What colleges can you get into with your SAT score?

Every college below publishes the SAT range of the students it admitted. Pick your score to see where it places you across the 1,009 colleges that report one — or read on for what the three groups mean.

Safety

Your SAT is above the 75th percentile of admitted students. Likely admits, though nothing is guaranteed.

Target

Your SAT sits inside the middle 50% of admitted students. A reasonable chance, decided by the rest of your application.

Reach

Your SAT is below the 25th percentile. Possible, but you would need real strength elsewhere.

An example: a 1350 SAT

A 1350 is above the midpoint at most colleges. It lands like this at some of the larger names:

Safety

Michigan State University · Grand Canyon University · Kennesaw State University

Target

Texas A&M University-College Station · Indiana University-Bloomington · The University of Texas at Austin

Reach

University of Wisconsin-Madison · University of Maryland-College Park · New York University

See all 1,009 colleges for a 1350 SAT →

What counts as a good SAT score?

There is no single answer, because it depends entirely on where you apply. Across the 1,009 colleges that publish a range, the median 75th percentile is 1260 and the median 25th percentile is 1050. So a 1260 clears three-quarters of admitted students at a typical college, while a 1050 sits at the bottom of the middle 50%. At the most selective colleges both numbers are far higher — which is why the table below counts colleges rather than grading scores.

Every SAT score

SAT score	Safety	Target	Reach	Target colleges include
900 SAT	2	148	859	The University of Texas at El Paso, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
950 SAT	10	241	758	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Grand Valley State University
1000 SAT	24	364	621	Texas State University, University of North Texas
1050 SAT	46	473	490	Kennesaw State University, Texas State University
1100 SAT	105	548	356	Grand Canyon University, Kennesaw State University
1150 SAT	202	554	253	Texas A&M University-College Station, Michigan State University
1200 SAT	330	498	181	Texas A&M University-College Station, Indiana University-Bloomington
1250 SAT	480	403	126	Texas A&M University-College Station, Indiana University-Bloomington
1300 SAT	624	288	97	Texas A&M University-College Station, Indiana University-Bloomington
1350 SAT	758	177	74	Texas A&M University-College Station, Indiana University-Bloomington
1400 SAT	833	126	50	The University of Texas at Austin, Purdue University-Main Campus
1450 SAT	882	98	29	The University of Texas at Austin, Purdue University-Main Campus
1500 SAT	928	75	6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1550 SAT	958	51	0	New York University, University of Southern California
1600 SAT	960	49	0	New York University, University of Southern California

For a score between these, use the chances calculator, or filter by cost and major in the college finder. A college rejecting most applicants is never counted as a safety, however high the score.