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How NCAA players score on the Wonderlic

 
In September 2005, the Wall Street Journal looked at how prospects from NCAA Division I schools scored on the Wonderlic Personnel Test, a standardized test administered as part of the NFL�s scouting combine. To qualify for the list, a school had to have at least 21 alums with reported Wonderlic scores over the past seven years. The exam has been given to millions of job seekers in dozens of fields, and the average score across the broader population is 21.
 
       Avg.
score
 
 
# of
players
 
 
Grad.
rate
*
 
 1.Stanford 28.821 85%
 2. Purdue 25.321 63%
 3. BYU 25.229 19%
 3. California 25.222 48%
 5. UCLA 24.021 55%
 6. Oregon 23.522 68%
 7. Wisconsin 23.229 56%
 8. Iowa 23.033 58%
 9. Oregon State 22.821 44%
10. Nebraska 22.634 63%
11. Notre Dame 22.536 77%
12. Boston College 22.022 78%
13. Colorado 21.829 43%
14. Michigan 21.736 57%
15. Virginia 21.524 75%
16. Texas A&M21.031 50%
17. Florida 20.844 42%
17. Ohio State 20.843 52%
19. Penn State 20.726 74%
19. Va. Tech 20.729 58%
21. Southern Cal 20.330 58%
21. W. Virginia 20.325 46%
23. Arizona St. 20.230 44%
24. Kansas State 19.834 61%
24. Georgia 19.839 53%
26. Texas 19.728 34%
27. N.C. State 19.621 42%
28. Florida St. 19.447 49%
29. Oklahoma 19.034 40%
30. North Carolina  18.924 53%
31. Arkansas 18.627 35%
32. Auburn 18.528 48%
32.LSU18.531 42%
34. Clemson 18.321 51%
35. Alabama18.228 49%
36. S. Carolina 17.921 54%
37. Tennessee 17.746 38%
38. Michigan St. 16.628 41%
39.Miami (Fla.) 16.340 57%
 
* Graduation rates, reported by schools to the NCAA, are for football players entering as freshmen from 1994 to 1997 and graduating within six years.

Wall Street Journal's methodology: Wonderlic scores were drawn from published reports, websites and NFL insiders and were spot-checked with agents, scouting experts and teams. Most undrafted college players and veterans who took the test before 1999 are not included. Some players� scores are an average of multiple tests.