Colleges you can get into with a 1250 SAT

Every school where a 1250 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1250 is higher than about 81% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 399 colleges and above the middle 50% at 367 more.

Colleges for a 1250 SAT

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Within range means 1250 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1250 SAT is within range

MD	9.3%	4,474	Yes	12101410	—
NY	12%	4,408	Yes	12001430	—
CO	14%	4,114	Yes	12301440	—
MA	18%	3,106	No	12401410	$38,782
CO	18%	2,014	No	12301460	$33,375
KY	19%	1,513	No	11561335	$6,106
CT	22%	1,108	No	12401400	—
SC	23%	2,705	No	10851285	$20,723
GA	25%	3,414	No	11081320	$38,967
TX	27%	42,855	Yes	12501510	$19,857
NC	30%	945	No	11401370	$14,906
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
SC	38%	23,300	No	12401410	$22,253
MO	38%	924	No	10801270	$17,562
IL	39%	1,582	No	11201340	$28,199
FL	40%	59,146	Yes	12001350	$10,411
VA	41%	946	No	10301250	$22,400
DC	41%	10,108	No	10901320	$50,539
TN	42%	30,418	Yes	12001370	$18,976
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
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
MS	50%	1,471	No	10101298	$15,676
IN	50%	44,503	Yes	12001480	$14,600
RI	51%	4,229	No	12501390	$48,523
TX	51%	14,785	No	12001400	$41,104
SC	52%	1,816	No	11981343	$18,732
CT	52%	19,835	Yes	12101440	$25,097
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
MI	56%	5,952	No	9901255	$9,492
AR	56%	1,100	No	11231348	$24,149
PA	56%	1,569	No	10701280	$25,480
PA	56%	535	No	11801380	$43,086
NY	57%	5,182	No	11901340	$41,544
IL	57%	1,813	No	11901393	$28,673
MD	57%	891	No	11401390	$27,898
FL	57%	2,930	No	11001280	$25,180
IN	57%	1,905	No	12001410	$22,264
TX	57%	59,615	No	11501400	$21,315
FL	58%	1,689	Yes	11701340	$11,853
MO	58%	1,383	No	11301290	$20,831
FL	58%	3,404	Yes	11201320	$35,639

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MD · 9.3% admitted · 4,474 undergrads
12101410
NY · 12% admitted · 4,408 undergrads
12001430
CO · 14% admitted · 4,114 undergrads
12301440
MA · 18% admitted · 3,106 undergrads
12401410
CO · 18% admitted · 2,014 undergrads
12301460
KY · 19% admitted · 1,513 undergrads
11561335
CT · 22% admitted · 1,108 undergrads
12401400
SC · 23% admitted · 2,705 undergrads
10851285
GA · 25% admitted · 3,414 undergrads
11081320
TX · 27% admitted · 42,855 undergrads
12501510
NC · 30% admitted · 945 undergrads
11401370
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
SC · 38% admitted · 23,300 undergrads
12401410
MO · 38% admitted · 924 undergrads
10801270
IL · 39% admitted · 1,582 undergrads
11201340
FL · 40% admitted · 59,146 undergrads
12001350
VA · 41% admitted · 946 undergrads
10301250
DC · 41% admitted · 10,108 undergrads
10901320
TN · 42% admitted · 30,418 undergrads
12001370
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
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
MS · 50% admitted · 1,471 undergrads
10101298
IN · 50% admitted · 44,503 undergrads
12001480
RI · 51% admitted · 4,229 undergrads
12501390
TX · 51% admitted · 14,785 undergrads
12001400
SC · 52% admitted · 1,816 undergrads
11981343
CT · 52% admitted · 19,835 undergrads
12101440
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
MI · 56% admitted · 5,952 undergrads
9901255
AR · 56% admitted · 1,100 undergrads
11231348
PA · 56% admitted · 1,569 undergrads
10701280
PA · 56% admitted · 535 undergrads
11801380
NY · 57% admitted · 5,182 undergrads
11901340
IL · 57% admitted · 1,813 undergrads
11901393
MD · 57% admitted · 891 undergrads
11401390
FL · 57% admitted · 2,930 undergrads
11001280
IN · 57% admitted · 1,905 undergrads
12001410
TX · 57% admitted · 59,615 undergrads
11501400
FL · 58% admitted · 1,689 undergrads
11701340
MO · 58% admitted · 1,383 undergrads
11301290
FL · 58% admitted · 3,404 undergrads
11201320

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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 1250 a good SAT score?

A 1250 is higher than about 81% 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 1250 SAT?

399 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1250, and at 367 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).