First-Time Student Admission Requirements

Start your journey with the Ram Family in four easy steps:

Complete an application through ApplyTexas.
Spring 2022
Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and beyond
Pay your $40 non-refundable application fee.

You can pay your application fee on ApplyTexas, or through RamPort, our portal, upon receiving your login information. Fee waivers are available for qualifying students.
Submit your high school transcript and other required documents.

High School Transcripts
Your transcript should include your class rank and diploma type. Please do not submit your transcripts via email. Request your high school send your transcript directly to us through TREx (which we strongly encourage), or they can be sent via mail to:

ASU Station #11014
San Angelo, TX 76909

Other Required Documents
You may need to submit additional documents. Please view our admission requirements for more information.
Submit your ACT/SAT scores OR indicate you are test optional.

If you want to be considered for admission without your test scores, you must indicate this on your application. If you have already taken the ACT or SAT or plan to take either test, we encourage you to submit your scores to us.

Learn more about ASU’s test optional policy

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Admission Requirements

You are guaranteed admission into Angelo State if you are graduating from an accredited high school and meet one of the following qualifications:

High School Class Rank	Test Optional High School GPA		Test Score ACT/SAT***
Top 25%*	No minimum GPA	OR	No minimum scores (but we need to have them on file)
Next 25%**	2.5 or higher high school GPA	OR	17 / 920
3rd and 4th Quarter	File Review	OR	File Review

* Recommended Program or the Distinguished Level of Achievement on the Foundation High School Program
**Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Program or the Endorsements or Distinguished Level of Achievement on the Foundation High School Program or its equivalent
***Redesigned SAT score includes evidence-based reading & writing and math, with a combined maximum of 1600.

Dual Credit: If you have completed at least six hours of ASU dual credit courses with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

In addition to meeting the above standardized test score or GPA requirements, the State of Texas requires applicants to fulfill one of the following criteria:

If you are a private school student, submit the Texas Private High School Certification -OR-
If you are a private school student or have earned your GED, satisfy ACT College Readiness Benchmark scores (English: 18, Math: 22, Reading: 22, and Science: 23) -OR- earn a SAT (old test) composite score of at least 1500 (out of a possible 2400) -OR- earn a SAT (new test) score of 480 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 530 Math.

If you are a homeschool student and present evidence of completing a non-traditional secondary education without an official class rank, you will have a class rank assigned by the Office of Admissions. This process is in accordance with Texas Senate Bill 1543. The class rank will be comparable to the average class rank of other applicants who have equivalent ACT or SAT scores.

After you have been assigned a class rank, if you meet the requirements, you will be admitted. All other applications will go through a file review.

Additional Information

Official college transcripts and/or Advanced Placement scores must be submitted in order to receive earned credit. Fall applicants are encouraged to submit official college transcripts in January showing all dual credit coursework completed up to that point. A final college transcript should be submitted following completion of all dual credit coursework prior to advising.

Request an official transcript directly from the college/university providing the college credit. Visit our transcript resources page for links for how to order transcripts from other Texas colleges and universities.

If you submit ACT or SAT scores, AP test scores or additional scores for admission purposes, you may be eligible for credit.