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.
Judson University
- Private 4 Year
- Elgin, IL
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- 970 average SAT
Judson is a private Christian university known for undergraduate architecture and the visual arts. The suburban campus sits in Elgin northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 816-1118
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $18,673
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 1000 average SAT
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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- 1060 average SAT
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,186
Spalding University
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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- 960 average SAT
Spalding is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus sits in downtown Louisville.
- SAT Range 875-1038
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $25,999
Missouri Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, MO
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- 1010 average SAT
Missouri Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Marshall in central Missouri.
- SAT Range 895-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,923
Lake Erie College
- Private 4 Year
- Painesville, OH
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- 1030 average SAT
- Aug 1 application deadline
Lake Erie is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and business. The compact campus sits in Painesville, a small city east of Cleveland.
- SAT Range 945-1115
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $22,892
Malone University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, OH
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- 1060 average SAT
Malone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus sits in Canton in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $22,390
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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- 1060 average SAT
Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies. The Chambersburg campus includes on-site stables and riding facilities.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $21,748
Fairmont State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairmont, WV
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 940 average SAT
Fairmont State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The hilltop campus overlooks the small city of Fairmont in north-central West Virginia.
- SAT Range 810-1070
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $11,328
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Sterling, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
- Aug 17 application deadline
Sterling is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in a small college town in central Kansas.
- SAT Range 938-1123
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $23,531
Villa Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 890 average SAT
Villa Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate fashion design, interior design, and music. The urban campus sits in Buffalo.
- SAT Range 730-1050
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $15,823
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Marshall, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 1020 average SAT
- Aug 18 application deadline
SMSU is a public university known for undergraduate culinology, education, and business. The campus sits in the small city of Marshall in rural southwestern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 935-1102
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $15,547
Missouri Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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| 0 reviews
- 1040 average SAT
Missouri Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and Christian ministry. The suburban campus sits in Creve Coeur in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 910-1170
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $27,623
Trinity Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 890 average SAT
Trinity Baptist College is a private Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian education. The Jacksonville campus is closely tied to Trinity Baptist Church.
- SAT Range 778-1006
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.96
- Acceptance Rate 53%
- Net Price $19,921
University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Public 4 Year
- Kearney, NE
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- 1020 average SAT
- Aug 15 application deadline
UNK is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the college town of Kearney.
- SAT Range 905-1125
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,287