Colleges for 1300 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%
Of the 866 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard, 291 have a score of 1300 inside the middle 50% of their enrolled students. At 103 colleges, 1300 is below the 25th percentile (a reach), and at 472 it is above the 75th percentile (above typical).
Those 291 typical colleges have a median net price of $25,121 and a median acceptance rate of 73%. By sector, 88 public and 200 private nonprofit; 279 report a test-optional policy.
Acceptance rates in this group run from 18% at College of the Holy Cross to 100% at Western Colorado 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 (43), Pennsylvania (22) and Massachusetts (15). Test-optional colleges among them: 279. 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
291
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
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Reach
103
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
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Above typical
472
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 291 typical ones: 279.
- 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 1300 (291)
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 291.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 City College New York, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $3,776 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1070–1430 | ||
| 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 South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $9,812 · Acceptance rate: 43% | 1130–1320 | ||
| 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 Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $10,411 · Acceptance rate: 40% | 1200–1350 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $11,297 · Acceptance rate: 24% | 1270–1410 | ||
| 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 North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,250 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1170–1360 | ||
| Truman State University Kirksville, MO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,780 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1170–1370 | ||
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,269 · Acceptance rate: 21% | 1295–1501 | ||
| University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,868 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 740–1330 | ||
| University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 4-year Net price: $13,936 · Acceptance rate: 38% | 1270–1480 | ||
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,164 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1025–1370 | ||
| Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,182 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1130–1350 | ||
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,246 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 1048–1310 | ||
| University of Houston Houston, TX Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,276 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1160–1340 | ||
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 4-year Net price: $14,600 · Acceptance rate: 50% | 1200–1480 | ||
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,906 · Acceptance rate: 30% | 1140–1370 | ||
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,000 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 1223–1530 | ||
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,300 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 1140–1330 | ||
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,435 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 1140–1330 | ||
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,564 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 1270–1460 | ||
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,897 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1160–1370 | ||
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,200 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1190–1380 | ||
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,264 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1170–1400 | ||
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,298 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 1190–1420 | ||
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,425 · Acceptance rate: 100% | 1163–1353 | ||
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,467 · Acceptance rate: 72% | 1240–1420 | ||
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,504 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 1210–1460 | ||
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,674 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1150–1420 | ||
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,778 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 1300–1500 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,163 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 1180–1370 | ||
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,249 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1100–1300 | ||
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,303 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 1300–1470 | ||
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,595 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1100–1350 | ||
| Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,743 · Acceptance rate: 87% | 1180–1320 | ||
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,747 · Acceptance rate: 87% | 1098–1330 | ||
| Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,758 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 1100–1310 | ||
| University of Mary Bismarck, ND Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,770 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1110–1340 | ||
| University of Delaware Newark, DE Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,799 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 1190–1370 | ||
| Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,800 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1020–1360 | ||
| Catawba College Salisbury, NC Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,879 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1030–1300 |
Reach: 1300 is below the 25th percentile (103)
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 1300. Showing 20 of 103.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,355 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 1310–1520 | ||
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,339 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1310–1480 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,383 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1310–1500 | ||
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,406 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1310–1500 | ||
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $33,313 · Acceptance rate: 38% | 1310–1480 | ||
| Union College Schenectady, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $34,561 · Acceptance rate: 44% | 1310–1480 | ||
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $36,425 · Acceptance rate: 28% | 1310–1463 | ||
| Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $37,607 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 1310–1460 | ||
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $40,766 · Acceptance rate: 29% | 1310–1470 | ||
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $6,541 · Acceptance rate: 24% | 1320–1480 | ||
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,690 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1320–1480 | ||
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $37,244 · Acceptance rate: 19% | 1320–1480 | ||
| Denison University Granville, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $40,007 · Acceptance rate: 17% | 1320–1490 | ||
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $42,513 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 1320–1500 | ||
| Fordham University Bronx, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $44,338 · Acceptance rate: 59% | 1320–1480 | ||
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,784 · Acceptance rate: 49% | 1330–1500 | ||
| Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,260 · Acceptance rate: 43% | 1333–1510 | ||
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,620 · Acceptance rate: 39% | 1340–1500 | ||
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,464 · Acceptance rate: 26% | 1340–1500 | ||
| Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $32,297 · Acceptance rate: 21% | 1340–1480 |
Above typical: 1300 is above the 75th percentile (472)
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1300. Showing 20 of 472.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven University Jackson, MS Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,676 · Acceptance rate: 50% | 1010–1298 | ||
| Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,954 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 1070–1295 | ||
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,664 · Acceptance rate: 87% | 1081–1293 | ||
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $4,195 · Acceptance rate: 64% | 1010–1290 | ||
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,547 · Acceptance rate: 82% | 990–1290 | ||
| William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $14,258 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1040–1290 | ||
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,279 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1000–1290 | ||
| Utah State University Logan, UT Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,936 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1070–1290 | ||
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,071 · Acceptance rate: 63% | 1060–1290 | ||
| University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,927 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1060–1290 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,707 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1070–1290 | ||
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,327 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 1020–1290 | ||
| Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,745 · Acceptance rate: 64% | 1070–1290 | ||
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,851 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 1070–1290 | ||
| Drury University Springfield, MO Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,831 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1130–1290 | ||
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,637 · Acceptance rate: 85% | 1090–1290 | ||
| Harding University Searcy, AR Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $22,130 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 1050–1290 | ||
| Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,015 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1060–1290 | ||
| Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,347 · Acceptance rate: 82% | 1088–1290 | ||
| Earlham College Richmond, IN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,714 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 1110–1290 |
Narrow it down by state
States with at least 10 typical colleges for this score and a page of their own: