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Colleges that accept a 1000 SAT

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A 1000 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 300 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1000 sits closest to the middle of the range, including The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas at El Paso and Sam Houston State University.

Each college reports the SAT scores of the first-year students who sent one: a quarter scored below the 25th percentile and a quarter above the 75th. When 1000 falls between the two, it's a typical score there. Many of these colleges are test-optional, so the range describes only the students who chose to send a score.

The list (100 of 300)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 1000 is between the 25th and 75th percentile SAT total, closest to the middle first, 100 of 300 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024).

  1. CUNY Lehman College SAT 850–1150 Bronx, NY · Admitted 57% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  2. Grambling State University SAT 920–1080 Grambling, LA · Admitted 45% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  3. Fort Valley State University SAT 930–1070 Fort Valley, GA · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  4. Georgia Southwestern State University SAT 890–1110 Americus, GA · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  5. Elizabeth City State University SAT 920–1080 Elizabeth City, NC · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. West Virginia University Institute of Technology SAT 880–1120 Beckley, WV · Admitted 37% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Ottawa University-Surprise SAT 840–1160 Surprise, AZ · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. Greenville University SAT 771–1230 Greenville, IL · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. Northeastern State University SAT 866–1136 Tahlequah, OK · Admitted 99.6% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences SAT 960–1045 Fayette, MO · Admitted 57% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Metropolitan State University of Denver SAT 880–1130 Denver, CO · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. Ferris State University SAT 890–1120 Big Rapids, MI · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. Rhode Island College SAT 870–1120 Providence, RI · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  14. St Catherine University SAT 850–1140 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. Missouri Valley College SAT 895–1115 Marshall, MO · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  16. Millikin University SAT 860–1130 Decatur, IL · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. William Penn University SAT 880–1110 Oskaloosa, IA · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  18. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte SAT 880–1130 Charlotte, NC · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  19. Goshen College SAT 880–1110 Goshen, IN · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  20. Bluffton University SAT 860–1130 Bluffton, OH · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. Adrian College SAT 873–1140 Adrian, MI · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  22. West Liberty University SAT 890–1123 West Liberty, WV · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  23. Francis Marion University SAT 870–1115 Florence, SC · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  24. Muskingum University SAT 910–1105 New Concord, OH · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  25. The University of Tennessee Southern SAT 905–1110 Pulaski, TN · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Shepherd University SAT 878–1140 Shepherdstown, WV · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. New Mexico State University SAT 870–1110 Las Cruces, NM · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  28. Texas A&M International University SAT 890–1090 Laredo, TX · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. Valdosta State University SAT 920–1100 Valdosta, GA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Fayetteville State University SAT 890–1090 Fayetteville, NC · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Arkansas Tech University SAT 880–1100 Russellville, AR · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. University of West Alabama SAT 860–1120 Livingston, AL · Admitted 43% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  33. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus SAT 875–1105 Magnolia, AR · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Dominican University SAT 880–1100 River Forest, IL · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. Gordon State College SAT 890–1130 Barnesville, GA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  36. East Central University SAT 900–1120 Ada, OK · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Tiffin University SAT 910–1110 Tiffin, OH · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  38. Nelson University SAT 890–1090 Waxahachie, TX · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  39. Southwest Baptist University SAT 810–1210 Bolivar, MO · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. Kentucky Wesleyan College SAT 890–1130 Owensboro, KY · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  41. University of Saint Joseph SAT 850–1170 West Hartford, CT · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  42. College of Coastal Georgia SAT 875–1100 Brunswick, GA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. Rocky Mountain College SAT 893–1133 Billings, MT · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  44. Northwestern State University of Louisiana SAT 866–1163 Natchitoches, LA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  45. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley SAT 880–1090 Edinburg, TX · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. Purdue University Northwest SAT 890–1140 Hammond, IN · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. Eastern Illinois University SAT 880–1090 Charleston, IL · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. University of Nebraska at Kearney SAT 905–1125 Kearney, NE · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  49. Austin Peay State University SAT 843–1126 Clarksville, TN · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. University of Hawaii-West Oahu SAT 931–1103 Kapolei, HI · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  51. St. Thomas Aquinas College SAT 880–1085 Sparkill, NY · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  52. Freed-Hardeman University SAT 952–1087 Henderson, TN · Admitted 60% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. CUNY New York City College of Technology SAT 900–1140 Brooklyn, NY · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  54. Eastern Kentucky University SAT 880–1080 Richmond, KY · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  55. The University of Texas Permian Basin SAT 910–1130 Odessa, TX · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. Madonna University SAT 880–1080 Livonia, MI · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  57. Sul Ross State University SAT 930–1110 Alpine, TX · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  58. Huston-Tillotson University SAT 800–1160 Austin, TX · Admitted 39% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. MidAmerica Nazarene University SAT 950–1090 Olathe, KS · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  60. Howard Payne University SAT 880–1160 Brownwood, TX · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  61. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff SAT 845–1108 Pine Bluff, AR · Admitted 41% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  62. Sam Houston State University SAT 930–1120 Huntsville, TX · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. University of Houston-Downtown SAT 940–1110 Houston, TX · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. Aurora University SAT 900–1150 Aurora, IL · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. Johnson & Wales University-Providence SAT 890–1160 Providence, RI · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Bethel University SAT 830–1120 McKenzie, TN · Admitted 60% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  67. Aquinas College SAT 910–1140 Grand Rapids, MI · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  68. Anderson University SAT 900–1150 Anderson, IN · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  69. Friends University SAT 960–1090 Wichita, KS · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  70. Bluefield State University SAT 870–1080 Bluefield, WV · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  71. Bethel University SAT 900–1150 Mishawaka, IN · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. Life University SAT 920–1130 Marietta, GA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  73. West Virginia Wesleyan College SAT 892–1160 Buckhannon, WV · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. University of North Texas at Dallas SAT 846–1096 Dallas, TX · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. The University of Texas at El Paso SAT 860–1080 El Paso, TX · Admitted 99.9% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. University of New Mexico SAT 890–1170 Albuquerque, NM · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. East Texas A&M University SAT 910–1150 Commerce, TX · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. Prairie View A&M University SAT 860–1080 Prairie View, TX · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale SAT 900–1160 Carbondale, IL · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Angelo State University SAT 910–1150 San Angelo, TX · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College SAT 860–1080 Tifton, GA · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Holy Family University SAT 910–1150 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne SAT 870–1070 Fort Wayne, IN · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. Clarke University SAT 900–1160 Dubuque, IA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  85. Hope International University SAT 840–1220 Fullerton, CA · Admitted 33% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. Clayton State University SAT 860–1078 Morrow, GA · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  87. Xavier University of Louisiana SAT 950–1113 New Orleans, LA · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. Illinois College SAT 883–1180 Jacksonville, IL · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. University of Virginia's College at Wise SAT 945–1120 Wise, VA · Admitted 28% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  90. Judson University SAT 816–1118 Elgin, IL · Admitted 48% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  91. Averett University SAT 926–1143 Danville, VA · Admitted 57% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. Lamar University SAT 930–1140 Beaumont, TX · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  93. Tennessee State University SAT 880–1050 Nashville, TN · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. Roosevelt University SAT 895–1175 Chicago, IL · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  95. SUNY College of Technology at Delhi SAT 910–1160 Delhi, NY · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  96. Minot State University SAT 930–1140 Minot, ND · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. University of Baltimore SAT 740–1330 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  98. Mount St. Joseph University SAT 930–1140 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. Wilmington College SAT 850–1220 Wilmington, OH · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  100. Johnson University SAT 960–1110 Knoxville, TN · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 1000 SAT score?

A 1000 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 300 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1000 sits closest to the middle of the range, including The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas at El Paso and Sam Houston State University. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 1000 inside a college's middle 50% means it is a typical score among the first-years who sent one.

Which of these colleges admit the most applicants?

The University of Texas at El Paso admitted 99.9% of fall 2024 applicants, Northeastern State University admitted 99.6% of fall 2024 applicants and Metropolitan State University of Denver admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 61 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

University of Virginia's College at Wise admitted 28% of fall 2024 applicants, Hope International University admitted 33% of fall 2024 applicants and West Virginia University Institute of Technology admitted 37% of fall 2024 applicants: the lowest rates on this list.

Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.

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