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.
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 1020 average SAT
NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $16,724
Texas Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Fort Worth, TX
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 1060 average SAT
Texas Wesleyan is a private Methodist university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The historic campus sits in Fort Worth's Polytechnic Heights neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1020-1100
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $26,416
Dominican University
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 990 average SAT
- Aug 31 application deadline
Dominican is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The suburban River Forest campus sits just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,402
Capital University
- Private 4 Year
- Columbus, OH
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- 1050 average SAT
- May 1 application deadline
Capital is a private university known for undergraduate music through its conservatory, plus nursing and education. The residential campus sits in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus.
- SAT Range 910-1180
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $22,395
Sul Ross State University
- Public 4 Year
- Alpine, TX
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- 1020 average SAT
Sul Ross is a small public university known for undergraduate range animal science, wildlife management, and education. The campus sits in Alpine in the mountains of far West Texas near Big Bend.
- SAT Range 930-1110
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,454
Roosevelt University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 1040 average SAT
Roosevelt is a private university known for undergraduate performing arts and business. The urban campus includes the historic Auditorium Building in downtown Chicago.
- SAT Range 895-1175
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $22,366
Claflin University
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, SC
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- 940 average SAT
Claflin is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate biology, business, and education. The residential campus is located in Orangeburg in central South Carolina.
- SAT Range 840-1040
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $17,272
Columbia College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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- 1000 average SAT
Columbia College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. Students study on an urban campus in South Carolina's capital.
- SAT Range 850-1140
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $18,790
Averett University
- Private 4 Year
- Danville, VA
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1.8 | 4 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
Averett is a private university known for undergraduate aviation and business programs. The small campus sits in the city of Danville near the North Carolina border.
- SAT Range 926-1143
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $23,471
LaGrange College
- Private 4 Year
- Lagrange, GA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 1050 average SAT
- Aug 31 application deadline
LaGrange is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate strengths in nursing, business, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus sits in the small city of LaGrange in west-central Georgia.
- SAT Range 980-1123
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $21,139
Albion College
- Private 4 Year
- Albion, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 1050 average SAT
Albion is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, pre-medical studies, and business. The residential campus sits in a small college town in south-central Michigan.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $16,719
North Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
North Park is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and business. The compact urban campus sits in Chicago's North Park neighborhood on the city's North Side.
- SAT Range 890-1162
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $20,372
Millikin University
- Private 4 Year
- Decatur, IL
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 1000 average SAT
Millikin is a private university known for undergraduate music, theatre, and business. The residential campus is in Decatur in central Illinois.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $22,813
Paine College
- Private 4 Year
- Augusta, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 880 average SAT
- Jul 1 application deadline
Paine is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The small urban campus sits in Augusta along the Savannah River.
- SAT Range 776-976
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.81
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,935
University of South Carolina Beaufort
- Public 4 Year
- Bluffton, SC
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| 0 reviews
- 1030 average SAT
A public university known for undergraduate nursing, hospitality management, and biology. The Bluffton campus sits in South Carolina's Lowcountry near Hilton Head Island.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $15,363
Newberry College
- Private 4 Year
- Newberry, SC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 940 average SAT
Newberry is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Newberry and has long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 820-1060
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $21,943
Chestnut Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1000 average SAT
Chestnut Hill is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, psychology, and business. The wooded campus is set in Philadelphia's historic Chestnut Hill neighborhood.
- SAT Range 900-1090
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $28,588
Fisher College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 940 average SAT
Fisher is a private college known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and hospitality management. The compact urban campus sits in Boston's Back Bay.
- SAT Range 800-1070
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $28,596