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Colleges by SAT score, state by state

Federal score bands for several hundred colleges, organised the way people actually search: by state.

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In short

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.

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New York

31 schools, topped by Columbia University in the City of New York at 1510–1580.

Texas

30 schools, topped by Rice University at 1510–1570.

Pennsylvania

16 schools, topped by University of Pennsylvania at 1510–1570.

Georgia

15 schools, topped by Emory University at 1470–1550.

North Carolina

15 schools, topped by Duke University at 1500–1570.

Florida

14 schools, topped by University of Miami at 1320–1480.

Ohio

11 schools, topped by Case Western Reserve University at 1430–1540.

Michigan

11 schools, topped by University of Michigan-Ann Arbor at 1360–1530.

Massachusetts

11 schools, topped by Harvard University at 1510–1580.

Virginia

10 schools, topped by University of Virginia at 1410–1540.

Illinois

10 schools, topped by University of Chicago at 1510–1580.

New Jersey

9 schools, topped by Princeton University at 1510–1580.

Louisiana

9 schools, topped by Tulane University of Louisiana at 1400–1520.

Tennessee

9 schools, topped by Vanderbilt University at 1500–1570.

California

9 schools, topped by Stanford University at 1510–1580.

Indiana

8 schools, topped by University of Notre Dame at 1455–1560.

Alabama

8 schools, topped by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1210–1450.

Colorado

8 schools, topped by Colorado School of Mines at 1320–1480.

Missouri

7 schools, topped by Washington University in St Louis at 1500–1570.

Maryland

6 schools, topped by Johns Hopkins University at 1520–1570.

Kentucky

6 schools, topped by University of Kentucky at 1070–1290.

Connecticut

5 schools, topped by Yale University at 1470–1570.

Minnesota

4 schools, topped by University of Minnesota-Twin Cities at 1300–1500.

South Carolina

4 schools, topped by Clemson University at 1240–1410.

Arkansas

4 schools, topped by University of Arkansas at 1030–1220.

Kansas

4 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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Frequently asked questions

Where do the score ranges come from?

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (IPEDS), retrieved 2026-09-01. They are enrolled-student middle-50% bands, not admission cutoffs.

Why is my state missing?

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.

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