic Record?
- What is a Weighted GPA?
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