Colleges you can get into with a 1180 SAT

Every school where a 1180 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1180 is higher than about 71% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 507 colleges and above the middle 50% at 187 more.

Colleges for a 1180 SAT

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Within range means 1180 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1180 SAT is within range

MO	12%	1,444	Yes	10501220	$6,100
KY	19%	1,513	No	11561335	$6,106
FL	21%	7,582	Yes	10301180	$13,739
SC	23%	2,705	No	10851285	$20,723
GA	25%	3,414	No	11081320	$38,967
NC	30%	945	No	11401370	$14,906
CA	33%	564	No	8401220	$29,310
NY	34%	962	Yes	11101300	$6,174
TN	37%	1,035	No	11401510	$32,020
TX	38%	1,468	No	9901330	$28,185
VA	38%	4,729	No	9901250	$19,923
GA	38%	998	No	9901220	$18,499
MO	38%	924	No	10801270	$17,562
MN	39%	669	No	10401180	$20,148
IL	39%	1,582	No	11201340	$28,199
VA	41%	946	No	10301250	$22,400
DC	41%	10,108	No	10901320	$50,539
LA	42%	1,063	No	9681202	$22,094
NC	42%	815	No	8701220	$23,509
VA	43%	1,577	No	9801230	$22,235
TX	43%	1,440	No	11301300	$29,224
FL	43%	37,207	Yes	11301320	$9,812
NM	44%	995	Yes	10801310	$9,873
TX	44%	11,026	No	11401350	$36,660
HI	47%	2,889	Yes	9601190	$16,774
NY	48%	16,154	No	11001400	$3,033
FL	48%	2,631	No	11601370	$34,732
TX	48%	1,165	No	11001310	$21,107
MN	48%	705	No	11301340	$29,926
ID	49%	1,041	No	10701280	$19,481
OK	49%	1,308	No	10701240	$20,958
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
FL	53%	13,359	Yes	10701270	$10,154
TX	53%	1,403	No	11201370	$22,610
NY	54%	16,289	No	11001420	$2,984
ME	54%	942	No	10951260	$23,414
PA	54%	1,949	No	10701285	$30,670
KY	54%	1,400	No	11601450	$20,781
PA	55%	1,156	No	11731358	$22,940
FL	55%	39,508	Yes	10701260	$9,288
SC	55%	3,183	No	11001280	$23,544
IL	55%	2,833	No	11801440	$18,425
GA	55%	26,623	No	9401180	$15,931
MI	56%	5,952	No	9901255	$9,492
AR	56%	1,100	No	11231348	$24,149
LA	56%	685	No	10601210	$23,624
IL	56%	2,603	No	9501220	$20,729
KY	56%	848	Yes	10101230	—
PA	56%	1,569	No	10701280	$25,480
PA	56%	535	No	11801380	$43,086
MD	57%	891	No	11401390	$27,898
FL	57%	2,930	No	11001280	$25,180
NY	57%	11,590	No	9301220	$3,203
TX	57%	59,615	No	11501400	$21,315
FL	58%	1,689	Yes	11701340	$11,853
MO	58%	1,383	No	11301290	$20,831

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MO · 12% admitted · 1,444 undergrads
10501220
KY · 19% admitted · 1,513 undergrads
11561335
FL · 21% admitted · 7,582 undergrads
10301180
SC · 23% admitted · 2,705 undergrads
10851285
GA · 25% admitted · 3,414 undergrads
11081320
NC · 30% admitted · 945 undergrads
11401370
CA · 33% admitted · 564 undergrads
8401220
NY · 34% admitted · 962 undergrads
11101300
TN · 37% admitted · 1,035 undergrads
11401510
TX · 38% admitted · 1,468 undergrads
9901330
VA · 38% admitted · 4,729 undergrads
9901250
GA · 38% admitted · 998 undergrads
9901220
MO · 38% admitted · 924 undergrads
10801270
MN · 39% admitted · 669 undergrads
10401180
IL · 39% admitted · 1,582 undergrads
11201340
VA · 41% admitted · 946 undergrads
10301250
DC · 41% admitted · 10,108 undergrads
10901320
LA · 42% admitted · 1,063 undergrads
9681202
NC · 42% admitted · 815 undergrads
8701220
VA · 43% admitted · 1,577 undergrads
9801230
TX · 43% admitted · 1,440 undergrads
11301300
FL · 43% admitted · 37,207 undergrads
11301320
NM · 44% admitted · 995 undergrads
10801310
TX · 44% admitted · 11,026 undergrads
11401350
HI · 47% admitted · 2,889 undergrads
9601190
NY · 48% admitted · 16,154 undergrads
11001400
FL · 48% admitted · 2,631 undergrads
11601370
TX · 48% admitted · 1,165 undergrads
11001310
MN · 48% admitted · 705 undergrads
11301340
ID · 49% admitted · 1,041 undergrads
10701280
OK · 49% admitted · 1,308 undergrads
10701240
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
FL · 53% admitted · 13,359 undergrads
10701270
TX · 53% admitted · 1,403 undergrads
11201370
NY · 54% admitted · 16,289 undergrads
11001420
ME · 54% admitted · 942 undergrads
10951260
PA · 54% admitted · 1,949 undergrads
10701285
KY · 54% admitted · 1,400 undergrads
11601450
PA · 55% admitted · 1,156 undergrads
11731358
FL · 55% admitted · 39,508 undergrads
10701260
SC · 55% admitted · 3,183 undergrads
11001280
IL · 55% admitted · 2,833 undergrads
11801440
GA · 55% admitted · 26,623 undergrads
9401180
MI · 56% admitted · 5,952 undergrads
9901255
AR · 56% admitted · 1,100 undergrads
11231348
LA · 56% admitted · 685 undergrads
10601210
IL · 56% admitted · 2,603 undergrads
9501220
KY · 56% admitted · 848 undergrads
10101230
PA · 56% admitted · 1,569 undergrads
10701280
PA · 56% admitted · 535 undergrads
11801380
MD · 57% admitted · 891 undergrads
11401390
FL · 57% admitted · 2,930 undergrads
11001280
NY · 57% admitted · 11,590 undergrads
9301220
TX · 57% admitted · 59,615 undergrads
11501400
FL · 58% admitted · 1,689 undergrads
11701340
MO · 58% admitted · 1,383 undergrads
11301290

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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 1180 a good SAT score?

A 1180 is higher than about 71% 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 1180 SAT?

507 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1180, and at 187 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).