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Colleges listed

that report an SAT range

3.6%

Most selective

Stanford University

20,443

Largest

University of Southern California

Require the SAT

the rest are test-optional or test-flexible

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Colleges in California with SAT ranges

Below range	Stanford	Private	3.6%	1,693	15101580	Yes	$13,807
Below range	Claremont	Private	7.1%	436	14901560	No	$19,285
Below range	Claremont	Private	9.6%	337	14701560	No	$28,849
Below range	Los Angeles	Private	9.8%	3,489	14501550	No	$32,740
Below range	Claremont	Private	13%	231	15001570	No	$35,924
Below range	Oakland	Private	17%	446	14201520	No	$25,181
Within range	Fullerton	Private	33%	119	8401220	No	$29,310
Below range	Claremont	Private	38%	313	14401540	No	$36,294
Below range	Aliso Viejo	Private	43%	126	13331510	No	$18,260
Below range	Los Angeles	Private	44%	509	13801520	No	$38,263
Below range	Los Angeles	Private	45%	1,541	12601430	No	$48,381
Below range	Santa Clara	Private	48%	1,611	13501490	No	$50,062
Within range	San Francisco	Private	62%	920	11901390	No	$41,431
Below range	Malibu	Private	63%	843	12901450	No	$58,098
Below range	Orange	Private	65%	1,631	12601440	No	$46,555
Within range	La Verne	Private	71%	496	9861236	No	$20,161
Within range	Stockton	Private	71%	766	11831480	No	$25,447
Within range	La Mirada	Private	74%	836	11601370	No	$31,495
Within range	Thousand Oaks	Private	76%	502	11501330	No	$30,109
Below range	Santa Barbara	Private	77%	303	12401450	No	$29,053
Within range	Escondido	Private	80%	74	9751270	No	$34,666
Below range	Los Angeles	Private	82%	218	12651395	No	$51,248
Within range	Redlands	Private	83%	494	11071350	No	$30,031
Below range	Santa Paula	Private	83%	153	12201400	Yes	$26,196
Below range	San Rafael	Private	84%	213	12101300	No	$35,333
Within range	San Diego	Private	84%	585	11751365	No	$38,729
Within range	Azusa	Private	88%	412	9831238	No	$22,212
Within range	Rocklin	Private	93%	236	10411228	No	$28,062

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Below range
Stanford3.6% admitted1,693 first-years7,554 undergrads$13,807
15101580
Below range
Claremont7.1% admitted436 first-years1,666 undergrads$19,285
14901560
Below range
Claremont9.6% admitted337 first-years1,388 undergrads$28,849
14701560
Below range
Los Angeles9.8% admitted3,489 first-years20,443 undergrads$32,740
14501550
Below range
Claremont13% admitted231 first-years921 undergrads$35,924
15001570
Below range
Oakland17% admitted446 first-years464 undergrads$25,181
14201520
Within range
Fullerton33% admitted119 first-years564 undergrads$29,310
8401220
Below range
Claremont38% admitted313 first-years1,113 undergrads$36,294
14401540
Below range
Aliso Viejo43% admitted126 first-years484 undergrads$18,260
13331510
Below range
Los Angeles44% admitted509 first-years1,877 undergrads$38,263
13801520
Below range
Los Angeles45% admitted1,541 first-years7,094 undergrads$48,381
12601430
Below range
Santa Clara48% admitted1,611 first-years6,552 undergrads$50,062
13501490
Within range
San Francisco62% admitted920 first-years5,287 undergrads$41,431
11901390
Below range
Malibu63% admitted843 first-years3,553 undergrads$58,098
12901450
Below range
Orange65% admitted1,631 first-years7,478 undergrads$46,555
12601440
Within range
La Verne71% admitted496 first-years3,050 undergrads$20,161
9861236
Within range
Stockton71% admitted766 first-years3,204 undergrads$25,447
11831480
Within range
La Mirada74% admitted836 first-years3,474 undergrads$31,495
11601370
Within range
Thousand Oaks76% admitted502 first-years2,296 undergrads$30,109
11501330
Below range
Santa Barbara77% admitted303 first-years1,302 undergrads$29,053
12401450
Within range
Escondido80% admitted74 first-years286 undergrads$34,666
9751270
Below range
Los Angeles82% admitted218 first-years1,223 undergrads$51,248
12651395
Within range
Redlands83% admitted494 first-years2,049 undergrads$30,031
11071350
Below range
Santa Paula83% admitted153 first-years566 undergrads$26,196
12201400
Below range
San Rafael84% admitted213 first-years1,114 undergrads$35,333
12101300
Within range
San Diego84% admitted585 first-years3,188 undergrads$38,729
11751365
Within range
Azusa88% admitted412 first-years2,759 undergrads$22,212
9831238
Within range
Rocklin93% admitted236 first-years1,294 undergrads$28,062
10411228

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How to read a college's SAT range

Enrolled, not admitted. The middle 50% counts students who showed up in the fall, so it can run a little below the admitted range.
Totals are section sums. The Scorecard publishes section ranges; the true total-score 25th percentile is usually a bit higher.
Test-optional skews high. Only students who sent scores are counted — read the range as the bar for a score worth sending.
Under ~15% admitted changes the question. There, SAT position alone doesn't predict admission.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026. SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students (Fall 2024 entering class, IPEDS). Total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Applicant counts and year-over-year trends come from the NCES IPEDS Admissions survey; schools report about eighteen months after they admit a class, so the newest complete year is not the current cycle. Ranked lists cover schools with at least 1,000 undergraduates — and, for the trend lists, at least 1,000 applicants in both years — because below those floors one strong year reads as a huge swing. First-year class sizes are the entering class from the IPEDS Admissions survey; undergraduates are total enrollment.