Admission requirements for incoming freshmen
Application and admission requirements
Please note: Admission to the School of Business is conditional upon receiving final, official transcript and/or official standardized test scores. Directly admitted incoming freshmen must have met one of the direct-admission pathways for the School of Business; high school GPA consideration is based on a 4.0 scale only.
1. Apply to the University of Kansas.
Apply to KU through the Office of Admissions. For scholarship consideration, we encourage you to apply to KU by Dec. 1.
2. Indicate a business major on your KU application.
Admission requirements
Students admitted to KU who are interested in business may qualify for direct admission to the School of Business if they meet the following criteria:
- Index score of greater than or equal to 5.55:
- Calculated using a student’s high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and ACT composite or SAT math and evidence-based reading and writing scores: (ACT/10) + HS GPA = index score.
- The School of Business uses a GPA on a 4.0 scale to make an admission decision.
- Students should refer to the official ACT/SAT concordance table (PDF) when comparing SAT scores to ACT scores.
Students who do not qualify for admission directly to the School of Business can apply later in their academic careers when they’ve met these requirements.
Test-optional pathway: Incoming freshman must have a 3.4+ high school GPA on a 4.0 scale for admission.
3. Apply to undergraduate scholarship and leadership programs
Students entering the school as freshman are eligible to apply to the following programs:
4. Get connected
- Join a student club or organization.
- Study abroad.
- Discover internship or placement opportunities with the EY Business Professional Development Program.