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The study found that SAT score had a somewhat notable correlation with graduation rate prior to adding any controls, but when they added individual and institutional controls for things like HS GPA, HS math curriculum, and race, then a +/- 1 standard deviation difference in SAT score only influenced grad rate by ~2%. This is essentially the same relationship that every other study mentioned in this thread found – SAT score alone is somewhat correlated with various measures of academic success in college, but when you consider the rest of the application (add in controls of the rest of the application), then SAT score adds relatively little to the prediction of academic success beyond the combined information available in the rest of the application. The author of the study came to this same conclusion by saying the following in the conclusion section of the study:</p>
<p>“Put differently, from the standpoint of an individual student, choosing to enroll at a college whose average admissions test scores are substantially higher or lower does not appear to help or harm her chances of graduating.”</p>