Colleges by SAT score

Each page uses College Board's percentiles to say whether a score is good, and compares it with the middle 50% of enrolled freshmen at more than 900 colleges. It sorts those colleges into reach, target and likely, says whether to send the score to each test-optional college, and lists the merit aid whose SAT minimum it meets.

SAT scores from 900 to 1600 and their percentiles
SAT score	Percentile, recent takers	Percentile, all 11th and 12th graders	ACT
1600a strong score	99+	99+	36
1550a strong score	99+	99+	35
1500a strong score	97th	99+	34
1450a strong score	95th	99+	33
1400a strong score	93rd	97th	31
1350a good score	89th	94th	29
1300a good score	85th	91st	28
1250a good score	80th	86th	26
1200a good score	75th	81st	25
1150above average	69th	74th	23
1100above average	62nd	67th	22
1050above average	55th	58th	20
1000about average	47th	48th	19
950below average	39th	38th	17
900below average	32nd	29th	16

Percentiles: College Board, SAT Nationally Representative and User Percentiles, checked October 31, 2026. Recent takers: students who graduated in the past three school years. ACT: the 2018 ACT and College Board concordance.

For a score between these, open the nearest page and use its score picker, which covers scores within 20 points. For one college at a time, with your GPA, try the submit or retake tool or browse the college directory.