SAT Score Range

Colleges with Average SAT 1200–1300

Schools where the average SAT score falls between 1200 and 1300. Compare admissions, costs, and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Schools in range: 213

Avg admit rate: 74.2%

Avg grad earnings: $77,174

Schools with Average SAT 1200–1300

Sorted by median graduate earnings. SAT average is the mean of enrolled students (not the middle 50 range).

#	School	SAT Avg	Grad Earnings	Admit Rate	Grad Rate	Out-of-State
1	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY· Moderately Selective	1,280	$131,426	59.1%	68.8%	$40,375
2	MCPHS University Boston, MA· Less Selective	1,216	$125,557	85.2%	63.3%	$38,850
3	Kettering University Flint, MI· Less Selective	1,219	$94,823	79.1%	70.5%	$46,380
4	United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY· Selective	1,226	$90,610	32.5%	80.6%	$945
5	Bryant University Smithfield, RI· Moderately Selective	1,263	$90,008	65.6%	80.6%	$51,169
6	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA· Less Selective	1,256	$86,881	86.4%	79.8%	$51,340
7	Manhattan University Riverdale, NY· Less Selective	1,254	$86,316	78.5%	66.0%	$50,850
8	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL· Moderately Selective	1,256	$84,131	66.3%	67.4%	$42,304
9	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ· Less Selective	1,256	$84,131	75.2%	69.8%	$42,204
10	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT· Less Selective	1,212	$83,759	77.0%	77.3%	$53,090
11	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO· Moderately Selective	1,287	$82,957	73.1%	63.6%	$31,678
12	University of Portland Portland, OR· Less Selective	1,277	$82,804	95.4%	80.4%	$54,900
13	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA· Less Selective	1,226	$82,721	85.4%	68.6%	$41,010
14	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD· Less Selective	1,292	$82,652	76.3%	80.5%	$55,480
15	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL· Moderately Selective	1,296	$82,592	55.4%	72.4%	$51,763
16	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH· Moderately Selective	1,290	$80,928	73.4%	74.2%	$37,800
17	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI· Less Selective	1,243	$78,198	87.9%	68.7%	$41,340
18	Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY· Moderately Selective	1,285	$77,819	64.7%	79.8%	$46,140
19	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA· Less Selective	1,259	$77,449	86.1%	68.2%	$45,683
20	Butler University Indianapolis, IN· Less Selective	1,282	$77,235	85.9%	80.2%	$45,980
21	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN· Less Selective	1,220	$76,786	90.5%	75.7%	$53,942
22	George Mason University Fairfax, VA· Less Selective	1,247	$76,343	88.8%	69.3%	$39,397
23	Siena College Loudonville, NY· Moderately Selective	1,238	$76,079	70.6%	75.8%	$44,405
24	Adelphi University Garden City, NY· Less Selective	1,224	$75,482	77.5%	68.9%	$47,290
25	Seattle University Seattle, WA· Less Selective	1,266	$75,272	76.0%	73.3%	$54,285
26	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA· Less Selective	1,257	$74,742	78.8%	75.5%	$47,146
27	University of Scranton Scranton, PA· Less Selective	1,237	$74,652	84.4%	80.8%	$52,309
28	Elon University Elon, NC· Moderately Selective	1,222	$74,545	67.3%	83.0%	$44,536
29	Wagner College Staten Island, NY· Less Selective	1,234	$74,360	83.5%	68.1%	$52,000
30	Creighton University Omaha, NE· Moderately Selective	1,296	$73,911	72.3%	80.5%	$47,000
31	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN· Less Selective	1,296	$73,739	84.9%	75.2%	$52,284
32	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ· Moderately Selective	1,247	$73,323	62.1%	85.2%	$24,568
33	Western New England University Springfield, MA· Less Selective	1,231	$73,157	83.3%	63.9%	$46,430
34	Salve Regina University Newport, RI· Moderately Selective	1,236	$72,975	69.9%	74.9%	$47,930
35	University of Delaware Newark, DE· Moderately Selective	1,297	$72,950	65.1%	78.8%	$39,720
36	University of Redlands Redlands, CA· Less Selective	1,231	$72,690	80.9%	70.7%	$57,614
37	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD· Less Selective	1,245	$72,257	85.3%	58.2%	$14,800
38	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX· Moderately Selective	1,272	$72,097	63.2%	83.8%	$40,328
39	Drake University Des Moines, IA· Moderately Selective	1,288	$71,901	64.1%	77.3%	$49,944
40	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL· Less Selective	1,283	$71,530	81.4%	76.9%	$51,716
41	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL· Selective	1,242	$70,871	45.2%	82.5%	$55,704
42	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY· Moderately Selective	1,298	$70,814	69.3%	73.4%	$30,572
43	DePauw University Greencastle, IN· Moderately Selective	1,287	$70,527	54.1%	80.0%	$57,070
44	Pace University New York, NY· Less Selective	1,232	$70,378	77.1%	61.4%	$51,424
45	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI· Less Selective	1,228	$70,266	87.8%	66.6%	$42,666
46	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY· Less Selective	1,290	$70,080	78.1%	56.0%	$44,360
47	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD· Moderately Selective	1,299	$69,960	74.2%	70.5%	$30,308
48	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA· Less Selective	1,247	$69,954	76.3%	80.9%	$30,790
49	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN· Moderately Selective	1,210	$69,952	62.8%	77.1%	$49,125
50	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY· Less Selective	1,215	$69,571	79.7%	68.5%	$50,110
51	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY· Moderately Selective	1,294	$69,039	70.6%	67.1%	$55,450
52	University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN· Moderately Selective	1,220	$69,020	71.8%	56.9%	$14,400
53	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC· Moderately Selective	1,297	$68,964	58.6%	80.8%	$54,100
54	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY· Moderately Selective	1,296	$68,831	57.3%	72.7%	$63,268
55	DePaul University Chicago, IL· Moderately Selective	1,254	$68,751	73.5%	70.0%	$44,460
56	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL· Less Selective	1,242	$68,740	78.5%	60.3%	$29,360
57	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA· Less Selective	1,224	$68,712	88.9%	74.0%	$50,670
58	Emmanuel College Boston, MA· Less Selective	1,263	$68,245	80.6%	65.8%	$46,686
59	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL· Moderately Selective	1,211	$68,010	57.3%	57.0%	$46,180
60	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ· Less Selective	1,204	$67,991	89.5%	70.3%	$44,850

Showing top 60 of 213 schools. Sorted by graduate earnings.

What Does an SAT Score of 1200–1300 Mean?

Schools with an average SAT in this range tend to be selective institutions with competitive admissions.

An SAT average is not the same as the 25th–75th percentile range you see in admissions profiles. Many schools on this list will consider students with scores somewhat above or below this average.

Score Range Context

800–1000Open / Less Selective

1000–1200Moderately Selective

1200–1400Selective

1400–1500Highly Selective

1500–1600Most Selective

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