Requirements for UCM

To be admitted to UCM, you need to have completed the 24-unit Missouri college-preparatory curriculum. In addition, you need either:

• a score of 21 or higher on the ACT and 2.0 GPA or 990 on the SAT I and 2.0 GPA or
• a Combined Percentile Index equal to or exceeding 100

To calculate your Combined Percentile Index score, use our online index calculator or this formula:

Subtract your class rank from the number of students in your class. Then divide that number by the total number of students in your class. The result is your class rank percentile. Using the Test Score Percentile Chart, find your ACT/SAT I composite test score percentile. Add it to your class rank percentile to get your Combined Percentile Index.

For example:

• Class Rank = 35
• Class Size = 98
• [(98-35) ÷ 98 = .64]
• Class Rank Percentile = 64th percentile
• ACT Composite Score = 19
• ACT Percentile = 40

Combined Percentile Index = 64 + 40 = 104
104 exceeds the minimum Combined Percentile Index of 100, so you would be admitted to UCM.

If you don’t meet these criteria, you will be considered on an individual basis, according to our admissions staff’s assessment of your academic promise. Additional information, such as letters of recommendation or a personal statement, may be requested and conditions may be placed upon your enrollment.

UCM does not require the writing component of the ACT.