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Admissions & Recruitment

Freshman Eligibility Index

Use this formula to see if your grade point average and test scores meet the required eligibility index:

SAT I Scores: (Your GPA)* x 800 + Your SAT I Total = Your Index

ACT Scores: (Your GPA)* x 200 + (10 x ACT Comp) = Your Index

* Based on grades earned in all approved college preparatory "A-G" courses after the 9th grade

  • Up to eight semesters of honors courses taken in the last two years of high school will be granted additional points (an A in an honors course will receive a total of 5 points; B, 4 points; C, 3 points; D, 1 point).
  • California High School Graduates or California Residents must have a minimum index of 2900 using SAT I scores or 694 using ACT scores.
  • Non- CA High School Graduates or non- CA Residents must have a minimum index of 3502 using SAT I scores or 842 using ACT scores
Eligibility Index for Residents of California or Graduates of California High Schools
GPA ACT SAT
3.0 or above qualifies for any score
2.99 10 510
2.66 17 780
2.33 23 1040
2.98 10 520
2.65 17 780
2.32 23 1050
2.97 10 530
2.64 17 790
2.31 24 1060
2.96 11 540
2.63 17 800
2.30 24 1060
2.95 11 540
2.62 17 810
2.29 24 1070
2.94 11 550
2.61 18 820
2.28 24 1080
2.93 11 560
2.60 18 820
2.27 24 1090
2.92 11 570
2.59 18 830
2.26 25 1100
2.91 12 580
2.58 18 840
2.25 25 1100
2.90 12 580
2.57 18 850
2.24 25 1110
2.89 12 590
2.56 18 860
2.23 25 1120
2.88 12 600
2.55 19 860
2.22 25 1130
2.87 12 610
2.54 19 870
2.21 26 1140
2.86 13 620
2.53 19 880
2.20 26 1140
2.85 13 620
2.52 19 890
2.19 26 1150
2.84 13 630
2.51 20 900
2.18 26 1060
2.83 13 540
2.50 20 900
2.17 26 1170
2.82 13 650
2.49 20 910
2.16 27 1180
2.81 14 660
2.48 20 920
2.15 27 1180
2.80 14 660
2.47 20 930
2.14 27 1190
2.79 14 670
2.46 21 940
2.13 27 1200
2.78 14 680
2.45 21 940
2.12 27 1210
2.77 14 690
2.44 21 950
2.10 28 1220
2.76 15 700
2.43 21 960
2.09 28 1230
2.75 15 700
2.42 21 970
2.08 28 1240
2.74 15 710
2.41 22 980
2.07 28 1250
2.73 15 720
2.40 22 980
2.06 29 1260
2.72 15 730
2.39 22 990
2.05 29 1260
2.71 16 740
2.38 22 1000
2.04 29 1270
2.70 16 740
2.37 22 1010
2.03 29 1280
2.69 16 750
2.36 23 1020
2.02 29 1290
2.68 16 760
2.35 23 1020
2.01 30 1300
2.67 16 770
2.34 23 1030
2.00 30 1300

Below 2.0 does not qualify for regular admission.

For admissions purposes, the CSU uses only the SAT scores for Mathematics and Critical Reading

Eligibility Index for Nonresident or Nongraduates of California High Schools
GPA ACT SAT

3.61 or above qualifies for any score
3.60 13 630
3.21 20 940
2.82 28 1250
3.59 13 630
3.20 21 950
2.81 28 1260
3.58 13 640
3.19 21 950
2.80 29 1270
3.57 13 650
3.18 21 960
2.79 24 1270
3.56 13 660
3.17 21 970
2.78 24 1280
3.55 14 670
3.16 21 980
2.77 24 1290
3.54 14 670
3.15 22 990
2.76 29 1300
3.53 14 680
3.14 22 990
2.75 30 1310
3.52 14 690
3.13 22 1000
2.74 30 1310
3.51 14 700
3.12 22 1010
2.73 30 1320
3.50 15 710
3.11 22 1020
2.72 30 1330
3.49 15 710
3.10 23 1030
2.71 30 1340
3.48 15 720
3.09 23 1030
2.70 31 1350
3.47 15 730
3.08 23 1040
2.69 31 1350
3.46 15 740
3.07 23 1050
2.68 31 1360
3.45 16 750
3.06 23 1060
2.67 31 1370
3.44 16 750
3.05 24 1070
2.66 31 1380
3.43 16 760
3.04 24 1070
2.65 32 1390
3.42 16 770
3.03 24 1080
2.64 32 1400
3.41 16 780
3.02 24 1090
2.63 32 1410
3.40 17 790
3.01 24 1100
2.62 32 1420
3.39 17 790
3.00 25 1110
2.61 32 1430
3.38 17 800
2.99 25 1110
2.60 33 1430
3.37 17 810
2.98 25 1120
2.59 33 1440
3.36 17 820
2.97 25 1130
2.58 33 1450
3.35 18 830
2.96 25 1140
2.57 33 1460
3.34 18 830
2.95 26 1150
2.56 33 1470
3.33 18 840
2.94 26 1150
2.55 34 1470
3.32 18 850
2.93 26 1160
2.54 34 1470
3.31 18 860
2.92 26 1170
2.53 34 1480
3.30 19 870
2.91 26 1180
2.52 34 1490
3.29 19 870
2.90 27 1190
2.51 34 1500
3.28 19 880
2.89 27 1190
2.50 35 1510
3.27 19 890
2.88 27 1200
2.49 35 1510
3.26 19 900
2.87 27 1210
2.48 35 1520
3.25 20 910
2.86 28 1220
2.47 35 1530
3.24 20 920
2.85 28 1230
2.46 35 1540
3.23 20 920
2.84 28 1230
2.45 36 1550
3.22 20 930
2.83 28 1240

Below 2.45 does not qualify for regular admission. 

For admissions purposes, the CSU uses only the SAT scores for Mathematics and Critical Reading

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