Undergraduate Edition 2016-2017

Minimum High School GPA and SAT/ACT Scores

Applicants for first-time admission as freshmen must meet minimum high school GPA and SAT scores as indicated in the chart below.

In-State

Students Entering in the Fall Minimum GPA Minimum SAT Minimum ACT
2.5 800 17

Out-of-State

Students Entering in the Fall Minimum GPA Minimum SAT Minimum ACT
2.5 850 18

*Each campus will have an exception to these admission requirements of 1 percent of the number of currently admitted students.

Rising Viking Scholars (RVS)

The “Rising Viking Scholars” Program allows for ECSU to admit students who have high grade point averages and meet RVS Program specified SAT/ACT university requirement thresholds. The RVS Program aims to provide an opportunity to prospective in-state degree seeking applicants.