Academic performance is a multicausal phenomenon which clearly shows the learning levels of students. The current research aims to study intelligence as seen by Howard Gardner’s theory, the importance of its multidimensional approach, and its possible applications on the teaching-learning process. It aims to make an exploratory analysis of its representation to describe the main aptitudinal characteristics of freshmen college students. The research is divided into two parts. The first part includes a theoretical analysis, and the second part includes the corresponding empirical study. The study group consists of 156 university students taking a course on Private Law I at the School of Economic Sciences (FCE) of Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE). This is a descriptive survey design study in which an ad hoc multiple intelligence test was used. It consists of 35 questions organized in 5 items for each considered area (Linguistic, Musical, Logical-Mathematical, Spatial, Bodily-kinesthetic, Intrapersonal and Interpersonal). The empirical stage of this study, the descriptive statistical analysis of reliability and the factorial validity measurement showed that the questionnaire used proved to be a reliable instrument, and that it had construct validity. This tri-factorial model consists of artistic, social and quantitative factors regarding the types of intelligences involved.