Student Deferment in Selective Service
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Executive Order No. 10230 (March 31, 1951) amended the Selective Service Act of 1948 and
authorized a testing program that allowed enrolled freshman through senior full-time students to take a test
for possible deferment from military service in order to continue study in programs necessary to the
national health, safety or interest. Possible deferment of college students was based on a
satisfactory test score of 70. Seniors accepted for admission into graduate school might be deferred
if their test score was at least 75.
Summary of Selective Service College Qualification Test Administrations
May 1951 to May 1952*
| Test Date |
Number of Centers |
Registrants Tested |
Percentage Obtaining Score of 70 or Above |
FIRST SERIES
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| May 26, 1951 |
1,006 |
165,027 |
65 |
| June 16, 1951 |
1,036 |
106,832 |
62 |
| June 30, 1951 |
1,037 |
64,003 |
61 |
| July 12, 1951 |
273 |
3,204 |
58 |
| Total |
3,352 |
339,066 |
64 |
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SECOND SERIES
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December 13, 1951 |
1,000 |
19,574 |
61 |
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April 24, 1952 |
1,001 |
48,809 |
57 |
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May 22, 1952 |
521 |
5,943 |
57 |
| Total |
2,522 |
74,326 |
58 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
5,044 |
413,392 |
63 |
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| *Source: Student Deferment in Selective Service: A Vital Factor in National Security by M.H.
Trytten, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1952, page 68. [KWE Note: This 140-page book is
an excellent, detailed source of information about Selective Service deferment in 1952.] |
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