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Colleges that accept a 1400 SAT

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

The short answer

A 1400 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 127 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1400 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Ohio State, Purdue and UT Austin.

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 1400 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 127)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 1400 is between the 25th and 75th percentile SAT total, closest to the middle first, 100 of 127 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 50 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 50 colleges.

  1. University of Miami SAT 1320–1480 Coral Gables, FL · Admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  2. Fordham University SAT 1320–1480 Bronx, NY · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  3. Santa Clara University SAT 1330–1470 Santa Clara, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  4. Colorado School of Mines SAT 1320–1480 Golden, CO · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  5. Cooper Union SAT 1295–1501 New York, NY · Admitted 21% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. Ohio State University SAT 1310–1480 Columbus, OH · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Rutgers University–New Brunswick SAT 1310–1500 New Brunswick, NJ · Admitted 59% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. UMass Amherst SAT 1330–1480 Amherst, MA · Admitted 60% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  9. Trinity University SAT 1330–1460 San Antonio, TX · Admitted 25% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  10. Trinity College SAT 1350–1460 Hartford, CT · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  11. Union College SAT 1310–1480 Schenectady, NY · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. Hillsdale College SAT 1320–1490 Hillsdale, MI · Admitted 21% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. Whitman College SAT 1310–1480 Walla Walla, WA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  14. Bryn Mawr College SAT 1280–1510 Bryn Mawr, PA · Admitted 29% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. Reed College SAT 1320–1490 Portland, OR · Admitted 29% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-free for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  16. Bennington College SAT 1335–1475 Bennington, VT · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  17. Mount Holyoke College SAT 1365–1420 South Hadley, MA · Admitted 38% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  18. University of Florida SAT 1330–1490 Gainesville, FL · Admitted 20% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  19. Stony Brook University SAT 1350–1470 Stony Brook, NY · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  20. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology SAT 1320–1500 Terre Haute, IN · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. Dickinson College SAT 1340–1440 Carlisle, PA · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  22. Franklin and Marshall College SAT 1310–1470 Lancaster, PA · Admitted 32% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  23. University of Washington SAT 1320–1502 Seattle, WA · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-free for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  24. University of Minnesota Twin Cities SAT 1310–1460 Minneapolis, MN · Admitted 79% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  25. Southern Methodist University SAT 1340–1490 Dallas, TX · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Macalester College SAT 1350–1480 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  27. Rhodes College SAT 1360–1470 Memphis, TN · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  28. Bates College SAT 1325–1510 Lewiston, ME · Admitted 15% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  29. University of Texas at Austin SAT 1250–1510 Austin, TX · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Binghamton University SAT 1340–1500 Vestal, NY · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Rochester Institute of Technology SAT 1300–1460 Rochester, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. George Washington University SAT 1310–1450 Washington, DC · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  33. American University SAT 1320–1440 Washington, DC · Admitted 66% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  34. University of Missouri-Kansas City SAT 1290–1550 Kansas City, MO · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. Stevens Institute of Technology SAT 1370–1470 Hoboken, NJ · Admitted 51% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  36. Brandeis University SAT 1370–1470 Waltham, MA · Admitted 45% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  37. St Olaf College SAT 1320–1440 Northfield, MN · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  38. Skidmore College SAT 1360–1400 Saratoga Springs, NY · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  39. University of Tulsa SAT 1223–1530 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. North Carolina State University at Raleigh SAT 1310–1440 Raleigh, NC · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  41. Oberlin College SAT 1370–1480 Oberlin, OH · Admitted 33% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  42. Yeshiva University SAT 1340–1510 New York, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. Lafayette College SAT 1360–1490 Easton, PA · Admitted 31% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  44. Clark University SAT 1288–1460 Worcester, MA · Admitted 40% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  45. University of Pittsburgh SAT 1280–1460 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 59% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. Lehigh University SAT 1380–1480 Bethlehem, PA · Admitted 29% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  47. Pepperdine University SAT 1290–1450 Malibu, CA · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. Wesleyan University SAT 1350–1510 Middletown, CT · Admitted 16% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  49. Virginia Tech SAT 1280–1450 Blacksburg, VA · Admitted 55% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. University of Vermont SAT 1300–1430 Burlington, VT · Admitted 73% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  51. Wheaton College SAT 1260–1470 Wheaton, IL · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  52. Gettysburg College SAT 1270–1460 Gettysburg, PA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. Brigham Young University SAT 1290–1430 Provo, UT · Admitted 69% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  54. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT 1380–1500 Troy, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  55. Bard College SAT 1270–1450 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. University of Wisconsin–Madison SAT 1400–1490 Madison, WI · Admitted 41% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  57. Florida State University SAT 1300–1410 Tallahassee, FL · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  58. Syracuse University SAT 1300–1410 Syracuse, NY · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  59. Kenyon College SAT 1400–1495 Gambier, OH · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  60. University of Michigan SAT 1370–1530 Ann Arbor, MI · Admitted 16% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  61. Georgia Tech SAT 1370–1530 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  62. Chapman University SAT 1260–1440 Orange, CA · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Occidental College SAT 1380–1520 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. Purdue University SAT 1220–1470 West Lafayette, IN · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  65. Penn State SAT 1280–1410 University Park, PA · Admitted 55% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  66. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign SAT 1390–1520 Champaign, IL · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  67. Loyola Marymount University SAT 1260–1430 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  68. William & Mary SAT 1390–1520 Williamsburg, VA · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  69. University of Rochester SAT 1400–1510 Rochester, NY · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  70. Emerson College SAT 1270–1420 Boston, MA · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  71. Denison University SAT 1270–1420 Granville, OH · Admitted 20% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  72. Furman University SAT 1280–1410 Greenville, SC · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  73. Westmont College SAT 1240–1450 Santa Barbara, CA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. The College of Wooster SAT 1245–1440 Wooster, OH · Admitted 64% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  75. University of St Thomas SAT 1260–1423 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. UConn SAT 1260–1420 Storrs, CT · Admitted 54% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  77. Drexel University SAT 1240–1440 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. Babson College SAT 1390–1530 Wellesley, MA · Admitted 17% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Willamette University SAT 1240–1440 Salem, OR · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. School of Visual Arts SAT 1188–1490 New York, NY · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Rhode Island School of Design SAT 1396–1530 Providence, RI · Admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Creighton University SAT 1243–1428 Omaha, NE · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. Touro University SAT 1218–1453 New York, NY · Admitted 61% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT 1400–1530 Chapel Hill, NC · Admitted 17% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  87. New Jersey Institute of Technology SAT 1210–1460 Newark, NJ · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. Sarah Lawrence College SAT 1240–1430 Bronxville, NY · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  91. University of the Pacific SAT 1183–1480 Stockton, CA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. 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
  93. University of Alabama at Birmingham SAT 1210–1450 Birmingham, AL · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. Muhlenberg College SAT 1250–1410 Allentown, PA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  95. Clemson University SAT 1240–1410 Clemson, SC · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. Fisk University SAT 1140–1510 Nashville, TN · Admitted 37% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. 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
  100. Hofstra University SAT 1230–1400 Hempstead, NY · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 1400 SAT score?

A 1400 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 127 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 1400 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Ohio State, Purdue and UT Austin. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 1400 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?

School of Visual Arts admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants, University of Alabama at Birmingham admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants and Wheaton College admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 11 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Georgia Tech admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants, United States Air Force Academy admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants and Bates admitted 15% 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 42 colleges on this list: 10 require a score, 28 are test-optional, 2 require it for some applicants, 2 won't look at scores. 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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