Colleges you can get into with a 1020 SAT

Every school where a 1020 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1020 is higher than about 44% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 346 colleges and above the middle 50% at 11 more.

Colleges for a 1020 SAT

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Within range means 1020 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1020 SAT is within range

VA	29%	1,101	No	9451120	$9,210
CA	33%	564	No	8401220	$29,310
LA	35%	5,519	No	7901020	$20,077
WV	37%	981	No	8801120	$9,337
TX	38%	1,468	No	9901330	$28,185
VA	38%	4,729	No	9901250	$19,923
GA	38%	998	No	9901220	$18,499
TX	39%	1,005	No	8001160	$19,719
AR	41%	1,807	Yes	8451108	$12,653
LA	42%	1,063	No	9681202	$22,094
NC	42%	815	No	8701220	$23,509
AL	43%	2,974	No	8601120	$12,684
FL	43%	756	No	7901070	$19,748
VA	43%	1,577	No	9801230	$22,235
TX	44%	6,667	Yes	8901090	$3,637
LA	45%	4,164	No	9201080	$19,809
MD	46%	1,844	No	8801020	$9,977
DE	47%	4,398	No	8001020	$13,910
HI	47%	2,889	Yes	9601190	$16,774
IL	48%	708	No	8161118	$18,558
MS	50%	1,471	No	10101298	$15,676
NC	50%	12,182	No	10201190	$10,846
LA	51%	2,153	No	10001195	$7,022
IL	51%	1,010	No	10001200	$20,359
MI	52%	1,010	No	10101240	$19,353
GA	52%	7,520	Yes	9501140	$12,786
IA	52%	1,301	No	8801110	$22,601
PR	53%	2,069	Yes	8431073	$10,176
PR	55%	2,404	No	8091057	$12,945
KS	55%	1,048	No	9601090	$27,715
GA	55%	26,623	No	9401180	$15,931
MI	56%	5,952	No	9901255	$9,492
IL	56%	2,603	No	9501220	$20,729
KY	56%	848	Yes	10101230	—
NY	57%	10,696	No	8501150	$3,148
VA	57%	1,231	No	9261143	$22,925
MO	57%	1,040	No	9601045	$22,766
TX	57%	1,176	No	9501160	$19,581
NY	57%	11,590	No	9301220	$3,203
AL	58%	6,124	No	8101040	$17,621
DC	58%	812	Yes	7801022	$15,845
OK	58%	2,467	No	9001120	$8,683
FL	58%	9,330	Yes	10201230	$9,364
NY	58%	10,543	No	9501340	$3,103
AR	59%	4,949	Yes	9601210	$17,248
OH	59%	1,129	No	9301140	$16,530
AR	60%	767	No	10201160	$17,360
OH	60%	9,052	No	9001190	$13,946
TN	60%	1,212	No	9521087	$21,574
NC	60%	533	No	9501380	—
TN	60%	1,547	No	8301120	$12,595
HI	61%	2,160	No	9451175	$11,856
OH	61%	539	No	9801280	$29,208
PA	62%	1,259	No	10201230	$23,510
VA	62%	3,727	No	7901090	$25,319
TN	63%	1,572	No	10001210	$20,406
MI	63%	1,632	No	8801080	$17,755
NC	64%	1,975	No	9201080	$6,364
NY	64%	12,550	No	10101290	$4,195
ND	65%	2,062	No	9301140	$12,703

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VA · 29% admitted · 1,101 undergrads
9451120
CA · 33% admitted · 564 undergrads
8401220
LA · 35% admitted · 5,519 undergrads
7901020
WV · 37% admitted · 981 undergrads
8801120
TX · 38% admitted · 1,468 undergrads
9901330
VA · 38% admitted · 4,729 undergrads
9901250
GA · 38% admitted · 998 undergrads
9901220
TX · 39% admitted · 1,005 undergrads
8001160
AR · 41% admitted · 1,807 undergrads
8451108
LA · 42% admitted · 1,063 undergrads
9681202
NC · 42% admitted · 815 undergrads
8701220
AL · 43% admitted · 2,974 undergrads
8601120
FL · 43% admitted · 756 undergrads
7901070
VA · 43% admitted · 1,577 undergrads
9801230
TX · 44% admitted · 6,667 undergrads
8901090
LA · 45% admitted · 4,164 undergrads
9201080
MD · 46% admitted · 1,844 undergrads
8801020
DE · 47% admitted · 4,398 undergrads
8001020
HI · 47% admitted · 2,889 undergrads
9601190
IL · 48% admitted · 708 undergrads
8161118
MS · 50% admitted · 1,471 undergrads
10101298
NC · 50% admitted · 12,182 undergrads
10201190
LA · 51% admitted · 2,153 undergrads
10001195
IL · 51% admitted · 1,010 undergrads
10001200
MI · 52% admitted · 1,010 undergrads
10101240
GA · 52% admitted · 7,520 undergrads
9501140
IA · 52% admitted · 1,301 undergrads
8801110
PR · 53% admitted · 2,069 undergrads
8431073
PR · 55% admitted · 2,404 undergrads
8091057
KS · 55% admitted · 1,048 undergrads
9601090
GA · 55% admitted · 26,623 undergrads
9401180
MI · 56% admitted · 5,952 undergrads
9901255
IL · 56% admitted · 2,603 undergrads
9501220
KY · 56% admitted · 848 undergrads
10101230
NY · 57% admitted · 10,696 undergrads
8501150
VA · 57% admitted · 1,231 undergrads
9261143
MO · 57% admitted · 1,040 undergrads
9601045
TX · 57% admitted · 1,176 undergrads
9501160
NY · 57% admitted · 11,590 undergrads
9301220
AL · 58% admitted · 6,124 undergrads
8101040
DC · 58% admitted · 812 undergrads
7801022
OK · 58% admitted · 2,467 undergrads
9001120
FL · 58% admitted · 9,330 undergrads
10201230
NY · 58% admitted · 10,543 undergrads
9501340
AR · 59% admitted · 4,949 undergrads
9601210
OH · 59% admitted · 1,129 undergrads
9301140
AR · 60% admitted · 767 undergrads
10201160
OH · 60% admitted · 9,052 undergrads
9001190
TN · 60% admitted · 1,212 undergrads
9521087
NC · 60% admitted · 533 undergrads
9501380
TN · 60% admitted · 1,547 undergrads
8301120
HI · 61% admitted · 2,160 undergrads
9451175
OH · 61% admitted · 539 undergrads
9801280
PA · 62% admitted · 1,259 undergrads
10201230
VA · 62% admitted · 3,727 undergrads
7901090
TN · 63% admitted · 1,572 undergrads
10001210
MI · 63% admitted · 1,632 undergrads
8801080
NC · 64% admitted · 1,975 undergrads
9201080
NY · 64% admitted · 12,550 undergrads
10101290
ND · 65% admitted · 2,062 undergrads
9301140

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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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FAQ

Is a 1020 a good SAT score?

A 1020 is higher than about 44% of the students who take the SAT. Whether it is good enough is a question about your list, not about the number: use the tabs above to see which schools it puts you inside, at the top of, or below.

What colleges can I get into with a 1020 SAT?

346 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1020, and at 11 more it sits above the range entirely. Both lists are above, and every school links to its own page with section ranges, admit rate and test policy.

Do these lists include test-optional colleges?

Yes. At a test-optional school the range counts only the students who sent a score, so it reads a little high — treat it as the bar for a score worth sending. Each college page shows that school's current test policy.

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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. Percentile: College Board, SAT Understanding Scores (SAT User percentiles, 2024 edition; approximate).