Colleges for a Low SAT Score
College admission test taking is stressful. Not everyone rocks their SAT test. A low score doesn't mean you can't get into college. We've prepared a list of all selective admission, four year colleges which are likely to accept students who scored in the lower fifty percentile on the SAT. Based on school admission history, an applicant with a lower than average SAT has a good chance to get into these 348 schools. Schools are listed in order from low SAT score to highest.
Concord University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, WV
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- 960 average SAT
Concord is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Athens in southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 830-1090
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $11,379
University of Central Arkansas
- Public 4 Year
- Conway, AR
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 1040 average SAT
UCA is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing programs. The campus sits in Conway, a college town north of Little Rock.
- SAT Range 910-1170
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,546
Avila University
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 880 average SAT
Avila is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The compact campus sits in southern Kansas City.
- SAT Range 800-960
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $17,004
Holy Family University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.2 | 4 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
Holy Family is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The urban campus is in Northeast Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,072
Siena Heights University
- Private 4 Year
- Adrian, MI
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- 940 average SAT
- Aug 1 application deadline
Siena Heights is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a compact campus in the small city of Adrian in southeast Michigan.
- SAT Range 806-1073
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $17,520
New Mexico State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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- 990 average SAT
New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.
- SAT Range 870-1110
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $10,719
West Liberty University
- Public 4 Year
- West Liberty, WV
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- 1010 average SAT
West Liberty is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is set in a small town in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
- SAT Range 890-1123
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $13,655
Wesleyan College
- Private 4 Year
- Macon, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1040 average SAT
Wesleyan College is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. The historic residential campus in Macon was the first college chartered to grant degrees to women.
- SAT Range 968-1116
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $12,837
Henderson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Arkadelphia, AR
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- 990 average SAT
- Jul 15 application deadline
Henderson State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the small college town of Arkadelphia.
- SAT Range 903-1073
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,444
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 1060 average SAT
Crown College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of St. Bonifacius west of the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $27,332
Wright State University Lake Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Celina, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 840 average SAT
- Aug 26 application deadline
Wright State Lake Campus is a public regional campus known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The lakeside campus sits on the northern shore of Grand Lake St. Marys.
- SAT Range 790-890
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,008
Defiance College
- Private 4 Year
- Defiance, OH
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 990 average SAT
Defiance is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, business, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in the small city of Defiance in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 860-1110
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $26,298
Wilberforce University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilberforce, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 890 average SAT
- Jul 1 application deadline
Wilberforce is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, communication, and the social sciences. The small campus is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- SAT Range 840-940
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.82
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $5,533
Faulkner University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 1010 average SAT
Faulkner is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. The Montgomery campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and keeps a residential college focus.
- SAT Range 886-1135
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $19,920
The University of Olivet
- Private 4 Year
- Olivet, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 1020 average SAT
Olivet is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Olivet, Michigan.
- SAT Range 910-1120
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $19,362
Lewis Clark State College
- Public 4 Year
- Lewiston, ID
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 980 average SAT
- Aug 8 application deadline
Lewis-Clark State is a small public college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. The campus is in Lewiston at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers.
- SAT Range 850-1110
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $15,917
Rochester University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester Hills, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 950 average SAT
Rochester University is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The suburban campus is in Rochester Hills in metro Detroit.
- SAT Range 840-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $21,611
Texas A&M University Texarkana
- Public 4 Year
- Texarkana, TX
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- 980 average SAT
Texas A&M-Texarkana is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus sits on Bringle Lake in the Texas-Arkansas border city of Texarkana.
- SAT Range 870-1080
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $12,747