The average composite SAT score for admitted University of Arizona freshman is 1290 out of 1600. U of A students have the 200th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1290 is in the 87th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1160 to 1420. The 75th percentile score is 1420 while the 25th percentile score is 1160.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by U of A but we estimate it to be around a 1030 total composite SAT score.
The average score for U of A students on the math portion of the SAT is 650 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 580 and the 75th percentile score 720.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 580 to 700 and the average score for University of Arizona students is 640.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of Arizona based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 85.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.48.
An SAT score of 1420 or higher is very competitive at U of A and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 92% or higher.
Scores between 1290 to 1410 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 86% to 92%.
SAT scores between 1160 to 1280 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 76% to 85% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1030 to 1150 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 75% chance of admission to U of A. SAT scores below 1030 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting class| SAT Score | Admission Chances |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 97% |
| 1590 | 96% |
| 1580 | 96% |
| 1570 | 96% |
| 1560 | 96% |
| 1550 | 96% |
| 1540 | 95% |
| 1530 | 95% |
| 1520 | 95% |
| 1510 | 95% |
| 1500 | 95% |
| 1490 | 94% |
| 1480 | 94% |
| 1470 | 94% |
| 1460 | 93% |
| 1450 | 93% |
| 1440 | 93% |
| 1430 | 92% |
| 1420 | 92% |
| 1410 | 92% |
| 1400 | 91% |
| 1390 | 91% |
| 1380 | 91% |
| 1370 | 90% |
| 1360 | 90% |
| 1350 | 89% |
| 1340 | 89% |
| 1330 | 88% |
| 1320 | 88% |
| 1310 | 87% |
| 1300 | 87% |
| 1290 | 86% |
| 1280 | 85% |
| 1270 | 85% |
| 1260 | 84% |
| 1250 | 83% |
| 1240 | 83% |
| 1230 | 82% |
| 1220 | 81% |
| 1210 | 81% |
| 1200 | 80% |
| 1190 | 79% |
| 1180 | 78% |
| 1170 | 77% |
| 1160 | 76% |
| 1150 | 75% |
| 1140 | 75% |
| 1130 | 74% |
| 1120 | 73% |
| 1110 | 72% |
| 1100 | 71% |
| 1090 | 70% |
| 1080 | 69% |
| 1070 | 67% |
| 1060 | 66% |
| 1050 | 65% |
| 1040 | 64% |
| 1030 | 63% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=104179 IPEDS survey data for University of Arizona.