Colleges you can get into with a 1490 SAT

Every school where a 1490 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1490 is higher than about 98% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 81 colleges and above the middle 50% at 803 more.

Colleges for a 1490 SAT

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Within range means 1490 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1490 SAT is within range

CT	3.9%	6,758	Yes	14701570	$23,777
MA	5.2%	17,326	No	14401540	$30,915
ME	7.1%	2,407	No	14601550	$17,180
CA	7.1%	1,666	No	14901560	$19,285
ME	7.1%	1,873	No	14701550	$14,398
PA	7.5%	1,613	No	14901560	$23,149
MA	8.3%	2,076	No	14901570	$17,716
NY	8.8%	3,264	No	14701560	$28,800
MA	9.0%	1,911	No	14901580	$23,367
NY	9.2%	28,663	No	14801560	$37,050
CA	9.6%	1,388	No	14701560	$28,849
CA	9.8%	20,443	No	14501550	$32,740
GA	11%	7,298	No	14701550	$22,585
VT	11%	2,738	No	14451550	$31,483
MA	11%	18,248	No	14201530	$24,402
IN	11%	8,818	No	14551560	$26,780
MA	11%	7,061	No	14701560	$39,998
PA	12%	1,430	No	14601550	$25,314
DC	13%	7,569	Yes	13901550	$40,815
GA	13%	967	No	14701550	$37,920
ME	13%	1,760	No	14201530	$29,351
NC	13%	1,867	No	14001530	$17,379
NY	14%	2,030	No	14501550	$28,985
NY	14%	3,180	No	14301540	$28,786
VA	14%	1,881	No	14301540	$23,781
LA	14%	7,767	No	14001520	$39,949
MA	14%	2,300	No	14601560	$25,496
GA	14%	18,785	Yes	13701540	$12,116
IA	15%	1,729	No	14101540	$17,648
NC	15%	20,752	No	13901530	$11,655
MI	16%	34,177	No	13601530	$13,138
MA	16%	10,085	No	14401540	$41,704
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
NY	19%	2,444	No	14501550	$39,343
RI	19%	2,084	No	13961530	$50,507
MN	20%	2,086	No	14501560	$25,407
NY	21%	842	No	12951501	$13,269
MI	21%	1,573	No	13201490	—
MA	21%	2,544	No	14201540	$27,579
NC	22%	5,485	No	14101520	$28,719
VA	22%	2,980	No	14101530	$31,309
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
MN	29%	2,131	No	13501510	$32,149
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
CA	38%	1,113	No	14401540	$36,294

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CT · 3.9% admitted · 6,758 undergrads
14701570
MA · 5.2% admitted · 17,326 undergrads
14401540
ME · 7.1% admitted · 2,407 undergrads
14601550
CA · 7.1% admitted · 1,666 undergrads
14901560
ME · 7.1% admitted · 1,873 undergrads
14701550
PA · 7.5% admitted · 1,613 undergrads
14901560
MA · 8.3% admitted · 2,076 undergrads
14901570
NY · 8.8% admitted · 3,264 undergrads
14701560
MA · 9.0% admitted · 1,911 undergrads
14901580
NY · 9.2% admitted · 28,663 undergrads
14801560
CA · 9.6% admitted · 1,388 undergrads
14701560
CA · 9.8% admitted · 20,443 undergrads
14501550
GA · 11% admitted · 7,298 undergrads
14701550
VT · 11% admitted · 2,738 undergrads
14451550
MA · 11% admitted · 18,248 undergrads
14201530
IN · 11% admitted · 8,818 undergrads
14551560
MA · 11% admitted · 7,061 undergrads
14701560
PA · 12% admitted · 1,430 undergrads
14601550
DC · 13% admitted · 7,569 undergrads
13901550
GA · 13% admitted · 967 undergrads
14701550
ME · 13% admitted · 1,760 undergrads
14201530
NC · 13% admitted · 1,867 undergrads
14001530
NY · 14% admitted · 2,030 undergrads
14501550
NY · 14% admitted · 3,180 undergrads
14301540
VA · 14% admitted · 1,881 undergrads
14301540
LA · 14% admitted · 7,767 undergrads
14001520
MA · 14% admitted · 2,300 undergrads
14601560
GA · 14% admitted · 18,785 undergrads
13701540
IA · 15% admitted · 1,729 undergrads
14101540
NC · 15% admitted · 20,752 undergrads
13901530
MI · 16% admitted · 34,177 undergrads
13601530
MA · 16% admitted · 10,085 undergrads
14401540
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
NY · 19% admitted · 2,444 undergrads
14501550
RI · 19% admitted · 2,084 undergrads
13961530
MN · 20% admitted · 2,086 undergrads
14501560
NY · 21% admitted · 842 undergrads
12951501
MI · 21% admitted · 1,573 undergrads
13201490
MA · 21% admitted · 2,544 undergrads
14201540
NC · 22% admitted · 5,485 undergrads
14101520
VA · 22% admitted · 2,980 undergrads
14101530
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
MN · 29% admitted · 2,131 undergrads
13501510
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
CA · 38% admitted · 1,113 undergrads
14401540

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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 1490 a good SAT score?

A 1490 is higher than about 98% 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 1490 SAT?

81 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 1490, and at 803 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).