Federal score bands for several hundred colleges, organised the way people actually search: by state.
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These pages list colleges' enrolled middle-50% SAT and ACT ranges by state, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-09-01). 27 states have enough listed schools for a page; every school links to a full page on setting a target for it.
31 schools, topped by Columbia University in the City of New York at 1510–1580.
Texas30 schools, topped by Rice University at 1510–1570.
Pennsylvania16 schools, topped by University of Pennsylvania at 1510–1570.
Georgia15 schools, topped by Emory University at 1470–1550.
North Carolina15 schools, topped by Duke University at 1500–1570.
Florida14 schools, topped by University of Miami at 1320–1480.
Ohio11 schools, topped by Case Western Reserve University at 1430–1540.
Michigan11 schools, topped by University of Michigan-Ann Arbor at 1360–1530.
Massachusetts11 schools, topped by Harvard University at 1510–1580.
Virginia10 schools, topped by University of Virginia at 1410–1540.
Illinois10 schools, topped by University of Chicago at 1510–1580.
New Jersey9 schools, topped by Princeton University at 1510–1580.
Louisiana9 schools, topped by Tulane University of Louisiana at 1400–1520.
Tennessee9 schools, topped by Vanderbilt University at 1500–1570.
California9 schools, topped by Stanford University at 1510–1580.
Indiana8 schools, topped by University of Notre Dame at 1455–1560.
Alabama8 schools, topped by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1210–1450.
Colorado8 schools, topped by Colorado School of Mines at 1320–1480.
Missouri7 schools, topped by Washington University in St Louis at 1500–1570.
Maryland6 schools, topped by Johns Hopkins University at 1520–1570.
Kentucky6 schools, topped by University of Kentucky at 1070–1290.
Connecticut5 schools, topped by Yale University at 1470–1570.
Minnesota4 schools, topped by University of Minnesota-Twin Cities at 1300–1500.
South Carolina4 schools, topped by Clemson University at 1240–1410.
Arkansas4 schools, topped by University of Arkansas at 1030–1220.
Kansas4 schools, topped by University of Kansas at 1070–1300.
Washington, D.C.4 schools, topped by Georgetown University at 1390–1550.
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The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (IPEDS), retrieved 2026-09-01. They are enrolled-student middle-50% bands, not admission cutoffs.
States appear once they have at least four listed schools with published SAT bands. Schools that do not report a band — including test-blind systems — cannot be listed.