Colleges you can get into with a 1300 SAT

Every school where a 1300 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1300 is higher than about 87% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 308 colleges and above the middle 50% at 493 more.

Colleges for a 1300 SAT

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Within range means 1300 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1300 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
NY	21%	842	No	12951501	$13,269
CT	22%	1,108	No	12401400	—
FL	24%	32,212	Yes	12701410	$11,297
OR	25%	1,320	No	12901520	$33,013
GA	25%	3,414	No	11081320	$38,967
TX	27%	42,855	Yes	12501510	$19,857
CT	29%	2,146	No	12981470	$34,832
PA	29%	1,359	No	12801510	$31,759
NC	30%	945	No	11401370	$14,906
CT	33%	5,373	No	12601390	$48,095
NY	34%	962	Yes	11101300	$6,174
TN	37%	1,035	No	11401510	$32,020
GA	38%	32,137	Yes	12701480	$13,936
TX	38%	1,468	No	9901330	$28,185
SC	38%	23,300	No	12401410	$22,253
PA	39%	2,099	No	12701460	$31,490
IL	39%	1,582	No	11201340	$28,199
MA	40%	2,214	No	12881460	$28,714
FL	40%	59,146	Yes	12001350	$10,411
DC	41%	10,108	No	10901320	$50,539
TN	42%	30,418	Yes	12001370	$18,976
NC	42%	27,371	No	13001470	$17,303
SC	43%	2,379	No	12601430	$30,308
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
VT	45%	780	No	12911403	$30,947
MA	45%	4,474	No	12801430	$37,930
CA	45%	7,094	No	12601430	$48,381
AL	46%	26,816	Yes	12601390	$24,323
NY	46%	15,477	No	12701440	$38,793
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%	3,093	No	13001470	$23,874
MN	48%	705	No	11301340	$29,926
IN	50%	44,503	Yes	12001480	$14,600
TN	50%	1,836	No	13001486	$28,585
RI	51%	4,229	No	12501390	$48,523
TX	51%	14,785	No	12001400	$41,104
MA	51%	3,870	No	12701420	$49,180
SC	52%	1,816	No	11981343	$18,732
NY	52%	2,414	No	12701450	$34,649
CT	52%	19,835	Yes	12101440	$25,097
TX	53%	1,403	No	11201370	$22,610
NY	54%	16,289	No	11001420	$2,984
NY	54%	1,918	No	12551420	$28,651
KY	54%	1,400	No	11601450	$20,781
PA	55%	1,156	No	11731358	$22,940
VA	55%	30,923	No	12801450	$24,953
IL	55%	2,833	No	11801440	$18,425
AR	56%	1,100	No	11231348	$24,149
PA	56%	535	No	11801380	$43,086

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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
NY · 21% admitted · 842 undergrads
12951501
CT · 22% admitted · 1,108 undergrads
12401400
FL · 24% admitted · 32,212 undergrads
12701410
OR · 25% admitted · 1,320 undergrads
12901520
GA · 25% admitted · 3,414 undergrads
11081320
TX · 27% admitted · 42,855 undergrads
12501510
CT · 29% admitted · 2,146 undergrads
12981470
PA · 29% admitted · 1,359 undergrads
12801510
NC · 30% admitted · 945 undergrads
11401370
CT · 33% admitted · 5,373 undergrads
12601390
NY · 34% admitted · 962 undergrads
11101300
TN · 37% admitted · 1,035 undergrads
11401510
GA · 38% admitted · 32,137 undergrads
12701480
TX · 38% admitted · 1,468 undergrads
9901330
SC · 38% admitted · 23,300 undergrads
12401410
PA · 39% admitted · 2,099 undergrads
12701460
IL · 39% admitted · 1,582 undergrads
11201340
MA · 40% admitted · 2,214 undergrads
12881460
FL · 40% admitted · 59,146 undergrads
12001350
DC · 41% admitted · 10,108 undergrads
10901320
TN · 42% admitted · 30,418 undergrads
12001370
NC · 42% admitted · 27,371 undergrads
13001470
SC · 43% admitted · 2,379 undergrads
12601430
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
VT · 45% admitted · 780 undergrads
12911403
MA · 45% admitted · 4,474 undergrads
12801430
CA · 45% admitted · 7,094 undergrads
12601430
AL · 46% admitted · 26,816 undergrads
12601390
NY · 46% admitted · 15,477 undergrads
12701440
NY · 48% admitted · 16,154 undergrads
11001400
FL · 48% admitted · 2,631 undergrads
11601370
TX · 48% admitted · 1,165 undergrads
11001310
MN · 48% admitted · 3,093 undergrads
13001470
MN · 48% admitted · 705 undergrads
11301340
IN · 50% admitted · 44,503 undergrads
12001480
TN · 50% admitted · 1,836 undergrads
13001486
RI · 51% admitted · 4,229 undergrads
12501390
TX · 51% admitted · 14,785 undergrads
12001400
MA · 51% admitted · 3,870 undergrads
12701420
SC · 52% admitted · 1,816 undergrads
11981343
NY · 52% admitted · 2,414 undergrads
12701450
CT · 52% admitted · 19,835 undergrads
12101440
TX · 53% admitted · 1,403 undergrads
11201370
NY · 54% admitted · 16,289 undergrads
11001420
NY · 54% admitted · 1,918 undergrads
12551420
KY · 54% admitted · 1,400 undergrads
11601450
PA · 55% admitted · 1,156 undergrads
11731358
VA · 55% admitted · 30,923 undergrads
12801450
IL · 55% admitted · 2,833 undergrads
11801440
AR · 56% admitted · 1,100 undergrads
11231348
PA · 56% admitted · 535 undergrads
11801380

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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 1300 a good SAT score?

A 1300 is higher than about 87% 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 1300 SAT?

308 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1300, and at 493 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).