If you will successfully complete the core curriculum before graduating from high school and meet any one of the followig criteria, you will be automatically admitted to Missouri State University:

• ACT score of 24 or higher (SAT 1110)
• 3.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Rank in the top 25 percent of your graduating class

Applicants who do not meet one of the automatic admission criteria, but who have successfully completed the core-curriculum requirement before graduating from high school, can still be admitted if they meet the requirements as laid out in the sliding scale below:

How to Use This Scale
STEP 1: Using your class rank percentile and GPA, determine which will place you higher on this scale. For example, if your class rank percentile is 60 and your GPA is 3.30, you would use the line based on your GPA. If your school does not rank, your GPA will be used to determine your eligibility.					STEP 2: Follow the line you identified in Step 1 across the scale to determine the minimum ACT or SAT score you must have. Using the same example from Step 1, a student with a class rank percentile of 60 and a GPA of 3.30 would need either an ACT composite of 19 or higher or an SAT total of 910 or higher.
	Class Rank Percentile	or	GPA			ACT Composite	or	SAT Total**
	75 or higher		3.50 or higher		No minimum test score required for admission purposes.
	73 to 74		3.48 to 3.49			18		860
	64 to 72		3.25 to 3.47			19		900
	56 to 63		3.04 to 3.24			20		940
	48 to 55		2.85 to 3.03			21		980
	40 to 47		2.63 to 2.84			22		1020
	34 to 39		2.48 to 2.62			23		1050
	Below 34		Below 2.48			24		1090

 **sum of critical reading and math scores

You may also use our admission calculator to determine if you meet the selection index requirement.

To calculate your class rank percentile: Subtract your rank in class from the number of students in your class then divide that number by the number of students in your class. For example, if you are ranked 24th in your class of 200, your class rank percentile is 88 [(200 - 24) ÷ 200 = 0.88 or 88th percentile].

If your school does not grade on a 4.00 scale: Convert your GPA to a 4.00 equivalent by multiplying your GPA by four and dividing that number by the scale your school uses. For example, if you have a 10.50 GPA on a 12.00 scale, your converted GPA equivalent is 3.50 [(10.50 x 4) ÷ 12 = 3.50].

FRESHMAN ADMISSION ALTERNATIVES

As a selective admission institution, our objective is to admit students with demonstrated potential for academic success. We recognize that some students have potential for success not clearly evident through standard measures of class rank, grade point average, and test scores. If you do not meet the requirements listed above, please review our freshman admission alternatives.

The Missouri State University system includes an open admission campus in West Plains (about 100 miles southeast of Springfield). Students who do not qualify for admission to the Springfield Campus may begin at the West Plains Campus, which offers programs that enable students to transfer seamlessly to Springfield. For information on the West Plains Campus, please visit www.wp.missouristate.edu or call 417-255-7955.