SAT Admissions Policy & Education Gap Simulator

Admissions Policy

Test-Required

Institutional Standardized Test Policy

Standardized Test Weight (SAT/ACT) 40%

Weight applied to standardized examination relative to academic transcripts.

High School GPA Weight 40%

Weight placed on unweighted core academic course grade point averages.

Holistic & Extracurricular Weight 20%

Essays, leadership, counselor letters, and socioeconomic portfolio evaluation.

Socioeconomic Bias Correction 0.25

Admissions committee contextual index scoring applicants relative to high school median resources.

Applicant Pool Size 15,000

Real-World University Presets

Committee Dynamics

Standardized Score Signal: Standardized test scores provide a uniform measuring stick across 20,000+ distinct high schools with varying grading standards and grade inflation.

Holistic Friction: When test metrics are removed or optional, admissions officers lean more heavily on essays, counselor recommendations, and extracurricular prestige—which frequently advantage students from well-resourced private institutions.

Admitted Class Size

3,200

Acceptance Rate 21.3%

Avg Admitted SAT

1,365

Applicant Pool Avg 1,180

Socioeconomic Diversity

72.4

Target Parity: 100 Equitable Spread

Screening Efficiency

88.5

Predictive Validity High Reliability

Applicant vs. Admitted Composite Score Distribution

Comparing total applicant pool distribution against final admitted cohort

Applicant Pool

Admitted Students

Admission Cutoff

Editorial Policy Finding: Balanced screening with objective signal

Reinstating standardized testing anchors admissions decisions in an objective benchmark. This counteracts widespread high school grade inflation while allowing targeted contextual bias correction to identify high-potential low-income candidates who lack polished extracurricular counseling.

Demographic & Income Quintile Breakdown

Admitted Class Representation

How admissions criteria distribute offers across family income levels and school resource brackets under the current policy configuration.

Income Quintile	Pool Share	Admit Count	Admit Share	Avg SAT	Avg GPA	Holistic Advantage

Editorial Policy Finding: Balanced screening with objective signal

Demographic & Income Quintile Breakdown

Admissions Policy Brief & Data Snapshot