The average composite SAT score for admitted Northern State University freshman is 975 out of 1600. For perspective, a 975 is in the 36th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 800 to 1150. The 75th percentile score is 1150 while the 25th percentile score is 800.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by NSU but we estimate it to be around a 620 total composite SAT score.
The average score for NSU students on the math portion of the SAT is 480 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 390 and the 75th percentile score 570.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 410 to 580 and the average score for Northern State University students is 495.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Northern State University based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 78.1%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.37.
An SAT score of 1150 or higher is very competitive at NSU and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 87% or higher.
Scores between 980 to 1140 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 78% to 87%.
SAT scores between 800 to 970 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 65% to 78% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 620 to 790 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 64% chance of admission to NSU. SAT scores below 620 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 97% |
1590 | 97% |
1580 | 97% |
1570 | 97% |
1560 | 97% |
1550 | 97% |
1540 | 97% |
1530 | 96% |
1520 | 96% |
1510 | 96% |
1500 | 96% |
1490 | 96% |
1480 | 96% |
1470 | 96% |
1460 | 95% |
1450 | 95% |
1440 | 95% |
1430 | 95% |
1420 | 95% |
1410 | 95% |
1400 | 94% |
1390 | 94% |
1380 | 94% |
1370 | 94% |
1360 | 94% |
1350 | 93% |
1340 | 93% |
1330 | 93% |
1320 | 93% |
1310 | 92% |
1300 | 92% |
1290 | 92% |
1280 | 92% |
1270 | 91% |
1260 | 91% |
1250 | 91% |
1240 | 90% |
1230 | 90% |
1220 | 90% |
1210 | 89% |
1200 | 89% |
1190 | 89% |
1180 | 88% |
1170 | 88% |
1160 | 87% |
1150 | 87% |
1140 | 87% |
1130 | 86% |
1120 | 86% |
1110 | 85% |
1100 | 85% |
1090 | 84% |
1080 | 84% |
1070 | 83% |
1060 | 83% |
1050 | 82% |
1040 | 82% |
1030 | 81% |
1020 | 81% |
1010 | 80% |
1000 | 80% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=219259 IPEDS survey data for Northern State University.