University of Alaska Southeast Requirements for Admission

Each school has different requirements for standardized testing. Most schools require the SAT or ACT, and many also require SAT subject tests.

University of Alaska Southeast recommends that you take the SAT or ACT. This means the test might be optional, but submitting a good SAT/ACT score will boost your application chances, especially since most other students will be submitting their scores.

University of Alaska Southeast SAT Requirements

Many schools say they have no SAT score cutoff, but the truth is that there is a hidden SAT requirement. This is based on the school's average score.

Average SAT: 1100

The average SAT score composite at University of Alaska Southeast is a 1100 on the 1600 SAT scale.

This score makes University of Alaska Southeast Competitive for SAT test scores.

University of Alaska Southeast SAT Score Analysis (New 1600 SAT)

The 25th percentile SAT score is 970, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1220. In other words, a 970 on the SAT places you below average, while a 1220 will move you up to above average.

Here's the breakdown of SAT scores by section:

Section	Average	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Math	540	480	590
Reading + Writing	560	490	630
Composite	1100	970	1220

SAT Score Choice Policy

The Score Choice policy at your school is an important part of your testing strategy.

University of Alaska Southeast ACT Requirements

Just like for the SAT, University of Alaska Southeast likely doesn't have a hard ACT cutoff, but if you score too low, your application will get tossed in the trash.

Average ACT: 22

The average ACT score at University of Alaska Southeast is 22. This score makes University of Alaska Southeast Moderately Competitive for ACT scores.

The 25th percentile ACT score is 18, and the 75th percentile ACT score is 25.

ACT Score Sending Policy

If you're taking the ACT as opposed to the SAT, you have a huge advantage in how you send scores, and this dramatically affects your testing strategy.

Here it is: when you send ACT scores to colleges, you have absolute control over which tests you send. You could take 10 tests, and only send your highest one. This is unlike the SAT, where many schools require you to send all your tests ever taken.

This means that you have more chances than you think to improve your ACT score. To try to aim for the school's ACT requirement of their ACT average and above, you should try to take the ACT as many times as you can. When you have the final score that you're happy with, you can then send only that score to all your schools.

ACT Superscore Policy

By and large, most colleges do not superscore the ACT. (Superscore means that the school takes your best section scores from all the test dates you submit, and then combines them into the best possible composite score). Thus, most schools will just take your highest ACT score from a single sitting.

We weren't able to find the school's exact ACT policy, which most likely means that it does not Superscore. Regardless, you can choose your single best ACT score to send in to University of Alaska Southeast, so you should prep until you reach our recommended target ACT score of 18.

SAT/ACT Writing Section Requirements

Both the SAT and ACT have an optional essay section.

University of Alaska Southeast recommends that you take the SAT Essay/ACT Writing section. If you do well, they'll consider your application to be stronger.

SAT Subject Test Requirements

Schools vary in their SAT subject test requirements. Typically, selective schools tend to require them, while most schools in the country do not.

We did not find information that University of Alaska Southeast requires SAT subject tests, and so most likely it does not. At least 6 months before applying, you should still doublecheck just to make sure, so you have enough time to take the test.

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