Colleges you can get into with a 1600 SAT

Every school where a 1600 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 1600 is higher than about 99% of SAT takers. It lands above the middle 50% at 902 colleges.

Colleges for a 1600 SAT

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No college's middle 50% contains 1600. Showing colleges where 1600 is above range.

Above range means 1600 is above the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 1600 SAT is above range

MA	4.5%	4,535	Yes	15201580	$20,111
CA	3.6%	7,554	Yes	15101580	$13,807
MA	3.6%	7,601	Yes	15101580	$19,066
NY	4.0%	8,973	Yes	15101580	$21,590
IL	4.5%	7,569	No	15101580	$14,860
NJ	4.6%	5,709	Yes	15101580	$6,128
RI	5.4%	7,226	Yes	15101580	$25,184
MD	6.4%	5,693	Yes	15201570	$18,809
PA	5.4%	10,650	Yes	15101570	$28,699
IL	7.7%	9,201	No	15101570	$29,167
TX	8.0%	4,776	No	15101570	$13,370
MA	9.0%	1,911	No	14901580	$23,367
NH	5.4%	4,541	Yes	15001570	$29,519
NC	5.7%	6,442	No	15001570	$29,612
TN	5.9%	7,208	No	15001570	$15,846
NY	8.8%	15,995	Yes	15001570	$28,690
PA	12%	7,304	No	15001570	$31,944
MO	12%	7,857	No	15001570	$21,786
CA	13%	921	No	15001570	$35,924
MA	8.3%	2,076	No	14901570	$17,716
CA	7.1%	1,666	No	14901560	$19,285
PA	7.5%	1,613	No	14901560	$23,149
CT	3.9%	6,758	Yes	14701570	$23,777
NY	9.2%	28,663	No	14801560	$37,050
NY	8.8%	3,264	No	14701560	$28,800
CA	9.6%	1,388	No	14701560	$28,849
MA	11%	7,061	No	14701560	$39,998
MA	14%	2,300	No	14601560	$25,496
ME	7.1%	1,873	No	14701550	$14,398
GA	11%	7,298	No	14701550	$22,585
GA	13%	967	No	14701550	$37,920
IN	11%	8,818	No	14551560	$26,780
MN	20%	2,086	No	14501560	$25,407
ME	7.1%	2,407	No	14601550	$17,180
PA	12%	1,430	No	14601550	$25,314
CA	9.8%	20,443	No	14501550	$32,740
NY	14%	2,030	No	14501550	$28,985
NY	19%	2,444	No	14501550	$39,343
VT	11%	2,738	No	14451550	$31,483
MA	5.2%	17,326	No	14401540	$30,915
MA	16%	10,085	No	14401540	$41,704
CA	38%	1,113	No	14401540	$36,294
NY	14%	3,180	No	14301540	$28,786
VA	14%	1,881	No	14301540	$23,781
OH	37%	6,437	No	14301540	$41,190
MA	21%	2,544	No	14201540	$27,579
CT	16%	3,067	No	14151540	$30,177
IA	15%	1,729	No	14101540	$17,648
VA	17%	17,597	No	14101540	$21,565
NY	40%	6,331	No	14101540	$29,278
MA	11%	18,248	No	14201530	$24,402
ME	13%	1,760	No	14201530	$29,351
DC	13%	7,569	Yes	13901550	$40,815
NC	13%	1,867	No	14001530	$17,379
RI	19%	2,084	No	13961530	$50,507
NC	15%	20,752	No	13901530	$11,655
MA	17%	2,728	No	13901530	$40,514
GA	14%	18,785	Yes	13701540	$12,116
MI	16%	34,177	No	13601530	$13,138
MO	72%	6,817	No	12901550	$13,310

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MA · 4.5% admitted · 4,535 undergrads
15201580
CA · 3.6% admitted · 7,554 undergrads
15101580
MA · 3.6% admitted · 7,601 undergrads
15101580
NY · 4.0% admitted · 8,973 undergrads
15101580
IL · 4.5% admitted · 7,569 undergrads
15101580
NJ · 4.6% admitted · 5,709 undergrads
15101580
RI · 5.4% admitted · 7,226 undergrads
15101580
MD · 6.4% admitted · 5,693 undergrads
15201570
PA · 5.4% admitted · 10,650 undergrads
15101570
IL · 7.7% admitted · 9,201 undergrads
15101570
TX · 8.0% admitted · 4,776 undergrads
15101570
MA · 9.0% admitted · 1,911 undergrads
14901580
NH · 5.4% admitted · 4,541 undergrads
15001570
NC · 5.7% admitted · 6,442 undergrads
15001570
TN · 5.9% admitted · 7,208 undergrads
15001570
NY · 8.8% admitted · 15,995 undergrads
15001570
PA · 12% admitted · 7,304 undergrads
15001570
MO · 12% admitted · 7,857 undergrads
15001570
CA · 13% admitted · 921 undergrads
15001570
MA · 8.3% admitted · 2,076 undergrads
14901570
CA · 7.1% admitted · 1,666 undergrads
14901560
PA · 7.5% admitted · 1,613 undergrads
14901560
CT · 3.9% admitted · 6,758 undergrads
14701570
NY · 9.2% admitted · 28,663 undergrads
14801560
NY · 8.8% admitted · 3,264 undergrads
14701560
CA · 9.6% admitted · 1,388 undergrads
14701560
MA · 11% admitted · 7,061 undergrads
14701560
MA · 14% admitted · 2,300 undergrads
14601560
ME · 7.1% admitted · 1,873 undergrads
14701550
GA · 11% admitted · 7,298 undergrads
14701550
GA · 13% admitted · 967 undergrads
14701550
IN · 11% admitted · 8,818 undergrads
14551560
MN · 20% admitted · 2,086 undergrads
14501560
ME · 7.1% admitted · 2,407 undergrads
14601550
PA · 12% admitted · 1,430 undergrads
14601550
CA · 9.8% admitted · 20,443 undergrads
14501550
NY · 14% admitted · 2,030 undergrads
14501550
NY · 19% admitted · 2,444 undergrads
14501550
VT · 11% admitted · 2,738 undergrads
14451550
MA · 5.2% admitted · 17,326 undergrads
14401540
MA · 16% admitted · 10,085 undergrads
14401540
CA · 38% admitted · 1,113 undergrads
14401540
NY · 14% admitted · 3,180 undergrads
14301540
VA · 14% admitted · 1,881 undergrads
14301540
OH · 37% admitted · 6,437 undergrads
14301540
MA · 21% admitted · 2,544 undergrads
14201540
CT · 16% admitted · 3,067 undergrads
14151540
IA · 15% admitted · 1,729 undergrads
14101540
VA · 17% admitted · 17,597 undergrads
14101540
NY · 40% admitted · 6,331 undergrads
14101540
MA · 11% admitted · 18,248 undergrads
14201530
ME · 13% admitted · 1,760 undergrads
14201530
DC · 13% admitted · 7,569 undergrads
13901550
NC · 13% admitted · 1,867 undergrads
14001530
RI · 19% admitted · 2,084 undergrads
13961530
NC · 15% admitted · 20,752 undergrads
13901530
MA · 17% admitted · 2,728 undergrads
13901530
GA · 14% admitted · 18,785 undergrads
13701540
MI · 16% admitted · 34,177 undergrads
13601530
MO · 72% admitted · 6,817 undergrads
12901550

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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 1600 a good SAT score?

A 1600 is higher than about 99% 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 1600 SAT?

No college in our dataset has a middle-50% range that reaches 1600 — at 902 of them it sits above the range entirely. That list is 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).