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US universities for a 1050 SAT score: 254 where it's in the middle 50%
At these 254 US universities on the Common App, a 1050 SAT falls within the middle 50% of first-year students who enrolled in fall 2024 and sent the SAT. They're sorted from the lowest acceptance rate. A score in the middle 50% makes you competitive on tests; grades, essays and activities decide the rest.
Updated September 25, 2026
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| University | SAT middle 50% | Acceptance rate | SAT/ACT | Intl fee | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) | 1030–1180 | 20.6% | Required | $30 | Tallahassee |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise | 945–1120 | 28.5% | Optional | $0 | Wise |
| LeTourneau University | 990–1330 | 38% | Optional | $0 | Longview |
| Regent University | 990–1250 | 38.1% | Flexible | $0 | Virginia Beach |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 1040–1180 | 39% | Flexible | $25 | Mankato |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 1030–1250 | 40.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Hampden-Sydney |
| Dillard University | 968–1202 | 41.9% | Optional | $60 | New Orleans |
| Brevard College | 870–1220 | 42.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Brevard |
| University of Lynchburg | 980–1230 | 43% | Optional | $0 | Lynchburg |
| Millsaps College | 1025–1150 | 43.1% | Flexible | $0 | Jackson |
| Washington Adventist University | 860–1130 | 46.2% | Optional | $0 | Takoma Park |
| Belhaven University | 1010–1298 | 49.8% | Flexible | $25 | Jackson |
| North Carolina A&T State University | 1020–1190 | 49.9% | Flexible | $60 | Greensboro |
| Quincy University | 1000–1200 | 50.9% | Optional | $0 | Quincy |
| Spring Arbor University | 1010–1240 | 51.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Spring Arbor |
| University of West Georgia | 950–1140 | 51.6% | Sometimes | $40 | Carrollton |
| Georgia State University | 940–1180 | 55.4% | Required | $60 | Atlanta |
| University of Michigan- Dearborn | 990–1255 | 55.6% | Optional | $0 | Dearborn |
| McMurry University | 950–1160 | 57% | Optional | $30 | Abilene |
| East Central University | 900–1120 | 58.1% | Flexible | $75 | Ada |
| The University of West Florida | 1020–1230 | 58.2% | Required | $30 | Pensacola |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 930–1140 | 59.1% | Sometimes | $0 | Cincinnati |
| Wesleyan College | 968–1116 | 59.1% | Optional | $30 | Macon |
| University of Akron | 900–1190 | 59.7% | Flexible | $0 | Akron |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 980–1280 | 61.3% | Not considered | $0 | Cleveland |
| Saint Vincent College | 1020–1230 | 61.7% | Optional | $0 | Latrobe |
| Hampton University | 790–1090 | 62.2% | Sometimes | $60 | Hampton |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 1000–1210 | 62.6% | Flexible | $0 | Harrogate |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 1030–1270 | 62.7% | Optional | $0 | Rock Island |
| SUNY Farmingdale State College | 1040–1240 | 63.3% | Sometimes | $50 | Farmingdale |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 1040–1200 | 63.4% | Required | $30 | Fort Myers |
| Madonna University | 880–1080 | 63.4% | Optional | $0 | Livonia |
| Elizabeth City State University | 920–1080 | 64.2% | Optional | $0 | Elizabeth City |
| Northwest Nazarene University | 1005–1240 | 64.7% | Sometimes | $0 | Nampa |
| Eastern Illinois University | 880–1090 | 65.3% | Optional | $0 | Charleston |
| University of St. Francis (IL) | 1030–1220 | 65.3% | Sometimes | $50 | Joliet |
| Florida Atlantic University | 1040–1200 | 66.1% | Required | $30 | Boca Raton |
| Millikin University | 860–1130 | 66.7% | Sometimes | $0 | Decatur |
| Carroll University | 1040–1270 | 66.8% | Optional | $25 | Waukesha |
| Bluffton University | 860–1130 | 67.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Bluffton |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | 1005–1175 | 67.3% | Flexible | $100 | Spartanburg |
| Northern Kentucky University | 953–1150 | 67.6% | Sometimes | $40 | Highland Heights |
| Converse University | 1010–1250 | 67.7% | Optional | $0 | Spartanburg |
| University of North Georgia | 980–1210 | 67.9% | Required | $40 | Dahlonega |
| Clayton State University | 860–1078 | 68.4% | Sometimes | $40 | Morrow |
| Presbyterian College | 980–1200 | 68.4% | Optional | $0 | Clinton |
| Southwest Baptist University | 810–1210 | 68.4% | Not considered | $0 | Bolivar |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 950–1113 | 69% | Sometimes | $0 | New Orleans |
| Kennesaw State University | 1000–1220 | 69.2% | Required | $40 | Kennesaw |
| Texas Wesleyan University | 1020–1100 | 69.2% | Optional | $0 | Fort Worth |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 980–1235 | 69.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Nashville |
| Tennessee State University | 880–1050 | 70.1% | Required | $25 | Nashville |
| Capital University | 910–1180 | 70.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Columbus |
| University of Michigan- Flint | 970–1243 | 70.5% | Optional | $0 | Flint |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | 990–1305 | 70.6% | Optional | $0 | Rochester |
| Walsh University | 1040–1280 | 70.7% | Sometimes | $0 | North Canton |
| Carroll College (Montana) | 1050–1300 | 70.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Helena |
| The University of South Alabama | 970–1190 | 71% | Flexible | $35 | Mobile |
| University of Minnesota Rochester | 950–1380 | 71% | Optional | $30 | Rochester |
| University of La Verne | 986–1236 | 71.2% | Optional | $50 | La Verne |
| Virginia Military Institute | 1050–1270 | 71.2% | Optional | $0 | Lexington |
| Lewis University | 960–1210 | 71.3% | Flexible | $0 | Romeoville |
| Evangel University | 1040–1260 | 71.6% | Sometimes | $0 | Springfield |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 890–1130 | 71.6% | Flexible | $0 | Owensboro |
| The University of Memphis | 915–1180 | 72% | Required | $50 | Memphis |
| University of North Texas | 980–1230 | 72.2% | Optional | $85 | Denton |
| University of Rhode Island | 1020–1280 | 72.2% | Optional | $65 | Kingston |
| Valdosta State University | 920–1100 | 72.3% | Sometimes | $40 | Valdosta |
| Wittenberg University | 980–1275 | 72.3% | Flexible | $0 | Springfield |
| Purdue University Northwest | 890–1140 | 72.4% | Flexible | $25 | Hammond |
| Lubbock Christian University | 950–1190 | 73.1% | Sometimes | $0 | Lubbock |
| Nova Southeastern University | 1030–1300 | 73.2% | Required | $50 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Central Connecticut State University | 960–1190 | 73.3% | Flexible | $50 | New Britain |
| Indiana University Northwest | 910–1180 | 73.4% | Sometimes | $65 | Gary |
| Lynn University | 1040–1200 | 73.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Boca Raton |
| Elmhurst University | 990–1260 | 73.6% | Sometimes | $0 | Elmhurst |
| York College of Pennsylvania | 1020–1270 | 73.7% | Optional | $0 | York |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 1046–1280 | 73.8% | Sometimes | $25 | Emmitsburg |
| University of Arkansas | 1030–1220 | 74.3% | Sometimes | $65 | Fayetteville |
| Belmont Abbey College | 960–1200 | 74.7% | Optional | $0 | Belmont |
| University of Colorado Denver | 980–1220 | 74.7% | Flexible | $75 | Denver |
| Ursuline College | 1006–1133 | 74.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Pepper Pike |
| Oklahoma State University | 1040–1250 | 75% | Sometimes | $90 | Stillwater |
| Catawba College | 1030–1300 | 75.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Salisbury |
| Coastal Carolina University | 1050–1220 | 75.3% | Sometimes | $60 | Conway |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 1030–1260 | 75.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Detroit |
| University of Idaho | 990–1230 | 75.5% | Sometimes | $50 | Moscow |
| Huntington University | 930–1150 | 75.6% | Flexible | $0 | Huntington |
| La Roche University | 940–1200 | 75.8% | Sometimes | $0 | Pittsburgh |
| Wartburg College | 930–1200 | 75.8% | Optional | $0 | Waverly |
| Kean University | 930–1150 | 75.9% | Optional | $75 | Union |
| Malone University | 930–1180 | 75.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Canton |
| Ashland University | 1035–1208 | 76.4% | Sometimes | $50 | Ashland |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | 1030–1240 | 76.4% | Optional | $65 | Indianapolis |
| McPherson College | 960–1200 | 76.8% | Flexible | $0 | McPherson |
| Saint Francis University | 1050–1230 | 76.8% | Sometimes | $0 | Loretto |
| Oklahoma City University | 1050–1260 | 77% | Sometimes | $60 | Oklahoma City |
| Gardner-Webb University | 975–1198 | 77.2% | Optional | $0 | Boiling Springs |
| Fort Lewis College | 1010–1210 | 77.3% | Optional | $40 | Durango |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1040–1260 | 78% | Optional | $0 | Tacoma |
| Illinois College | 883–1180 | 78.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Jacksonville |
| University of Mount Union | 910–1240 | 78.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Alliance |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 970–1230 | 78.2% | Flexible | $0 | Milwaukee |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 980–1220 | 78.5% | Optional | $100 | Aiken |
| University of Saint Joseph | 850–1170 | 78.6% | Optional | $0 | West Hartford |
| Grand Canyon University | 1006–1113 | 78.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Phoenix |
| Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) | 820–1050 | 78.9% | Required | $45 | New Orleans |
| University of Southern Maine | 990–1250 | 79.2% | Optional | $0 | Portland |
| Anderson University (IN) | 900–1150 | 79.3% | Flexible | $50 | Anderson |
| Marietta College | 1040–1200 | 79.3% | Optional | $0 | Marietta |
| Winthrop University | 1010–1220 | 79.3% | Sometimes | $0 | Rock Hill |
| University of Louisville | 1040–1270 | 79.4% | Optional | $30 | Louisville |
| Seton Hill University | 1020–1240 | 79.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Greensburg |
| Eastern Michigan University | 920–1170 | 79.6% | Sometimes | $35 | Ypsilanti |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 1020–1290 | 79.8% | Sometimes | $35 | Lincoln |
| Ripon College | 980–1270 | 79.8% | Optional | $0 | Ripon |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 880–1130 | 79.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Charlotte |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 1010–1240 | 79.9% | Sometimes | $75 | Arlington |
| Tiffin University | 910–1110 | 80% | Sometimes | $0 | Tiffin |
| Flagler College | 960–1190 | 80.8% | Sometimes | $50 | Saint Augustine |
| Nichols College | 1028–1236 | 80.8% | Flexible | $50 | Dudley |
| Aurora University | 900–1150 | 80.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Aurora |
| Bowling Green State University | 1000–1210 | 81% | Sometimes | $75 | Bowling Green |
| The University of Tennessee- Chattanooga | 1013–1210 | 81.1% | Required | $30 | Chattanooga |
| Lasell University | 1030–1158 | 81.2% | Optional | $0 | Newton |
| Lander University | 950–1178 | 81.3% | Optional | $0 | Greenwood |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 1025–1370 | 81.3% | Sometimes | $50 | Utica |
| D'Youville University | 995–1220 | 81.4% | Optional | $0 | Buffalo |
| St. Edward's University | 970–1240 | 81.4% | Optional | $0 | Austin |
| Muskingum University | 910–1105 | 81.8% | Optional | $0 | New Concord |
| Andrews University | 990–1290 | 81.9% | Optional | $0 | Berrien Springs |
| Baker College | 960–1160 | 81.9% | Optional | $0 | Owosso |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | 950–1220 | 82% | Flexible | $0 | West Palm Beach |
| Towson University | 950–1235 | 82% | Optional | $50 | Towson |
| Mount Aloysius College | 918–1168 | 82.1% | Sometimes | $0 | Cresson |
| Morgan State University | 840–1070 | 82.2% | Flexible | $35 | Baltimore |
| Angelo State University | 910–1150 | 83% | Sometimes | $50 | San Angelo |
| Grand Valley State University | 940–1190 | 83% | Sometimes | $0 | Allendale |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | 1030–1270 | 83% | Flexible | $100 | Savannah |
| Northwest University | 1040–1350 | 83.2% | Optional | $30 | Kirkland |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 960–1150 | 83.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Standish |
| Indiana University South Bend | 950–1190 | 83.8% | Flexible | $65 | South Bend |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | 970–1220 | 83.9% | Optional | $30 | Fort Wayne |
| Goshen College | 880–1110 | 84.1% | Optional | $0 | Goshen |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1046–1315 | 84.1% | Optional | $25 | Mount Vernon |
| Houston Christian University | 990–1190 | 84.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Houston |
| Indiana University Southeast | 970–1180 | 84.5% | Optional | $0 | New Albany |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | 1011–1178 | 85.1% | Optional | $0 | Bronx |
| Bay Path University | 1010–1210 | 85.2% | Optional | $0 | Longmeadow |
| St. Norbert College | 1033–1290 | 85.7% | Flexible | $0 | De Pere |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 998–1200 | 85.9% | Optional | $45 | Honolulu |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 940–1200 | 85.9% | Not considered | $0 | Springfield |
| University of Northern Colorado | 950–1190 | 85.9% | Flexible | $50 | Greeley |
| Bellarmine University | 1030–1250 | 86.1% | Optional | $0 | Louisville |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 976–1193 | 86.1% | Sometimes | $15 | Maryville |
| Millersville University | 1020–1210 | 86.2% | Optional | $5 | Millersville |
| Kent State University | 1010–1240 | 86.3% | Optional | $70 | Kent |
| Augusta University | 970–1140 | 86.4% | Required | $60 | Augusta |
| Lamar University | 930–1140 | 86.4% | Sometimes | $75 | Beaumont |
| Randolph-Macon College | 980–1220 | 86.6% | Optional | $0 | Ashland |
| Christian Brothers University | 1020–1380 | 86.7% | Sometimes | $0 | Memphis |
| The University of Tennessee-Southern | 905–1110 | 86.7% | Required | $30 | Pulaski |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | 1000–1220 | 86.8% | Sometimes | $75 | San Antonio |
| Carlow University | 960–1168 | 86.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Pittsburgh |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 900–1160 | 86.9% | Optional | $40 | Carbondale |
| Western Connecticut State University | 1040–1170 | 87% | Optional | $50 | Danbury |
| Curry College | 1050–1230 | 87.7% | Optional | $50 | Milton |
| Oakland University | 1030–1230 | 87.8% | Optional | $0 | Rochester Hills |
| Georgia Southern University | 986–1133 | 87.9% | Sometimes | $30 | Statesboro |
| Montclair State University | 910–1210 | 87.9% | Optional | $65 | Montclair |
| Worcester State University | 1026–1283 | 88% | Optional | $50 | Worcester |
| Cairn University | 1000–1160 | 88.2% | Flexible | $25 | Langhorne |
| Illinois State University | 990–1210 | 88.2% | Sometimes | $65 | Normal |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | 970–1210 | 88.2% | Required | $130 | Martin |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 890–1160 | 88.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Providence |
| Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi | 970–1193 | 88.6% | Optional | $75 | Corpus Christi |
| University of Dubuque | 980–1220 | 88.6% | Optional | $0 | Dubuque |
| Virginia State University | 840–1070 | 88.6% | Optional | $0 | Petersburg |
| Dallas Baptist University | 960–1213 | 88.8% | Sometimes | $0 | Dallas |
| Stockton University | 1030–1230 | 88.9% | Sometimes | $50 | Galloway |
| SUNY Delhi | 910–1160 | 89% | Sometimes | $50 | Delhi |
| West Virginia University | 1010–1220 | 89% | Sometimes | $75 | Morgantown |
| Texas State University | 980–1200 | 89.3% | Optional | $90 | San Marcos |
| Radford University | 940–1160 | 89.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Radford |
| University of Central Arkansas | 910–1170 | 89.5% | Sometimes | $50 | Conway |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | 1023–1186 | 89.6% | Optional | $0 | Gwynedd Valley |
| Tarleton State University | 980–1160 | 89.6% | Sometimes | $50 | Stephenville |
| Central Michigan University | 960–1200 | 89.8% | Optional | $55 | Mount Pleasant |
| Saint Martin's University | 1025–1230 | 89.8% | Optional | $0 | Lacey |
| Waynesburg University | 930–1250 | 89.8% | Optional | $0 | Waynesburg |
| Aquinas College | 910–1140 | 89.9% | Optional | $0 | Grand Rapids |
| University of St. Thomas - Houston | 980–1210 | 89.9% | Flexible | $0 | Houston |
| Hardin-Simmons University | 1010–1190 | 90% | Flexible | $75 | Abilene |
| Longwood University | 1030–1210 | 90.2% | Sometimes | $50 | Farmville |
| Dominican University (IL) | 880–1100 | 90.3% | Optional | $0 | River Forest |
| Sam Houston State University | 930–1120 | 90.3% | Sometimes | $90 | Huntsville |
| Thomas More University | 1030–1230 | 90.3% | Optional | $0 | Crestview Hills |
| Carson-Newman University | 955–1215 | 90.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Jefferson City |
| Missouri State University | 1020–1270 | 90.5% | Sometimes | $50 | Springfield |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1050–1270 | 90.6% | Optional | $60 | North Dartmouth |
| Wilkes University | 1020–1250 | 90.6% | Optional | $0 | Wilkes-Barre |
| Monmouth College (IL) | 1000–1210 | 90.9% | Sometimes | $0 | Monmouth |
| Georgetown College | 960–1160 | 91.1% | Sometimes | $100 | Georgetown |
| The Culinary Institute of America | 928–1183 | 91.1% | Optional | $50 | Hyde Park |
| Wingate University | 1010–1210 | 91.1% | Optional | $0 | Wingate |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | 970–1250 | 91.4% | Optional | $50 | Honolulu |
| Ferris State University | 890–1120 | 91.4% | Flexible | $0 | Big Rapids |
| SUNY Morrisville State College | 990–1230 | 91.5% | Sometimes | $50 | Morrisville |
| Bridgewater College | 1020–1360 | 91.7% | Sometimes | $0 | Bridgewater |
| Rhode Island College | 870–1120 | 91.8% | Sometimes | $50 | Providence |
| St. Catherine University | 850–1140 | 91.8% | Sometimes | $0 | Saint Paul |
| Utica University | 990–1250 | 92% | Optional | $0 | Utica |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 1000–1180 | 92.1% | Optional | $25 | East Stroudsburg |
| Wilson College | 930–1180 | 92.1% | Sometimes | $0 | Chambersburg |
| East Texas A&M University | 910–1150 | 92.2% | Flexible | $30 | Commerce |
| Wilmington College | 850–1220 | 92.4% | Sometimes | $0 | Wilmington |
| Concord University | 830–1090 | 92.6% | Flexible | $0 | Athens |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 1010–1270 | 92.6% | Sometimes | $75 | Richmond |
| University of Northern Iowa | 1020–1280 | 92.7% | Optional | $50 | Cedar Falls |
| Rockford University | 850–1070 | 92.9% | Optional | $0 | Rockford |
| Life University | 920–1130 | 93% | Flexible | $0 | Marietta |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | 880–1085 | 93% | Optional | $25 | Sparkill |
| Jackson State University | 820–1070 | 93.1% | Optional | $25 | Jackson |
| Piedmont University | 1038–1245 | 93.3% | Flexible | $30 | Demorest |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 970–1200 | 93.3% | Sometimes | $45 | Pembroke |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 892–1160 | 93.3% | Optional | $0 | Buckhannon |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul | 868–1271 | 93.5% | Sometimes | $0 | Saint Paul |
| Western Kentucky University | 840–1050 | 93.9% | Sometimes | $75 | Bowling Green |
| Wichita State University | 905–1240 | 93.9% | Sometimes | $75 | Wichita |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | 970–1170 | 94% | Flexible | $50 | Nacogdoches |
| Pennsylvania Western University | 940–1140 | 94.3% | Sometimes | $35 | California |
| Oregon Tech | 1000–1270 | 95% | Optional | $50 | Klamath Falls |
| University of New Mexico | 890–1170 | 95.2% | Flexible | $50 | Albuquerque |
| Marshall University | 910–1150 | 95.7% | Flexible | $150 | Huntington |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 960–1200 | 95.8% | Sometimes | $0 | Belton |
| University of Southern Indiana | 1030–1240 | 95.8% | Flexible | $40 | Evansville |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Indiana | 870–1070 | 96% | Sometimes | $0 | Fort Wayne |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) | 1010–1240 | 96.2% | Flexible | $95 | Las Vegas |
| Austin Peay State University | 843–1126 | 96.4% | Flexible | $25 | Clarksville |
| The Evergreen State College | 1035–1253 | 96.4% | Sometimes | $60 | Olympia |
| Charleston Southern University | 930–1160 | 96.5% | Flexible | $25 | Charleston |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 1010–1270 | 96.5% | Flexible | $0 | Edmond |
| Ole Miss - The University of Mississippi | 1000–1200 | 96.6% | Sometimes | $75 | University |
| University of Maine at Farmington | 995–1245 | 96.7% | Optional | $0 | Farmington |
| Shepherd University | 878–1140 | 96.8% | Sometimes | $50 | Shepherdstown |
| Roosevelt University | 895–1175 | 97.2% | Sometimes | $0 | Chicago |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 1010–1220 | 97.4% | Optional | $60 | Colorado Springs |
| Greenville University | 771–1230 | 97.5% | Optional | $0 | Greenville |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 950–1190 | 97.5% | Optional | $40 | Edwardsville |
| St. Mary's University | 900–1310 | 97.8% | Flexible | $0 | San Antonio |
| West Texas A&M University | 950–1170 | 98.7% | Sometimes | $100 | Canyon |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) | 880–1130 | 98.8% | Optional | $0 | Denver |
| Northeastern State University | 866–1136 | 99.6% | Sometimes | $25 | Tahlequah |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | 860–1080 | 99.9% | Required | $65 | El Paso |
Built from each university's 2026–27 requirements as published on the Common App (updated September 25, 2026). Universities can change them during the season: confirm on the official page before you apply. Acceptance rates, international enrollment and costs come from the US Department of Education (IPEDS): fall 2024 admissions and enrollment, 2024–25 published tuition and fees. Download as CSV
Questions
Is 1050 a good SAT score?
It sits in the middle 50% of enrolled students at 254 US universities on the Common App, and above the middle 50% at 9 more.
What colleges can I get into with a 1050 SAT?
Your score is in range at universities such as Anderson University (IN), Andrews University, Angelo State University, Aquinas College and Ashland University. Admission also depends on your grades, essays and activities.
Should I send a 1050 SAT to a test-optional university?
At a test-optional university, send it if it's at or above the middle of that university's range. 97 universities on this list are test-optional or test-blind for 2026–27.
How is the range calculated?
We add the 25th and the 75th percentiles of the two SAT sections (Math, Reading and Writing) published by the US Department of Education for fall 2024. It's the usual approximation of the total-score range.