What SAT scores do colleges want?

Interested in a college but not sure what SAT scores will get you in? Search your schools to see the average scores of accepted applicants!

These score ranges represent the “middle 50%,” meaning that that 50% of accepted applicants scored within the listed range. 25% were accepted with scores below the average range and 25% were accepted with scores above the average range. You can always verify this data on individual college websites, or on CollegeData.

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College Average SAT Scores
Allegheny College1140 - 1350
American University1280 - 1440
Amherst College1370 - 1550
Arcadia University1080 - 1280
Arizona State University1120 - 1180
Auburn University1150 - 1320
Bard College1250 - 1450
Barnard College1425 - 1550
Bates College1270 - 1480
Bennington College1250 - 1440
Bentley University1240 - 1410
Binghamton University1310 - 1470
Bloomsburg University1070 - 1180
Boston College1420 - 1530
Boston University1360 - 1520
Bowdoin College1330 - 1520
Brandeis University1350 - 1520
Brown University1440 - 1570
Bryn Mawr College1290 - 1510
Bucknell University1290 - 1450
CalTech1530 - 1560
Carleton College1410 - 14500
Carnegie Mellon University1480 - 1560
Case Western Reserve University1410 - 1530
Chatham University1050 - 1270
Chestnut Hill College0960 - 1150
Claremont McKenna College1420 - 1530
Clemson University1220 - 1420
Coastal Carolina University1030 - 1190
Colby College1400 - 1530
Colgate University1350 - 1500
College of Charleston1090 - 1280
College of New Jersey1170 - 1350
College of William and Mary1340 - 1510
Colorado State University1080 - 1290
Columbia University1470 - 1570
Cornell University1450 - 1560
Dartmouth College1440 - 1560
Davidson College1310 - 1485
DePaul University1070 - 1290
Dickinson College1240 - 1410
Drew University1105 - 1300
Drexel University1210 - 1410
Duke University1460 - 1550
Duquesne University1140 - 1310
Eastern University1030 - 1230
Elon University1160 - 1320
Emerson College1200 - 1400
Emory University1420 - 1540
Fairfield University1230 - 1380
Farleigh Dickinson University1040 - 1230
Florida Southern College1160 - 1335
Florida State University1180 - 1340
Fordham University1300 - 1480
Franklin and Marshall College1260 - 1420
George Mason University1140 - 1350
George Washington University1310 - 1490
Georgetown University1410 - 1550
Georgia Institute of Technology1310 - 1500
Georgia State University1050 - 1290
Gettysburg College1280 - 1430
Gwynedd Mercy University0990 - 1200
Hamilton College1410 - 1540
Harvard College1480 - 1580
Harvey Mudd College1480 - 1560
Haverford College1420 - 1540
High Point University1105 - 1300
Hofstra University1180 - 1370
Hollins University1070 - 1300
Howard University1080 - 1290
Indiana University (Bloomington)1160 - 1380
Iowa State University1080 - 1330
Ithaca College1160 - 1350
James Madison University1140 - 1310
Johns Hopkins University1470 - 1570
Kansas State UniversityFew students submit SAT scores
Kenyon College1340 - 1500
King's College of PA1140
Kutztown University0990 - 1200
La Salle University1070
Lafayette College1300 - 1460
Lebanon Valley College1060-1270
Lehigh University1320 - 1490
Lock Haven University0920 - 1120
Lousiana State University1130 - 1320
Loyola University of Maryland1140 - 1320
M.I.T.1510 - 1570
Miami University (Ohio)1160 - 1370
Michigan State University1100 - 1320
Middlebury College1380 - 1530
Millersville University0980 - 1170
Mississippi State University1030 - 1280
Missouri State University1010 - 1200
Monmouth University1070 - 1250
Muhlenberg College1210 - 1370
Neumann University0905 - 1085
New York University1450 - 1570
North Carolina State University1270 - 1440
Northeastern University1430 - 1550
Northwestern University1470 - 1570
Oberlin College1330 - 1460
Ohio State University1250 - 1440
Ohio University1070 - 1290
Oklahoma State University1050 - 1250
Oregon State University1050 - 1250
Penn State University1140 - 1360
Pepperdine University1260 - 1440
Pfeiffer University0890 - 1160
Pomona College1470 - 1570
Princeton University1460 - 1570
Providence College1120 - 1330
Purdue University1190 - 1430
Quinnipiac University1080 - 1260
Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute1360 - 1520
Rice University1490 - 1570
Rider University1050 - 1270
Rochester Institute of Technology1270 - 1450
Rollins University1100 - 1290
Rowan University1070 - 1280
Rutgers Camden1040 - 1230
Rutgers New Brunswick1240 - 1470
Rutgers Newark1030 - 1270
Sarah Lawrence College1260 - 1470
Scripps College1380 - 1520
Seton Hall University1200 - 1370
Shippensburg University0970 - 1180
Skidmore College1270 - 1440
Smith College1370 - 1530
St. Joseph's University1120 - 1310
Stanford University1470 - 1570
Stevens Institute of Technology1370 - 1510
Stockton University1050 - 1250
Swarthmore College1430 - 1560
Syracuse University1220 - 1400
Temple University1120 - 1320
Texas A and M University1140 - 1380
Texas State University0990 - 1180
The New School1150 - 1360
Thomas Jefferson University1130 - 1320
Towson University1040 - 1220
Tufts University1440 - 1550
Tulane University1360 - 1510
US Military Academy1200 - 1440
US Naval Academy1200 - 1420
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)1070 - 1370
University of Arizona1120 - 1370
University of Arkansas1050 - 1220
University of California (all campuses)1320 - 1530
University of Chicago1510 - 1580
University of Connecticut1230 - 1430
University of Delaware1150 - 1340
University of Florida1300 - 1470
University of Georgia1270 - 1450
University of Illinois (Chicago)1080 - 1310
University of Maine1060 - 1280
University of Maryland (College Park)1330 - 1510
University of Massachusetts1250 - 1460
University of Miami1300 - 1460
University of Michigan1340 - 1530
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)1310 - 1490
University of Mississippi1025 - 1225
University of Missouri1130 - 1350
University of Montana1070 - 1280
University of Nevada (Las Vegas)1030 - 1240
University of New Haven1100 - 1280
University of New Hampshire1110 - 1300
University of New Mexico1040 - 1270
University of New Orleans1010 - 1280
University of North Carolina1140 - 1380
University of Notre Dame1410 - 1550
University of Pennsylvania1480 - 1570
University of Pittsburgh1250 - 1470
University of Rhode Island1090 - 1290
University of Richmond1290 - 1460
University of Rochester1370 - 1520
University of Scranton1100 - 1280
University of South Carolina1150 - 1390
University of South Florida1140 - 1330
University of Southern California1410 - 1540
University of Tampa1070 - 1240
University of Tennessee1170 - 1340
University of Texas (Austin)1230 - 1500
University of Vermont1240 - 1410
University of Virginia1380 - 1500
University of Washington1220 - 1470
University of Wisconsin (Madison)1320 - 1500
Ursinus College1200 - 1360
Vanderbilt University1480 - 1570
Vassar College1420 - 1540
Villanova University1350 - 1490
Virginia Tech1210 - 1410
Wake Forest University1320 - 1490
Washington and Lee University1410 - 1530
Washington University in St. Louis1490 - 1570
Wellesley College1400 - 1540
Wesleyan University1300 - 1510
West Chester University1070 - 1250
West Virginia University1030 - 1230
Widener University1020 - 1200
Williams College1410 - 1550
Worcester Polytechnic Institute1310 - 1470
Yale University1480 - 1580
York College of Pennsylvania1020 - 1220