SAT Score Range

Colleges with Average SAT 1400–1500

Schools where the average SAT score falls between 1400 and 1500. Compare admissions, costs, and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Schools in range: 58

Avg admit rate: 30.7%

Avg grad earnings: $80,282

Schools with Average SAT 1400–1500

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	Babson College Wellesley, MA· Highly Selective	1,435	$123,938	19.7%	92.4%	$56,032
2	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA· Selective	1,417	$109,183	43.8%	88.4%	$59,241
3	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ· Selective	1,447	$108,772	43.4%	89.9%	$60,952
4	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA· Selective	1,432	$105,584	29.3%	89.2%	$62,180
5	Georgetown University Washington, DC· Highly Selective	1,494	$103,494	13.1%	94.3%	$65,081
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA· Highly Selective	1,447	$102,772	16.5%	92.3%	$32,876
7	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY· Moderately Selective	1,415	$102,051	58.5%	83.2%	$61,884
8	Villanova University Villanova, PA· Selective	1,466	$100,423	25.1%	92.4%	$64,701
9	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO· Moderately Selective	1,403	$97,335	59.7%	79.4%	$44,376
10	Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA· Highly Selective	1,472	$92,538	16.5%	N/A	$63,949
11	Lafayette College Easton, PA· Selective	1,419	$91,410	31.5%	88.0%	$62,574
12	George Washington University Washington, DC· Selective	1,433	$90,873	43.5%	85.2%	$64,990
13	Union College Schenectady, NY· Selective	1,410	$88,604	43.8%	85.3%	$66,456
14	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA· Highly Selective	1,488	$86,863	16.9%	95.3%	$58,014
15	Fordham University Bronx, NY· Moderately Selective	1,412	$85,569	56.3%	80.3%	$61,992
16	Colgate University Hamilton, NY· Highly Selective	1,480	$85,139	11.9%	90.5%	$67,024
17	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY· Highly Selective	1,480	$83,847	19.1%	80.3%	$46,820
18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI· Highly Selective	1,473	$83,648	17.9%	93.2%	$58,072
19	Boston University Boston, MA· Highly Selective	1,473	$83,238	10.8%	90.0%	$65,168
20	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD· Selective	1,463	$82,860	44.8%	88.6%	$40,306
21	Davidson College Davidson, NC· Highly Selective	1,448	$81,400	14.5%	91.9%	$60,300
22	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL· Selective	1,418	$81,054	43.7%	84.9%	$34,501
23	Binghamton University Vestal, NY· Selective	1,415	$80,596	37.7%	83.7%	$29,453
24	Haverford College Haverford, PA· Highly Selective	1,498	$79,966	12.9%	89.4%	$68,300
25	University of Rochester Rochester, NY· Selective	1,480	$79,042	35.9%	84.5%	$64,348
26	Hamilton College Clinton, NY· Highly Selective	1,487	$78,411	11.8%	91.3%	$65,740
27	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX· Moderately Selective	1,424	$78,354	61.2%	83.3%	$64,460
28	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC· Highly Selective	1,469	$78,158	21.6%	90.9%	$64,758
29	Amherst College Amherst, MA· Most Selective	1,494	$77,644	9.8%	93.4%	$67,280
30	Scripps College Claremont, CA· Selective	1,480	$77,539	33.9%	87.1%	$63,434
31	Brandeis University Waltham, MA· Selective	1,473	$77,231	35.3%	86.1%	$64,946
32	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA· Highly Selective	1,474	$76,178	23.3%	87.8%	$62,600
33	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA· Selective	1,461	$75,951	39.9%	85.1%	$63,446
34	Carleton College Northfield, MN· Highly Selective	1,491	$75,525	22.3%	91.2%	$65,457
35	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL· Highly Selective	1,416	$75,328	18.5%	84.2%	$59,926
36	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA· Selective	1,404	$75,217	31.1%	85.6%	$62,560
37	Connecticut College New London, CT· Selective	1,412	$75,001	38.3%	83.8%	$64,812
38	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY· Selective	1,410	$74,502	49.0%	77.8%	$30,350
39	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI· Selective	1,402	$73,792	43.4%	89.3%	$40,603
40	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA· Selective	1,458	$73,490	32.7%	91.0%	$49,412
41	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC· Highly Selective	1,454	$72,200	18.7%	92.1%	$39,330
42	Kenyon College Gambier, OH· Selective	1,440	$71,830	30.7%	86.8%	$69,330
43	Trinity University San Antonio, TX· Selective	1,407	$71,668	28.2%	81.9%	$51,352
44	Yeshiva University New York, NY· Moderately Selective	1,410	$71,353	63.7%	83.7%	$49,900
45	Bates College Lewiston, ME· Highly Selective	1,446	$69,498	13.0%	90.6%	$63,478
46	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI· Highly Selective	1,480	$68,140	13.8%	88.5%	$59,760
47	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO· Highly Selective	1,445	$65,222	20.0%	86.0%	$67,932
48	Smith College Northampton, MA· Highly Selective	1,480	$64,027	19.7%	89.7%	$61,568
49	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN· Selective	1,424	$63,878	28.2%	90.4%	$64,908
50	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA· Highly Selective	1,443	$63,268	14.6%	88.9%	$65,538
51	Reed College Portland, OR· Selective	1,420	$62,927	27.2%	75.9%	$67,020
52	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA· Highly Selective	1,486	$62,830	12.7%	87.5%	$64,862
53	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH· Moderately Selective	1,407	$60,409	50.8%	87.7%	$38,365
54	Simpson College Indianola, IA· Less Selective	1,410	$59,274	88.9%	65.7%	$46,212
55	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA· Selective	1,422	$58,418	38.3%	85.0%	$64,142
56	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH· Selective	1,440	$58,343	33.0%	79.5%	$64,646
57	Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY· Highly Selective	1,480	N/A	20.0%	80.8%	$61,060
58	Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI· Highly Selective	1,433	N/A	20.6%	84.8%	$32,092

What Does an SAT Score of 1400–1500 Mean?

Schools with an average SAT in this range tend to be highly selective universities where most applicants are not admitted.

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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