The average composite SAT score for admitted Houghton College freshman is 1285 out of 1600. Houghton College students have the 216th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1285 is in the 87th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1180 to 1390. The 75th percentile score is 1390 while the 25th percentile score is 1180.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Houghton College but we estimate it to be around a 1070 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Houghton College students on the math portion of the SAT is 635 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 580 and the 75th percentile score 690.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 700 and the average score for Houghton College students is 650.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Houghton College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 92.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.25.
An SAT score of 1390 or higher is very competitive at Houghton College and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 96% or higher.
Scores between 1290 to 1380 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 93% to 96%.
SAT scores between 1180 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 87% to 93% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1070 to 1170 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 87% chance of admission to Houghton College. SAT scores below 1070 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 99% |
1590 | 99% |
1580 | 99% |
1570 | 99% |
1560 | 99% |
1550 | 99% |
1540 | 98% |
1530 | 98% |
1520 | 98% |
1510 | 98% |
1500 | 98% |
1490 | 98% |
1480 | 98% |
1470 | 98% |
1460 | 97% |
1450 | 97% |
1440 | 97% |
1430 | 97% |
1420 | 97% |
1410 | 97% |
1400 | 96% |
1390 | 96% |
1380 | 96% |
1370 | 96% |
1360 | 95% |
1350 | 95% |
1340 | 95% |
1330 | 95% |
1320 | 94% |
1310 | 94% |
1300 | 94% |
1290 | 93% |
1280 | 93% |
1270 | 92% |
1260 | 92% |
1250 | 91% |
1240 | 91% |
1230 | 90% |
1220 | 90% |
1210 | 89% |
1200 | 89% |
1190 | 88% |
1180 | 87% |
1170 | 87% |
1160 | 86% |
1150 | 85% |
1140 | 85% |
1130 | 84% |
1120 | 83% |
1110 | 82% |
1100 | 81% |
1090 | 80% |
1080 | 79% |
1070 | 78% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=191676 IPEDS survey data for Houghton College.