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Colleges in Indiana for 1050 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%

Indiana has 29 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard. A score of 1050 on the SAT is inside the middle 50% at 15 of them, below the 25th percentile at 14 (a reach) and above the 75th percentile at 0 (above typical).

Those 15 typical colleges have a median net price of $13,171 and a median acceptance rate of 84%. By sector, 8 public and 7 private nonprofit; 15 report a test-optional policy.

Acceptance rates in this group run from 67% at Indiana University-East to 98% at Bethel University (IN), so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $3,968 at Indiana University-Kokomo.

Nationwide, the 383 typical colleges for this score have a median net price of $17,124 and a median acceptance rate of 81%; in Indiana the figures are $13,171 and 84%. Test-optional colleges among the 15 in Indiana: 15. 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 15 typical ones: 15.
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 1050 (15)

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 15.

1050 SAT: Typical
College Middle 50%
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $3,968 · Acceptance rate: 86%
960–1150
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $5,130 · Acceptance rate: 73%
910–1180
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $6,079 · Acceptance rate: 72%
890–1140
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $7,888 · Acceptance rate: 84%
970–1180
Indiana University-East
Richmond, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $8,134 · Acceptance rate: 67%
960–1170
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $8,653 · Acceptance rate: 84%
950–1190
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $11,668 · Acceptance rate: 76%
1030–1240
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $13,171 · Acceptance rate: 84%
970–1220
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $14,493 · Acceptance rate: 84%
880–1110
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,196 · Acceptance rate: 96%
870–1070
Bethel University (IN)
Mishawaka, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,610 · Acceptance rate: 98%
900–1150
Huntington University
Huntington, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $19,310 · Acceptance rate: 76%
930–1150
Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $19,932 · Acceptance rate: 82%
1000–1200
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $22,866 · Acceptance rate: 89%
960–1180
Anderson University (IN)
Anderson, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $25,021 · Acceptance rate: 79%
900–1150

Reach: 1050 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 1050. Showing all 14.

1050 SAT: Reach
College Middle 50%
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,578 · Acceptance rate: 89%
1060–1280
Franklin College
Franklin, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $22,855 · Acceptance rate: 70%
1060–1240
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $24,336 · Acceptance rate: 63%
1060–1270
Taylor University
Upland, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $24,865 · Acceptance rate: 74%
1070–1330
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $14,940 · Acceptance rate: 86%
1080–1260
Hanover College
Hanover, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $21,829 · Acceptance rate: 84%
1110–1280
Earlham College
Richmond, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $24,714 · Acceptance rate: 73%
1110–1290
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $25,292 · Acceptance rate: 76%
1130–1325
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $36,041 · Acceptance rate: 85%
1160–1350
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $16,264 · Acceptance rate: 78%
1170–1400
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Public · 4-year
Net price: $14,600 · Acceptance rate: 50%
1200–1480
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $22,264 · Acceptance rate: 57%
1200–1410
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $42,513 · Acceptance rate: 77%
1320–1500
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $26,780 · Acceptance rate: 11%
1455–1560

Above typical: 1050 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 1050. Showing all 0.

No colleges fall in this group for a score of 1050.

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