GPA & Standardized Test Score Requirements:

Present evidence of the ability to speak, write, and adequately under stand the English language. Applicants from countries where English is not the native language must submit an acceptable score of 550 (Paper-based) 79 (Internet-based) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants who are unable to obtain a TOEFL bulletin and registration form locally should write to TOEFL, Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.

Submit the results of American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

If your academic credentials are from an institution outside of the United States, you are required to provide a course-by-course evaluation of all post-secondary credentials. Transcripts evaluated from another service recognized by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) will be reviewed by the Office or Recruitment, Admissions, and Programming. Visit NACES for available listing of NACES members, It is your responsibility to provide the necessary paperwork and payment to NACES agency, and to request a copy of the report be sent to the Office of Recruitment, Admissions and Programming at Dillard University. We must receive the completed NACES report by the appropriate admission deadline. The evaluation copy provided to Dillard University becomes an official academic record document and the sole property of the university upon receipt.

Applicants from Canada and the Caribbean Islands are exempt from this requirement and may submit transcripts and CXC results (if applicable) directly to the Office of Recruitment, Admissions and Programming.

Students who have taken the Oxford/Cambridge Advanced Level Examinations and have attained passing grades (A–C) may be eligible for college credit in equivalent courses in certain subject areas as determined by the dean of the academic area.

Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 unweighted scale/US Equivalent

18 ACT composite score or 960 SAT (math and evidence based reading and writing) Students who elect not to submit their ACT/SAT scores, must have at least a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of a 3.0 to be considered for acceptance under our Test Optional Policy.