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.
Northern Kentucky University
- Public 4 Year
- Highland Heights, KY
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- 1050 average SAT
- Aug 15 application deadline
NKU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus in Highland Heights sits just south of Cincinnati.
- SAT Range 953-1150
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $9,211
Saint Augustine's University
- Private 4 Year
- Raleigh, NC
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- 860 average SAT
Saint Augustine's is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The compact urban campus sits in Raleigh.
- SAT Range 780-940
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price $19,688
Colorado Mesa University
- Public 4 Year
- Grand Junction, CO
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- 1050 average SAT
Colorado Mesa is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and outdoor recreation. The Grand Junction campus sits on Colorado's Western Slope near the Colorado National Monument.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $15,590
University of Houston Downtown
- Public 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
- Jun 1 application deadline
UHD is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in downtown Houston near the city's business district.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $10,832
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 860 average SAT
Chicago State is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The urban campus is located on Chicago's South Side.
- SAT Range 750-963
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,441
Xavier University of Louisiana
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 1030 average SAT
- Jul 1 application deadline
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private Catholic HBCU known for undergraduate pharmacy, biology, and chemistry. The urban campus sits in New Orleans.
- SAT Range 950-1113
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $17,162
Kentucky State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frankfort, KY
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- 920 average SAT
Kentucky State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students attend a small campus in Kentucky's capital city.
- SAT Range 820-1010
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $9,397
Angelo State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Angelo, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
Angelo State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and agriculture. The campus is in the West Texas city of San Angelo.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $14,048
Midwestern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Wichita Falls, TX
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- 1010 average SAT
Midwestern State is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus sits in the city of Wichita Falls in North Texas.
- SAT Range 910-1100
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $11,215
Alcorn State University
- Public 4 Year
- Alcorn State, MS
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 830 average SAT
Alcorn State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and biology. The rural campus sits in southwestern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 670-998
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $12,376
Clayton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Morrow, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 970 average SAT
- Jul 17 application deadline
Clayton State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban Morrow campus sits beside a lake south of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 860-1078
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $8,192
University of Hawaii at Hilo
- Public 4 Year
- Hilo, HI
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- 1060 average SAT
- Jul 1 application deadline
UH Hilo is a public university known for undergraduate astronomy, marine science, and Hawaiian studies. The campus sits on Hawaii's Big Island near Mauna Kea and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
- SAT Range 945-1175
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $12,673
Huston Tillotson University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 980 average SAT
- May 1 application deadline
Huston-Tillotson is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the liberal arts. Most students study on a compact campus in East Austin.
- SAT Range 800-1160
- Avg GPA 2.92
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $20,355
Eastern Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Cheney, WA
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- 990 average SAT
- Sep 10 application deadline
Eastern Washington is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The residential campus is in Cheney, a small college town near Spokane.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $14,767
Paul Quinn College
- Private 4 Year
- Dallas, TX
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 940 average SAT
- Jun 1 application deadline
Paul Quinn is a small private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business and the liberal arts. The Dallas campus operates as a work college where students hold required campus jobs.
- SAT Range 855-1015
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $12,709
Northeastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 910 average SAT
- Jul 15 application deadline
Northeastern Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Northwest Side.
- SAT Range 810-1010
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $14,140
California State University Monterey Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Seaside, CA
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- 1060 average SAT
- Jan 15 application deadline
CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $14,493
Mount Saint Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 1010 average SAT
Mount Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The hillside Chalon campus overlooks Los Angeles from the Brentwood area.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $27,368