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Colleges that accept a 1200 SAT

Updated Federal and Common Data Set numbers, each with its year

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A 1200 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 504 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1200 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Michigan State, Texas Tech and University of Utah.

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 1200 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 504)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 1200 is between the 25th and 75th percentile SAT total, closest to the middle first, 100 of 504 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 85 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 15 colleges.

  1. Utah State University SAT 1090–1310 Logan, UT · Admitted 92% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  2. Appalachian State University SAT 1120–1280 Boone, NC · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  3. University of Toledo SAT 1100–1300 Toledo, OH · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  4. Spelman College SAT 1100–1300 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  5. Susquehanna University SAT 1100–1300 Selinsgrove, PA · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. Taylor University SAT 1070–1330 Upland, IN · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Dordt University SAT 1070–1330 Sioux Center, IA · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. Oglethorpe University SAT 1090–1310 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. Saint Michael's College SAT 1120–1280 Colchester, VT · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. Christian Brothers University SAT 1020–1380 Memphis, TN · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Earlham College SAT 1110–1290 Richmond, IN · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. Milligan University SAT 1133–1268 Milligan, TN · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. SUNY Polytechnic Institute SAT 1025–1370 Utica, NY · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  14. Alfred University SAT 1095–1310 Alfred, NY · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. Cornell College SAT 1120–1285 Mount Vernon, IA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  16. Delaware Valley University SAT 1090–1303 Doylestown, PA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. Michigan State University SAT 1100–1310 East Lansing, MI · Admitted 83% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  18. Louisiana Tech University SAT 1100–1310 Ruston, LA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  19. The University of Montana SAT 1110–1280 Missoula, MT · Admitted 95% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  20. Elon University SAT 1130–1280 Elon, NC · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. University of South Dakota SAT 1120–1290 Vermillion, SD · Admitted 99% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  22. Suffolk University SAT 1090–1300 Boston, MA · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  23. Iona University SAT 1110–1300 New Rochelle, NY · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  24. George Fox University SAT 1070–1340 Newberg, OR · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  25. Western New England University SAT 1090–1300 Springfield, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Nazareth University SAT 1070–1320 Rochester, NY · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. Roanoke College SAT 1090–1300 Salem, VA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  28. Springfield College SAT 1080–1330 Springfield, MA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. John Brown University SAT 1070–1340 Siloam Springs, AR · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine SAT 1080–1310 Media, PA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Hanover College SAT 1110–1280 Hanover, IN · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology SAT 1080–1310 Socorro, NM · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  33. United States Merchant Marine Academy SAT 1110–1300 Kings Point, NY · Admitted 34% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Washington College SAT 1080–1310 Chestertown, MD · Admitted 64% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  35. Northwest University SAT 1040–1350 Kirkland, WA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  36. SUNY Maritime College SAT 1123–1288 Throggs Neck, NY · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Saint Anselm College SAT 1110–1278 Manchester, NH · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  38. Xavier University SAT 1103–1310 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  39. Calvin University SAT 1083–1330 Grand Rapids, MI · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. Elizabethtown College SAT 1105–1310 Elizabethtown, PA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  41. Maryland Institute College of Art SAT 1078–1305 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  42. Ohio University SAT 1090–1290 Athens, OH · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. University of Nebraska–Lincoln SAT 1070–1310 Lincoln, NE · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  44. Old Dominion University SAT 1100–1280 Norfolk, VA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  45. Rowan University SAT 1110–1310 Glassboro, NJ · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. SUNY Brockport SAT 1100–1280 Brockport, NY · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. Anderson University SAT 1100–1280 Anderson, SC · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. St. Joseph's University-New York SAT 1110–1270 Brooklyn, NY · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  49. Rider University SAT 1100–1320 Lawrenceville, NJ · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. Jacksonville University SAT 1100–1280 Jacksonville, FL · Admitted 57% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  51. Framingham State University SAT 1100–1280 Framingham, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  52. St. John Fisher University SAT 1120–1300 Rochester, NY · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. Norwich University SAT 1060–1320 Northfield, VT · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  54. Webster University SAT 1110–1310 Saint Louis, MO · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  55. Whitworth University SAT 1090–1330 Spokane, WA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. Bridgewater College SAT 1020–1360 Bridgewater, VA · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  57. Drury University SAT 1130–1290 Springfield, MO · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  58. Austin College SAT 1120–1300 Sherman, TX · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  59. Guilford College SAT 1120–1260 Greensboro, NC · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  60. Lycoming College SAT 1080–1300 Williamsport, PA · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  61. Goucher College SAT 1100–1320 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 82% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  62. Westminster University SAT 1070–1310 Salt Lake City, UT · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton SAT 1090–1290 Hazleton, PA · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. Alvernia University SAT 1093–1286 Reading, PA · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. Molloy University SAT 1088–1290 Rockville Centre, NY · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus SAT 1090–1335 University Park, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  67. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa SAT 1081–1293 Honolulu, HI · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  68. Marymount Manhattan College SAT 1105–1323 New York, NY · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  69. Texas Tech University SAT 1090–1280 Lubbock, TX · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  70. University of Oregon SAT 1050–1320 Eugene, OR · Admitted 87% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  71. West Chester University of Pennsylvania SAT 1100–1270 West Chester, PA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. University of New Hampshire SAT 1120–1310 Durham, NH · Admitted 89% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  73. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania SAT 1120–1310 Kutztown, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. High Point University SAT 1110–1320 High Point, NC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. Ramapo College of New Jersey SAT 1130–1300 Mahwah, NJ · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. SUNY Oneonta SAT 1120–1310 Oneonta, NY · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. University of Hartford SAT 1120–1310 West Hartford, CT · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg SAT 1120–1310 Middletown, PA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Wentworth Institute of Technology SAT 1110–1320 Boston, MA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Oral Roberts University SAT 1120–1310 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College SAT 1120–1310 Erie, PA · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Widener University SAT 1080–1290 Chester, PA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma SAT 1090–1280 Chickasha, OK · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. Trinity Christian College SAT 1050–1320 Palos Heights, IL · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  85. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton SAT 1100–1270 Dunmore, PA · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. North Central College SAT 1055–1310 Naperville, IL · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  87. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks SAT 1090–1275 Reading, PA · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. Chatham University SAT 1070–1295 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. Mount Vernon Nazarene University SAT 1046–1315 Mount Vernon, OH · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  90. University of Utah SAT 1120–1320 Salt Lake City, UT · Admitted 90% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  91. University of Kansas SAT 1080–1280 Lawrence, KS · Admitted 93% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  92. University of Louisiana at Lafayette SAT 1120–1240 Lafayette, LA · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  93. University of Massachusetts-Boston SAT 1070–1290 Boston, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. Texas Christian University SAT 1110–1330 Fort Worth, TX · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  95. University of Maine SAT 1060–1300 Orono, ME · Admitted 96% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  96. Florida Institute of Technology SAT 1120–1320 Melbourne, FL · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. Hope College SAT 1100–1340 Holland, MI · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  98. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona SAT 1070–1290 Altoona, PA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. Coe College SAT 1070–1290 Cedar Rapids, IA · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  100. Hartwick College SAT 1070–1290 Oneonta, NY · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 1200 SAT score?

A 1200 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 504 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1200 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Michigan State, Texas Tech and University of Utah. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 1200 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?

Oral Roberts University admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants, University of South Dakota admitted 99% of fall 2025 applicants and Penn State Berks admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 65 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Spelman admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants, United States Merchant Marine Academy admitted 34% of fall 2024 applicants and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants: the lowest rates on this list.

Do I have to send my SAT score to these colleges?

It depends on the college. We read the fall 2027 rule on the college's own site for 3 colleges on this list: 3 are test-optional. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.

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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