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Colleges that accept a 1300 SAT

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

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A 1300 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 302 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1300 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Texas A&M, University of Central Florida and University of Arizona.

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 1300 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 302)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 1300 is between the 25th and 75th percentile SAT total, closest to the middle first, 100 of 302 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 78 colleges, each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 21 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 1 college.

  1. Bentley University SAT 1230–1370 Waltham, MA · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  2. Champlain College SAT 1220–1380 Burlington, VT · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  3. Indiana University Bloomington SAT 1200–1410 Bloomington, IN · Admitted 76% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  4. University at Buffalo SAT 1210–1380 Buffalo, NY · Admitted 81% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  5. Miami University-Oxford SAT 1220–1390 Oxford, OH · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. Saint Louis University SAT 1200–1410 Saint Louis, MO · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Seton Hall University SAT 1220–1390 South Orange, NJ · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. Missouri University of Science and Technology SAT 1190–1420 Rolla, MO · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. New York Institute of Technology SAT 1190–1420 Old Westbury, NY · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. Clarkson University SAT 1200–1390 Potsdam, NY · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Wheaton College (Massachusetts) SAT 1220–1390 Norton, MA · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. Simmons University SAT 1220–1390 Boston, MA · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. Centre College SAT 1203–1410 Danville, KY · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  14. Ursinus College SAT 1200–1385 Collegeville, PA · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. University of Dayton SAT 1200–1380 Dayton, OH · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  16. University of Alabama in Huntsville SAT 1210–1410 Huntsville, AL · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. University of San Francisco SAT 1190–1390 San Francisco, CA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  18. United States Naval Academy SAT 1210–1410 Annapolis, MD · Admitted 9.3% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  19. Ithaca College SAT 1230–1390 Ithaca, NY · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  20. Illinois Institute of Technology SAT 1180–1440 Chicago, IL · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. Lawrence University SAT 1200–1420 Appleton, WI · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  22. Knox College SAT 1180–1440 Galesburg, IL · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  23. Thomas Aquinas College SAT 1220–1400 Santa Paula, CA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  24. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences SAT 1160–1416 Boston, MA · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  25. Ohio Northern University SAT 1175–1400 Ada, OH · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Hobart William Smith Colleges SAT 1190–1385 Geneva, NY · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. University of Central Florida SAT 1220–1350 Orlando, FL · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  28. University of Arizona SAT 1150–1420 Tucson, AZ · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. The University of Texas at Dallas SAT 1160–1410 Richardson, TX · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. University of North Carolina Wilmington SAT 1230–1340 Wilmington, NC · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Hofstra University SAT 1230–1400 Hempstead, NY · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. Gonzaga University SAT 1190–1380 Spokane, WA · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  33. United States Military Academy SAT 1200–1430 West Point, NY · Admitted 13% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Seattle University SAT 1200–1430 Seattle, WA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. Loyola University Maryland SAT 1200–1370 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  36. Missouri Southern State University SAT 1150–1420 Joplin, MO · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Dakota State University SAT 1190–1440 Madison, SD · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  38. Lake Forest College SAT 1200–1370 Lake Forest, IL · Admitted 54% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  39. The University of the South SAT 1210–1360 Sewanee, TN · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  40. Beloit College SAT 1200–1430 Beloit, WI · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  41. SUNY at Purchase College SAT 1185–1380 Purchase, NY · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  42. University of South Carolina SAT 1200–1360 Columbia, SC · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  43. University of Delaware SAT 1190–1370 Newark, DE · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  44. Baylor University SAT 1190–1370 Waco, TX · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  45. North Dakota State University SAT 1130–1430 Fargo, ND · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  46. Marquette University SAT 1200–1360 Milwaukee, WI · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. Providence College SAT 1250–1390 Providence, RI · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. DePauw University SAT 1170–1390 Greencastle, IN · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  49. United States Coast Guard Academy SAT 1240–1400 New London, CT · Admitted 22% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. Moore College of Art and Design SAT 1180–1380 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  51. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce SAT 1195–1360 Ponce, PR · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  52. Texas A&M University SAT 1160–1390 College Station, TX · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  53. Auburn University SAT 1280–1370 Auburn, AL · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  54. Clemson University SAT 1240–1410 Clemson, SC · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  55. University of Massachusetts-Lowell SAT 1180–1370 Lowell, MA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. University of Maryland-Baltimore County SAT 1250–1400 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 74% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  57. Fairfield University SAT 1260–1390 Fairfield, CT · Admitted 33% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  58. College of the Holy Cross SAT 1240–1410 Worcester, MA · Admitted 18% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. Rollins College SAT 1210–1340 Winter Park, FL · Admitted 53% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  60. St Lawrence University SAT 1270–1380 Canton, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  61. Union University SAT 1160–1390 Jackson, TN · Admitted 60% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  62. University of Puget Sound SAT 1170–1380 Tacoma, WA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Kalamazoo College SAT 1170–1380 Kalamazoo, MI · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. Fisk University SAT 1140–1510 Nashville, TN · Admitted 37% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. DigiPen Institute of Technology SAT 1150–1400 Redmond, WA · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Houghton University SAT 1170–1375 Houghton, NY · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  67. Wofford College SAT 1198–1343 Spartanburg, SC · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  68. Oregon State University SAT 1140–1400 Corvallis, OR · Admitted 79% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  69. University of Tennessee SAT 1280–1380 Knoxville, TN · Admitted 44% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  70. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo SAT 1240–1420 San Luis Obispo, CA · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  71. Western Washington University SAT 1150–1390 Bellingham, WA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. University of Alabama at Birmingham SAT 1210–1450 Birmingham, AL · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  73. Pratt Institute-Main SAT 1150–1390 Brooklyn, NY · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. University of Mary Washington SAT 1170–1370 Fredericksburg, VA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. Point Loma Nazarene University SAT 1175–1365 San Diego, CA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. Lipscomb University SAT 1160–1380 Nashville, TN · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. Truman State University SAT 1170–1370 Kirksville, MO · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. Muhlenberg College SAT 1250–1410 Allentown, PA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Otis College of Art and Design SAT 1265–1395 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Covenant College SAT 1160–1380 Lookout Mountain, GA · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Manhattan University SAT 1180–1358 Riverdale, NY · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. University of the Pacific SAT 1183–1480 Stockton, CA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. Endicott College SAT 1193–1340 Beverly, MA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. University of Georgia SAT 1250–1420 Athens, GA · Admitted 34% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  85. University of Colorado Boulder SAT 1240–1430 Boulder, CO · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. University of Cincinnati SAT 1160–1370 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  87. Loyola University Chicago SAT 1170–1360 Chicago, IL · Admitted 75% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. New Jersey Institute of Technology SAT 1210–1460 Newark, NJ · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. University of Minnesota-Duluth SAT 1180–1350 Duluth, MN · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  90. Marist University SAT 1200–1330 Poughkeepsie, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  91. United States Air Force Academy SAT 1230–1440 USAF Academy, CO · Admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. Bucknell University SAT 1170–1360 Lewisburg, PA · Admitted 32% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  93. SUNY College at Geneseo SAT 1190–1340 Geneseo, NY · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. Biola University SAT 1160–1370 La Mirada, CA · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  95. University of Portland SAT 1160–1370 Portland, OR · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  96. University of North Carolina Asheville SAT 1170–1360 Asheville, NC · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. SUNY at Fredonia SAT 1160–1370 Fredonia, NY · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  98. Colorado College SAT 1240–1430 Colorado Springs, CO · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  99. Connecticut College SAT 1160–1370 New London, CT · Admitted 39% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  100. Sarah Lawrence College SAT 1240–1430 Bronxville, NY · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 1300 SAT score?

A 1300 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 302 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1300 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Texas A&M, University of Central Florida and University of Arizona. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 1300 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?

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants, Missouri Southern State University admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants and North Dakota State University admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 38 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

United States Naval Academy admitted 9.3% of fall 2024 applicants, United States Military Academy admitted 13% of fall 2024 applicants and United States Air Force Academy admitted 14% of fall 2024 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 17 colleges on this list: 7 require a score, 10 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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