Colleges for 1200 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%
Of the 866 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard, 476 have a score of 1200 inside the middle 50% of their enrolled students. At 173 colleges, 1200 is below the 25th percentile (a reach), and at 217 it is above the 75th percentile (above typical).
Those 476 typical colleges have a median net price of $21,582 and a median acceptance rate of 77%. By sector, 176 public and 297 private nonprofit; 447 report a test-optional policy.
Acceptance rates in this group run from 12% at College of the Ozarks to 100% at Delta State University, so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $2,984 at CUNY Hunter College.
The states with the most of them are New York (52), Pennsylvania (34) and Texas (23). Test-optional colleges among them: 447. Because test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high, treat the middle 50% as a guide, not a cutoff.
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Typical
476
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
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Reach
173
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
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Above typical
217
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
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 476 typical ones: 447.
- 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 1200 (476)
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 50 of 476.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| CUNY Hunter College New York, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $2,984 · Acceptance rate: 54% | 1100–1420 | ||
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $3,033 · Acceptance rate: 48% | 1100–1400 | ||
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $3,103 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 950–1340 | ||
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $3,203 · Acceptance rate: 57% | 930–1220 | ||
| CUNY City College New York, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $3,776 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1070–1430 | ||
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $4,195 · Acceptance rate: 64% | 1010–1290 | ||
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $5,579 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 890–1250 | ||
| College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $6,100 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 1050–1220 | ||
| Berea College Berea, KY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $6,106 · Acceptance rate: 19% | 1156–1335 | ||
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY Public · 4-year Net price: $6,174 · Acceptance rate: 34% | 1110–1300 | ||
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $6,624 · Acceptance rate: 66% | 1090–1280 | ||
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $7,007 · Acceptance rate: 70% | 970–1243 | ||
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA Public · 4-year Net price: $7,065 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 970–1220 | ||
| New College of Florida Sarasota, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $7,195 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 1060–1245 | ||
| Marion Military Institute Marion, AL Public · 2-year Net price: $8,627 · Acceptance rate: 97% | 1040–1270 | ||
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $8,752 · Acceptance rate: 66% | 1040–1200 | ||
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $9,120 · Acceptance rate: 88% | 1030–1230 | ||
| Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $9,288 · Acceptance rate: 55% | 1070–1260 | ||
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $9,364 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1020–1230 | ||
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $9,492 · Acceptance rate: 56% | 990–1255 | ||
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $9,812 · Acceptance rate: 43% | 1130–1320 | ||
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $9,823 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 980–1210 | ||
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $9,833 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 940–1200 | ||
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $9,854 · Acceptance rate: 87% | 1020–1380 | ||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM Public · 4-year Net price: $9,873 · Acceptance rate: 44% | 1080–1310 | ||
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $10,154 · Acceptance rate: 53% | 1070–1270 | ||
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,260 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 970–1200 | ||
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,359 · Acceptance rate: 96% | 1010–1240 | ||
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $10,411 · Acceptance rate: 40% | 1200–1350 | ||
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Public · 4-year Net price: $10,701 · Acceptance rate: 88% | 970–1210 | ||
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,836 · Acceptance rate: 87% | 1000–1220 | ||
| Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,867 · Acceptance rate: 63% | 1040–1240 | ||
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,965 · Acceptance rate: 89% | 1150–1355 | ||
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,974 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 1130–1350 | ||
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,346 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 980–1240 | ||
| University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,641 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 980–1220 | ||
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,668 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 1030–1240 | ||
| Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $11,853 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1170–1340 | ||
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,864 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1100–1310 | ||
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,900 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 980–1220 | ||
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,250 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1170–1360 | ||
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,384 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 935–1241 | ||
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,547 · Acceptance rate: 82% | 990–1290 | ||
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $12,568 · Acceptance rate: 63% | 1040–1200 | ||
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,766 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1060–1270 | ||
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,767 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1010–1230 | ||
| Truman State University Kirksville, MO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,780 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1170–1370 | ||
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,006 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 1030–1220 | ||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,090 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1000–1250 | ||
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,171 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 970–1220 |
Reach: 1200 is below the 25th percentile (173)
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 1200. Showing 20 of 173.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,504 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 1210–1460 | ||
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,749 · Acceptance rate: 88% | 1210–1450 | ||
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,796 · Acceptance rate: 69% | 1210–1410 | ||
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,995 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1210–1380 | ||
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public · 4-year Net price: $25,097 · Acceptance rate: 52% | 1210–1440 | ||
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $35,333 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1210–1300 | ||
| Touro University New York, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,627 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1218–1453 | ||
| The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,458 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1220–1460 | ||
| Simmons University Boston, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,265 · Acceptance rate: 70% | 1220–1390 | ||
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $26,196 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 1220–1400 | ||
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,384 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1220–1390 | ||
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,822 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 1220–1390 | ||
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,446 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 1220–1390 | ||
| Champlain College Burlington, VT Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $35,860 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 1220–1380 | ||
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,000 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 1223–1530 | ||
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,109 · Acceptance rate: 64% | 1230–1340 | ||
| Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $33,375 · Acceptance rate: 18% | 1230–1460 | ||
| Ithaca College Ithaca, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $33,926 · Acceptance rate: 69% | 1230–1390 | ||
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $34,176 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 1230–1400 | ||
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,467 · Acceptance rate: 72% | 1240–1420 |
Above typical: 1200 is above the 75th percentile (217)
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1200. Showing 20 of 217.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,493 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 940–1198 | ||
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,674 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 975–1198 | ||
| Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA Public · 4-year Net price: $12,947 · Acceptance rate: 91% | 934–1196 | ||
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $7,022 · Acceptance rate: 51% | 1000–1195 | ||
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,225 · Acceptance rate: 89% | 970–1193 | ||
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,244 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 976–1193 | ||
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $8,653 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 950–1190 | ||
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $10,846 · Acceptance rate: 50% | 1020–1190 | ||
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,361 · Acceptance rate: 100% | 950–1190 | ||
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,366 · Acceptance rate: 82% | 970–1190 | ||
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,946 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 900–1190 | ||
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,889 · Acceptance rate: 98% | 950–1190 | ||
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,699 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 990–1190 | ||
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $16,282 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 990–1190 | ||
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,317 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 940–1190 | ||
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $16,774 · Acceptance rate: 47% | 960–1190 | ||
| Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,857 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 960–1190 | ||
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,648 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 970–1190 | ||
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,760 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 950–1190 | ||
| Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,555 · Acceptance rate: 90% | 1010–1190 |
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