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Colleges in Georgia for 1000 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%

Georgia has 33 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard. A score of 1000 on the SAT is inside the middle 50% at 19 of them, below the 25th percentile at 14 (a reach) and above the 75th percentile at 0 (above typical).

Those 19 typical colleges have a median net price of $12,786 and a median acceptance rate of 75%. By sector, 15 public and 4 private nonprofit; 16 report a test-optional policy.

Acceptance rates in this group run from 38% at Thomas University to 100% at Middle Georgia State University, so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $6,842 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Nationwide, the 293 typical colleges for this score have a median net price of $16,317 and a median acceptance rate of 82%; in Georgia the figures are $12,786 and 75%. Test-optional colleges among the 19 in Georgia: 16. Test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high.

How the groups are defined

One rule sorts every college, using the 25th and 75th percentile scores in the College Scorecard data. We never say a college will admit a score; we only show where it falls.

Who is counted
College Scorecard describes these percentiles as the middle 50% of first-time students who enrolled in the fall of 2024; admitted students who did not enroll are not included. Colleges can only report scores for students who submitted them, and colleges that do not require tests often report mostly higher scorers, so their ranges tend to skew high.
  • Reach. Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
  • Typical. Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
  • Above typical. Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
  • SAT totals are approximate. Scorecard publishes 25th and 75th percentiles for the Reading and Writing and Math sections but not for the total, so we add the two 25th percentiles and the two 75th percentiles. Across the 866 colleges that also report Scorecard's average SAT score, the midpoint of that range differs from the average by a median of 15 points (90% are within 45).
  • We do not convert between the SAT and the ACT. This page uses SAT scores only; the other test has its own pages.
Test policy
The test policy comes from the admissions field Scorecard calls ADMCON7. We tag a college as test-optional when it reports that tests are neither required nor recommended, or are considered only if submitted. Test-optional colleges among the 19 typical ones: 16.
Left out: 1,471 of 2,356 main-campus colleges with missing or suppressed SAT percentiles, and 19 dropped because their figures contradict themselves: Scorecard's own average SAT score falls outside the summed section range, so the percentiles and the average describe different groups of students. None had a 25th percentile above the 75th or a value outside the valid range. 866 colleges are counted.
Data periodTest score percentiles: fall 2024 entering class. Acceptance rate: fall 2024 applicants. Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24 (in-state price at public colleges).
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.

Read the full methodology Test-optional colleges and how to read SAT/ACT ranges

Typical: the middle 50% includes 1000 (19)

Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Sorted by net price, lowest first; colleges with no reported net price come last. Showing all 19.

1000 SAT: Typical
College Middle 50%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $6,842 · Acceptance rate: 76%
860–1080
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $8,105 · Acceptance rate: 86%
890–1130
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $8,365 · Acceptance rate: 68%
860–1078
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $9,823 · Acceptance rate: 68%
980–1210
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $10,338 · Acceptance rate: 66%
930–1070
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $10,945 · Acceptance rate: 72%
920–1100
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $12,019 · Acceptance rate: 75%
890–1110
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $12,361 · Acceptance rate: 100%
950–1190
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $12,724 · Acceptance rate: 59%
968–1116
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $12,786 · Acceptance rate: 52%
950–1140
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $13,115 · Acceptance rate: 99%
800–1060
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $13,787 · Acceptance rate: 86%
970–1140
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $15,048 · Acceptance rate: 69%
1000–1220
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $15,261 · Acceptance rate: 98%
875–1100
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $15,267 · Acceptance rate: 88%
986–1133
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $15,931 · Acceptance rate: 55%
940–1180
Thomas University
Thomasville, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,499 · Acceptance rate: 38%
990–1220
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,924 · Acceptance rate: 88%
930–1200
Life University
Marietta, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $29,791 · Acceptance rate: 93%
920–1130

Reach: 1000 is below the 25th percentile (14)

Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 1000. Showing all 14.

1000 SAT: Reach
College Middle 50%
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $21,642 · Acceptance rate: 66%
1010–1230
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $49,430 · Acceptance rate: 83%
1030–1270
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $20,599 · Acceptance rate: 93%
1038–1245
Shorter University
Rome, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $16,646 · Acceptance rate: 96%
1040–1200
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $20,686 · Acceptance rate: 78%
1070–1230
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $19,509 · Acceptance rate: 88%
1090–1310
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $38,967 · Acceptance rate: 25%
1108–1320
Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $22,320 · Acceptance rate: 64%
1125–1330
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $23,847 · Acceptance rate: 69%
1160–1350
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $24,754 · Acceptance rate: 62%
1160–1330
Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $26,265 · Acceptance rate: 87%
1160–1380
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $13,936 · Acceptance rate: 38%
1270–1480
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
Public · 4-year
Net price: $12,116 · Acceptance rate: 14%
1370–1540
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $22,585 · Acceptance rate: 11%
1470–1550

Above typical: 1000 is above the 75th percentile (0)

Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1000. Showing all 0.

No colleges fall in this group for a score of 1000.

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