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.
Radford University
- Public 4 Year
- Radford, VA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 1050 average SAT
Radford is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in southwestern Virginia's New River Valley.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $16,749
Sonoma State University
- Public 4 Year
- Rohnert Park, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 1050 average SAT
Sonoma State is a public university known for undergraduate wine business and environmental studies. The campus sits in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County wine country.
- SAT Range 950-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $14,614
Culinary Institute of America
- Private 4 Year
- Hyde Park, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 1060 average SAT
The Culinary Institute of America is a private college known for undergraduate culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and food business management. The Hyde Park campus sits along the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 928-1183
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $39,581
Albany State University
- Public 4 Year
- Albany, GA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 820 average SAT
Albany State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the southwest Georgia city of Albany.
- SAT Range 740-900
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,484
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 1060 average SAT
- Aug 1 application deadline
NIU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and the visual arts. The residential campus is in the college town of DeKalb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,243
Valdosta State University
- Public 4 Year
- Valdosta, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1010 average SAT
- Jun 15 application deadline
Valdosta State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The campus is in the south Georgia city of Valdosta.
- SAT Range 920-1100
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $11,144
California State University Northridge
- Public 4 Year
- Northridge, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1010 average SAT
- Nov 30 application deadline
CSUN is a large public university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and education. The suburban campus lies in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $7,536
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 1050 average SAT
- Nov 30 application deadline
UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $13,690
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 970 average SAT
- Mar 1 application deadline
Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,448
North Carolina Central University
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1040 average SAT
- Aug 1 application deadline
NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.
- SAT Range 980-1100
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $14,475
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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| 0 reviews
- 930 average SAT
- Feb 15 application deadline
Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $12,989
California State University San Marcos
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 1040 average SAT
- Nov 30 application deadline
Cal State San Marcos is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban hillside campus is in North San Diego County.
- SAT Range 950-1130
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $10,241
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Public 4 Year
- Carbondale, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
SIU Carbondale is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, journalism, and forestry. The wooded campus anchors the college town of Carbondale in southern Illinois.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $13,473
Georgia Gwinnett College
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 1060 average SAT
- May 3 application deadline
Georgia Gwinnett is a public college with undergraduate programs in business, information technology, and education. Students attend a suburban campus in Lawrenceville outside Atlanta.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 2.88
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,225
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 930 average SAT
Alabama A&M is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and education. The Normal campus lies just north of Huntsville.
- SAT Range 810-1040
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $17,152
Columbus State University
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 930 average SAT
- Jun 30 application deadline
Columbus State is a public university known for undergraduate music through the Schwob School of Music, plus nursing and theater. Arts programs also use a downtown RiverPark campus along the Chattahoochee River.
- SAT Range 800-1060
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $12,420
Norfolk State University
- Public 4 Year
- Norfolk, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 930 average SAT
- May 31 application deadline
Norfolk State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and communications. The urban campus sits in Norfolk near downtown and the Elizabeth River.
- SAT Range 823-1030
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $9,124
Fort Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Valley, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 1000 average SAT
- Jun 15 application deadline
Fort Valley State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate agriculture and animal science. The residential campus is in the small city of Fort Valley in central Georgia.
- SAT Range 930-1070
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $10,047