John Brown University Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into John Brown University and can I get accepted? The school has a 76% acceptance rate. Last year, 908 out of 1,198 applicants were admitted making John Brown University an easy school to get into with a very good chance of acceptance assuming you meet the requirements.  Academically, it has very high requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 30 percent. John Brown University typically accepts and attracts "A-" average high school students. Only 36% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top quarter of their high school class.

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What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to John Brown University?

John Brown University typically requires applicants to be in the top 32 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1150 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 1040. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1260 out of 1600. 19 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

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What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into John Brown University?

Admission data indicates that John Brown University regularly accepts students with ACT's of 24 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 27 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 22 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 26 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 29 and above have very competitive chances. Scoring well on the ACT is very important as 87 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to John Brown University.

You will need very good grades in high school to get into John Brown University. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at John Brown University was 3.72 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A- students are accepted and ultimately attend. If your high school grades are above the average 3.72 GPA, you have a very good chance of being admitted as John Brown University accepts 76% of all applicants.

 What do these ratings mean?

65% of John Brown University freshman were in the top twenty five percent of their high school graduating class.

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