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By the Numbers
Grade Point Average
Commonweath Campus
3.11 - 3.80
Middle 50% Range
(unweighted 4.0 scale)
University Park
3.60 - 3.93
Middle 50% Range
(unweighted 4.0 scale)
SAT
Commonweath Campus
1110 - 1320
Middle 50% Range
(Students admitted to their first-choice campus)
University Park
1290 - 1460
Middle 50% Range (Students admitted to their first-choice campus)
Combined ACT
Commonweath Campus
24 - 30
Middle 50% Range
(Students admitted to their first-choice campus)
University Park
29 - 33
Middle 50% Range (Students admitted to their first-choice campus)