Colleges you can get into with a 870 SAT

Every school where a 870 lands above, within or below the middle 50% of enrolled students' SAT scores.

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A 870 is higher than about 19% of SAT takers. It lands inside the middle 50% at 73 colleges.

Colleges for a 870 SAT

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Within range means 870 falls inside the college's middle 50% SAT range.

Colleges where a 870 SAT is within range

CA	33%	564	No	8401220	$29,310
LA	35%	5,519	No	7901020	$20,077
TX	39%	1,005	No	8001160	$19,719
AR	41%	1,807	Yes	8451108	$12,653
NC	42%	815	No	8701220	$23,509
AL	43%	2,974	No	8601120	$12,684
FL	43%	756	No	7901070	$19,748
MS	45%	2,363	Yes	670998	$13,265
DE	47%	4,398	No	8001020	$13,910
IL	48%	708	No	8161118	$18,558
PR	53%	2,069	Yes	8431073	$10,176
PR	55%	2,404	No	8091057	$12,945
NY	57%	10,696	No	8501150	$3,148
AL	58%	6,124	No	8101040	$17,621
DC	58%	812	Yes	7801022	$15,845
TN	60%	1,547	No	8301120	$12,595
VA	62%	3,727	No	7901090	$25,319
NY	64%	4,345	No	790960	$4,456
OK	65%	1,498	Yes	8031036	$10,104
PA	66%	1,539	No	820960	$14,977
IL	67%	1,382	No	8601130	$21,989
OH	67%	582	No	8601130	$19,943
MO	68%	1,341	No	8101210	$21,677
GA	68%	4,348	No	8601078	$8,365
MI	69%	1,495	No	8061073	$17,124
KY	75%	558	No	710960	$18,600
GA	76%	3,208	No	8601080	$6,842
AZ	78%	836	No	8401160	$33,393
NC	78%	4,170	No	8301020	$13,479
CT	79%	838	No	8501170	$27,989
MD	79%	1,133	No	7401330	$13,868
LA	79%	1,055	No	8201050	$14,810
TX	79%	8,877	Yes	8601080	$13,570
PR	81%	1,883	Yes	7911023	$7,765
MD	82%	9,019	No	8401070	$14,985
KS	83%	870	No	7501000	$27,963
TX	84%	2,878	No	8461096	$6,420
NY	86%	3,233	No	8501020	$5,718
SC	86%	2,628	No	8701115	$11,386
KS	87%	925	No	8061028	$22,519
VA	88%	5,392	No	8231030	$15,282
MO	88%	1,312	No	800960	$16,053
FL	88%	2,732	No	830990	$12,030
VA	89%	5,074	No	8401070	$15,840
NM	89%	11,946	No	8701110	$8,889
GA	91%	13,693	No	7601020	$11,453
NM	92%	3,357	No	8301060	$4,904
RI	92%	5,049	No	8701120	$9,478
MN	92%	2,473	No	8501140	$19,764
OH	92%	1,006	No	8501220	$24,153
LA	93%	5,519	No	8661163	$13,606
WV	93%	1,504	No	8301090	$9,966
TX	93%	6,599	No	8401070	$11,196
IL	93%	972	No	8501070	$22,436
MS	93%	4,600	No	8201070	$23,836
OH	93%	939	No	7901010	$17,989
MN	93%	1,442	No	8681271	$27,705
KY	94%	12,155	No	8401050	$10,990
WV	96%	1,321	No	7601040	$11,139
IN	96%	1,567	No	8701070	$18,196

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CA · 33% admitted · 564 undergrads
8401220
LA · 35% admitted · 5,519 undergrads
7901020
TX · 39% admitted · 1,005 undergrads
8001160
AR · 41% admitted · 1,807 undergrads
8451108
NC · 42% admitted · 815 undergrads
8701220
AL · 43% admitted · 2,974 undergrads
8601120
FL · 43% admitted · 756 undergrads
7901070
MS · 45% admitted · 2,363 undergrads
670998
DE · 47% admitted · 4,398 undergrads
8001020
IL · 48% admitted · 708 undergrads
8161118
PR · 53% admitted · 2,069 undergrads
8431073
PR · 55% admitted · 2,404 undergrads
8091057
NY · 57% admitted · 10,696 undergrads
8501150
AL · 58% admitted · 6,124 undergrads
8101040
DC · 58% admitted · 812 undergrads
7801022
TN · 60% admitted · 1,547 undergrads
8301120
VA · 62% admitted · 3,727 undergrads
7901090
NY · 64% admitted · 4,345 undergrads
790960
OK · 65% admitted · 1,498 undergrads
8031036
PA · 66% admitted · 1,539 undergrads
820960
IL · 67% admitted · 1,382 undergrads
8601130
OH · 67% admitted · 582 undergrads
8601130
MO · 68% admitted · 1,341 undergrads
8101210
GA · 68% admitted · 4,348 undergrads
8601078
MI · 69% admitted · 1,495 undergrads
8061073
KY · 75% admitted · 558 undergrads
710960
GA · 76% admitted · 3,208 undergrads
8601080
AZ · 78% admitted · 836 undergrads
8401160
NC · 78% admitted · 4,170 undergrads
8301020
CT · 79% admitted · 838 undergrads
8501170
MD · 79% admitted · 1,133 undergrads
7401330
LA · 79% admitted · 1,055 undergrads
8201050
TX · 79% admitted · 8,877 undergrads
8601080
PR · 81% admitted · 1,883 undergrads
7911023
MD · 82% admitted · 9,019 undergrads
8401070
KS · 83% admitted · 870 undergrads
7501000
TX · 84% admitted · 2,878 undergrads
8461096
NY · 86% admitted · 3,233 undergrads
8501020
SC · 86% admitted · 2,628 undergrads
8701115
KS · 87% admitted · 925 undergrads
8061028
VA · 88% admitted · 5,392 undergrads
8231030
MO · 88% admitted · 1,312 undergrads
800960
FL · 88% admitted · 2,732 undergrads
830990
VA · 89% admitted · 5,074 undergrads
8401070
NM · 89% admitted · 11,946 undergrads
8701110
GA · 91% admitted · 13,693 undergrads
7601020
NM · 92% admitted · 3,357 undergrads
8301060
RI · 92% admitted · 5,049 undergrads
8701120
MN · 92% admitted · 2,473 undergrads
8501140
OH · 92% admitted · 1,006 undergrads
8501220
LA · 93% admitted · 5,519 undergrads
8661163
WV · 93% admitted · 1,504 undergrads
8301090
TX · 93% admitted · 6,599 undergrads
8401070
IL · 93% admitted · 972 undergrads
8501070
MS · 93% admitted · 4,600 undergrads
8201070
OH · 93% admitted · 939 undergrads
7901010
MN · 93% admitted · 1,442 undergrads
8681271
KY · 94% admitted · 12,155 undergrads
8401050
WV · 96% admitted · 1,321 undergrads
7601040
IN · 96% admitted · 1,567 undergrads
8701070

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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 870 a good SAT score?

A 870 is higher than about 19% 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 870 SAT?

73 colleges in our dataset have a middle-50% range that contains 870, and at 0 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).