Colleges you can get into with a 1430 SAT

Every school where a 1430 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1430 is higher than about 95% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 111 colleges and above the middle 50% at 749 more.

Colleges for a 1430 SAT

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Within range means 1430 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1430 SAT is within range

MA	11%	18,248	No	14201530	$24,402
NY	12%	4,408	Yes	12001430	—
DC	13%	7,569	Yes	13901550	$40,815
ME	13%	1,760	No	14201530	$29,351
NC	13%	1,867	No	14001530	$17,379
NY	14%	3,180	No	14301540	$28,786
VA	14%	1,881	No	14301540	$23,781
LA	14%	7,767	No	14001520	$39,949
GA	14%	18,785	Yes	13701540	$12,116
CO	14%	4,114	Yes	12301440	—
IA	15%	1,729	No	14101540	$17,648
NC	15%	20,752	No	13901530	$11,655
MI	16%	34,177	No	13601530	$13,138
CT	16%	3,067	No	14151540	$30,177
VA	17%	17,597	No	14101540	$21,565
MA	17%	2,728	No	13901530	$40,514
OH	17%	2,380	No	13201490	$40,007
CO	18%	2,014	No	12301460	$33,375
RI	19%	2,084	No	13961530	$50,507
FL	19%	12,913	Yes	13201480	$37,244
NY	21%	842	No	12951501	$13,269
MI	21%	1,573	No	13201490	—
MA	21%	2,544	No	14201540	$27,579
NY	21%	2,694	No	13401480	$32,297
NC	22%	5,485	No	14101520	$28,719
VA	22%	2,980	No	14101530	$31,309
FL	24%	35,629	Yes	13201480	$6,541
OR	25%	1,320	No	12901520	$33,013
TX	26%	2,505	No	13401500	$23,464
PA	26%	5,898	No	13701500	$36,931
TX	27%	42,855	Yes	12501510	$19,857
PA	27%	6,938	No	13951510	$43,756
PA	28%	1,799	No	13101463	$36,425
MN	29%	2,131	No	13501510	$32,149
PA	29%	3,876	No	13101470	$40,766
CT	29%	2,146	No	12981470	$34,832
PA	29%	1,359	No	12801510	$31,759
OH	31%	1,732	No	13581503	$38,512
PA	31%	2,757	No	13501500	$34,433
VA	34%	7,055	No	14001530	$19,096
OH	34%	2,887	No	13601520	$38,645
MA	36%	2,169	No	13801530	$26,441
OH	37%	6,437	No	14301540	$41,190
CT	37%	1,937	No	13501500	$36,175
TN	37%	1,035	No	11401510	$32,020
GA	38%	32,137	Yes	12701480	$13,936
WA	38%	1,531	No	13101480	$33,313
NY	39%	14,655	No	13401500	$21,620
PA	39%	2,099	No	12701460	$31,490
MA	40%	2,214	No	12881460	$28,714
NY	40%	6,331	No	14101540	$29,278
MA	41%	3,618	No	13901520	$35,736
NC	42%	27,371	No	13001470	$17,303
PA	42%	2,273	No	13101460	$37,607
IL	42%	36,258	No	13101520	$14,355
SC	43%	2,379	No	12601430	$30,308
NY	44%	2,046	No	13101480	$34,561
CA	44%	1,877	No	13801520	$38,263
MD	45%	30,760	No	14001530	$15,678
MA	45%	4,474	No	12801430	$37,930

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MA · 11% admitted · 18,248 undergrads
14201530
NY · 12% admitted · 4,408 undergrads
12001430
DC · 13% admitted · 7,569 undergrads
13901550
ME · 13% admitted · 1,760 undergrads
14201530
NC · 13% admitted · 1,867 undergrads
14001530
NY · 14% admitted · 3,180 undergrads
14301540
VA · 14% admitted · 1,881 undergrads
14301540
LA · 14% admitted · 7,767 undergrads
14001520
GA · 14% admitted · 18,785 undergrads
13701540
CO · 14% admitted · 4,114 undergrads
12301440
IA · 15% admitted · 1,729 undergrads
14101540
NC · 15% admitted · 20,752 undergrads
13901530
MI · 16% admitted · 34,177 undergrads
13601530
CT · 16% admitted · 3,067 undergrads
14151540
VA · 17% admitted · 17,597 undergrads
14101540
MA · 17% admitted · 2,728 undergrads
13901530
OH · 17% admitted · 2,380 undergrads
13201490
CO · 18% admitted · 2,014 undergrads
12301460
RI · 19% admitted · 2,084 undergrads
13961530
FL · 19% admitted · 12,913 undergrads
13201480
NY · 21% admitted · 842 undergrads
12951501
MI · 21% admitted · 1,573 undergrads
13201490
MA · 21% admitted · 2,544 undergrads
14201540
NY · 21% admitted · 2,694 undergrads
13401480
NC · 22% admitted · 5,485 undergrads
14101520
VA · 22% admitted · 2,980 undergrads
14101530
FL · 24% admitted · 35,629 undergrads
13201480
OR · 25% admitted · 1,320 undergrads
12901520
TX · 26% admitted · 2,505 undergrads
13401500
PA · 26% admitted · 5,898 undergrads
13701500
TX · 27% admitted · 42,855 undergrads
12501510
PA · 27% admitted · 6,938 undergrads
13951510
PA · 28% admitted · 1,799 undergrads
13101463
MN · 29% admitted · 2,131 undergrads
13501510
PA · 29% admitted · 3,876 undergrads
13101470
CT · 29% admitted · 2,146 undergrads
12981470
PA · 29% admitted · 1,359 undergrads
12801510
OH · 31% admitted · 1,732 undergrads
13581503
PA · 31% admitted · 2,757 undergrads
13501500
VA · 34% admitted · 7,055 undergrads
14001530
OH · 34% admitted · 2,887 undergrads
13601520
MA · 36% admitted · 2,169 undergrads
13801530
OH · 37% admitted · 6,437 undergrads
14301540
CT · 37% admitted · 1,937 undergrads
13501500
TN · 37% admitted · 1,035 undergrads
11401510
GA · 38% admitted · 32,137 undergrads
12701480
WA · 38% admitted · 1,531 undergrads
13101480
NY · 39% admitted · 14,655 undergrads
13401500
PA · 39% admitted · 2,099 undergrads
12701460
MA · 40% admitted · 2,214 undergrads
12881460
NY · 40% admitted · 6,331 undergrads
14101540
MA · 41% admitted · 3,618 undergrads
13901520
NC · 42% admitted · 27,371 undergrads
13001470
PA · 42% admitted · 2,273 undergrads
13101460
IL · 42% admitted · 36,258 undergrads
13101520
SC · 43% admitted · 2,379 undergrads
12601430
NY · 44% admitted · 2,046 undergrads
13101480
CA · 44% admitted · 1,877 undergrads
13801520
MD · 45% admitted · 30,760 undergrads
14001530
MA · 45% admitted · 4,474 undergrads
12801430

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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 1430 a good SAT score?

A 1430 is higher than about 95% 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 1430 SAT?

111 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1430, and at 749 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).