SAT Scores for Colleges

See which colleges are a reach, a target or a safety for your SAT score. The ranges are the official middle 50% that each college reports to the U.S. Department of Education. Pick any college to build a study plan toward it.

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Enter a score you have or one you’re aiming for. 949 colleges, sorted into reach, target and safety.

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How colleges are sorted

A balanced list usually has some of each. If most of your colleges are reaches, either add targets or raise your score: the SAT study planner sets a target from the colleges you pick and plans the weeks to your test date.

SAT ranges at the 100 most selective colleges

Sorted by admission rate. Totals add each college’s section percentiles.

CollegeSAT middle 50%Admits
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA1510–15803.6%
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA1510–15803.6%
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT1470–15703.9%
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY1510–15804%
University of ChicagoChicago, IL1510–15804.5%
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA1520–15804.5%
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ1510–15804.6%
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA1440–15405.2%
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI1510–15805.4%
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH1500–15705.4%
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA1510–15705.4%
Duke UniversityDurham, NC1500–15705.7%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN1500–15705.9%
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD1520–15706.4%
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA1490–15607.1%
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME1460–15507.1%
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME1470–15507.1%
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA1490–15607.5%
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL1510–15707.7%
Rice UniversityHouston, TX1510–15708%
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA1490–15708.3%
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY1500–15708.8%
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY1470–15608.8%
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA1490–15809%
New York UniversityNew York, NY1480–15609.2%
United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD1210–14109.3%
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA1470–15609.6%
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA1450–15509.8%
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA1470–155011%
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT1445–155011%
Boston UniversityBoston, MA1420–153011%
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN1455–156011%
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA1470–156011%
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA1500–157012%
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO1050–122012%
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO1500–157012%
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA1460–155012%
United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY1200–143012%
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA1500–157013%
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC1390–155013%
Emory University-Oxford CollegeOxford, GA1470–155013%
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME1420–153013%
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC1400–153013%
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY1450–155014%
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY1430–154014%
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA1430–154014%
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA1400–152014%
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY1430–153014%
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA1460–156014%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA1370–154014%
United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO1230–144014%
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA1410–154015%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC1390–153015%
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI1360–153016%
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA1440–154016%
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT1415–154016%
Northeastern University OaklandOakland, CA1420–152017%
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA1410–154017%
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA1390–153017%
Denison UniversityGranville, OH1320–149017%
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA1240–141018%
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO1230–146018%
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY1450–155019%
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI1396–153019%
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL1320–148019%
Berea CollegeBerea, KY1156–133519%
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN1450–156020%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL1030–118021%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY1295–150121%
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI1320–149021%
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA1420–154021%
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY1340–148021%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC1410–152022%
Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, TX788–108822%
University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA1410–153022%
United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT1240–140022%
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC1085–128523%
University of FloridaGainesville, FL1320–148024%
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL1270–141024%
Reed CollegePortland, OR1290–152025%
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA1108–132025%
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA1493–155825%
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX1340–150026%
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA1370–150026%
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX1250–151027%
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA1395–151027%
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA1310–146328%
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN1350–151029%
University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA945–112029%
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA1310–147029%
Trinity CollegeHartford, CT1298–147029%
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA1280–151029%
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC1140–137030%
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA990–115030%
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH1358–150331%
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA1350–150031%
Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA840–122033%
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT1260–139033%
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA1400–153034%
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH1360–152034%

Common questions

What is a reach, target and safety school?
A target is a college where your SAT score is inside the middle 50% of admitted students. A safety is one where your score is above that range. A reach is one where your score is below it. Any college admitting under 15% of applicants is a reach for everyone, because at that selectivity most applicants inside the range are still turned down.
What does the middle 50% SAT range mean?
Half of admitted students scored inside it. A quarter scored below the lower number (the 25th percentile) and a quarter above the higher one (the 75th percentile). Scoring at the 75th percentile puts you in the top half of admitted students.
Where does the data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, which publishes SAT percentiles each college reports. Scorecard gives Reading and Writing and Math separately. The total ranges here add the two, which is the standard approximation but not exactly the percentile of total scores.
Why is a college I want missing?
Only the 949 colleges that report SAT percentiles to the Department of Education are included. Many test-optional and test-blind colleges no longer report them.
Does a target school mean I will get in?
No. The labels describe your score, not your chances. Colleges also weigh grades, course rigor, essays, activities and recommendations, and many are test-optional.

Sources

SAT percentiles and admission rates: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, retrieved October 2026. College logos come from Wikimedia Commons and are trademarks of their institutions, shown only to identify them.

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