First Time in College (FTIC) Students
High school graduates with 15 or fewer credit hours of college or university credit are required to meet the following criteria for unconditional admission to Rochester University: a minimum 2.25 cumulative high school GPA or a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or new SAT score (effective 2018) of 960. Additional consideration may be given to component scores on each test. Students who did not graduate from high school may be admitted unconditionally if they earned a minimum GED score of 660 with no single test below 165 (GED scores from 2002 to 2013 must be at least 2250 with no single test below 410). GED scores prior to 2002 must be at least 225 with no score below 40.