for the class of 2022 (enrolling fall 2018), usu received 15,099 applications, accepted 13,446 (89.1%), and enrolled 4,429. of the 13% of enrolled first-year students submitting sat scores, the middle 50% range was 530-650 for critical reading and 520-640 for math; 89% submitted act scores, with the middle 50% composite range equal to 21–28. of the 76% of enrolled first-year students who submitted high school class rank, 20.6% were in the top 10% of their high school classes and 46.6% ranked in the top quarter. the average high school gpa was 3.56.