To flesh out the questions, the campus provided data on SAT scores, high school GPAs and student outcomes for 7,889 freshmen who enrolled in 20. The majority of its 24,000 students are low-income and the first in their families to attend college 4 in 10 are underrepresented minorities. 1 ranking for graduating low-income students among national universities by US News & World Report this year. But the Inland Empire campus has won accolades for helping disadvantaged students succeed, including a No. UC Riverside is a living laboratory that offers some answers.Īmong the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses, UC Riverside has the second lowest SAT scores for entering freshmen - an average 1260, the 82nd percentile. How do students with high grades but low SAT scores actually do in college? What support do they need - and get? Are there drawbacks to relying more heavily on grades? The issue, which has drawn international attention because of the size and prestige of the public university systems, raises several pressing questions. The UC Academic Senate, which sets admissions standards, is expected to issue recommendations on the tests by February, with Cal State to follow. Using grades without test scores could exacerbate inequities, test officials say, because grade inflation is worse in affluent schools, according to research they have reviewed.
Research has shown that grades are the best single predictor of college performance and aren’t as heavily influenced as the standardized exams by income, parent education levels and race.īut the ACT and College Board, which owns the SAT, argue that a combination of grades and test scores is the best overall guide to selecting students who are likely to succeed in college.
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