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Colleges that accept a 1450 SAT

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

The short answer

A 1450 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 85 four-year colleges, 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 1450 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 (85)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 1450 is between the 25th and 75th percentile SAT total, closest to the middle first. Score ranges come from each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 47 colleges and IPEDS (fall 2024) for 38 colleges.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Occidental College SAT 1380–1520 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  4. Kenyon College SAT 1400–1495 Gambier, OH · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. William & Mary SAT 1390–1520 Williamsburg, VA · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  8. Villanova University SAT 1420–1490 Villanova, PA · Admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  9. University of Rochester SAT 1400–1510 Rochester, NY · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  10. Wake Forest University SAT 1420–1490 Winston-Salem, NC · Admitted 21% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  11. University of Richmond SAT 1420–1490 University of Richmond, VA · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  12. Davidson College SAT 1410–1500 Davidson, NC · Admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT 1380–1500 Troy, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  14. Babson College SAT 1390–1530 Wellesley, MA · Admitted 17% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. 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
  16. University of Maryland SAT 1410–1520 College Park, MD · Admitted 45% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  17. 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
  18. Boston University SAT 1420–1510 Boston, MA · Admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  19. Tulane University SAT 1430–1500 New Orleans, LA · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  20. Scripps College SAT 1430–1500 Claremont, CA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  21. Georgetown University SAT 1405–1530 Washington, DC · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Smith College SAT 1420–1520 Northampton, MA · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  25. University of Virginia SAT 1410–1540 Charlottesville, VA · Admitted 17% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Northeastern University SAT 1440–1510 Boston, MA · Admitted 5.6% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  27. Oberlin College SAT 1370–1480 Oberlin, OH · Admitted 33% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  28. Yeshiva University SAT 1340–1510 New York, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. Lafayette College SAT 1360–1490 Easton, PA · Admitted 31% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  30. Hamilton College SAT 1440–1510 Clinton, NY · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  31. Grinnell College SAT 1410–1540 Grinnell, IA · Admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. Binghamton University SAT 1340–1500 Vestal, NY · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  33. University of Missouri-Kansas City SAT 1290–1550 Kansas City, MO · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Stevens Institute of Technology SAT 1370–1470 Hoboken, NJ · Admitted 51% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  35. Brandeis University SAT 1370–1470 Waltham, MA · Admitted 45% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  36. Colgate University SAT 1450–1510 Hamilton, NY · Admitted 18% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  37. Washington and Lee University SAT 1430–1530 Lexington, VA · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  38. 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
  39. Southern Methodist University SAT 1340–1490 Dallas, TX · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. Case Western Reserve University SAT 1440–1530 Cleveland, OH · Admitted 35% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  41. 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
  42. Rhodes College SAT 1360–1470 Memphis, TN · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. Boston College SAT 1440–1540 Chestnut Hill, MA · Admitted 16% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology SAT 1320–1500 Terre Haute, IN · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. Dartmouth College SAT 1440–1550 Hanover, NH · Admitted 6% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  51. 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
  52. Hillsdale College SAT 1320–1490 Hillsdale, MI · Admitted 21% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. 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
  54. Bennington College SAT 1335–1475 Bennington, VT · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  55. 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
  56. Fordham University SAT 1320–1480 Bronx, NY · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  57. Santa Clara University SAT 1330–1470 Santa Clara, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  58. Colorado School of Mines SAT 1320–1480 Golden, CO · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. Union College SAT 1310–1480 Schenectady, NY · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Whitman College SAT 1310–1480 Walla Walla, WA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. Rochester Institute of Technology SAT 1300–1460 Rochester, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  69. George Washington University SAT 1310–1450 Washington, DC · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  70. University of Tulsa SAT 1223–1530 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  71. Clark University SAT 1288–1460 Worcester, MA · Admitted 40% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. 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
  73. Pepperdine University SAT 1290–1450 Malibu, CA · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. 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
  75. Wheaton College SAT 1260–1470 Wheaton, IL · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. Gettysburg College SAT 1270–1460 Gettysburg, PA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. Bard College SAT 1270–1450 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. 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
  79. Westmont College SAT 1240–1450 Santa Barbara, CA · 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. Touro University SAT 1218–1453 New York, NY · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. New Jersey Institute of Technology SAT 1210–1460 Newark, NJ · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. University of the Pacific SAT 1183–1480 Stockton, CA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. University of Alabama at Birmingham SAT 1210–1450 Birmingham, AL · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  85. Fisk University SAT 1140–1510 Nashville, TN · Admitted 37% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 1450 SAT score?

A 1450 SAT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 85 four-year colleges, including Ohio State, Purdue and UT Austin. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 1450 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 85 colleges listed, 6 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Northeastern admitted 5.6% of fall 2025 applicants, Dartmouth admitted 6% of fall 2025 applicants and Davidson admitted 13% 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 47 colleges on this list: 8 require a score, 35 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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