Colleges for a 1280 SAT.

A 1280 is around the 85th percentile nationally — competitive at 46 of the top 100 US universities.

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Strong position

7 colleges

*at or above the 75th percentile

Texas Tech UniversitySAT 1110–1260 · 73% admit rateUniversity of KansasSAT 1080–1280 · 93% admit rateUniversity of KentuckySAT 1070–1270 · 93% admit rateFlorida International UniversitySAT 1070–1250 · 55% admit rateWayne State UniversitySAT 1060–1260 · 81% admit rateGeorgia State UniversitySAT 1030–1240 · 55% admit rateUniversity of New MexicoSAT 900–1160 · 95% admit rate

Competitive

19 colleges

*at or above the median admit

Texas A&M UniversitySAT 1160–1390 · 57% admit rateOregon State UniversitySAT 1160–1390 · 77% admit rateUniversity of South CarolinaSAT 1190–1350 · 60% admit rateCUNY City CollegeSAT 1070–1430 · 60% admit rateUniversity of Central FloridaSAT 1210–1340 · 40% admit rateUniversity of CincinnatiSAT 1160–1350 · 85% admit rateIowa State UniversitySAT 1130–1350 · 89% admit rateUniversity of South FloridaSAT 1160–1340 · 43% admit rateUniversity of ArizonaSAT 1130–1340 · 86% admit rateUniversity of Illinois ChicagoSAT 1130–1350 · 77% admit rateUniversity of HoustonSAT 1170–1330 · 74% admit rateUniversity of OklahomaSAT 1160–1310 · 77% admit rateUniversity of IowaSAT 1130–1320 · 84% admit rateUniversity of UtahSAT 1120–1320 · 86% admit rateUniversity of MissouriSAT 1150–1330 · 78% admit rateMichigan State UniversitySAT 1100–1310 · 85% admit rateUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnSAT 1100–1310 · 87% admit rateUniversity of OregonSAT 1050–1320 · 88% admit rateUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaSAT 1081–1293 · 87% admit rate

Reach

20 colleges

*inside the middle 50%, below the median

University of Texas at AustinSAT 1250–1510 · 27% admit ratePurdue UniversitySAT 1220–1470 · 50% admit rateOhio State UniversitySAT 1280–1430 · 61% admit rateUniversity of PittsburghSAT 1280–1460 · 58% admit rateVirginia TechSAT 1280–1450 · 55% admit rateSyracuse UniversitySAT 1270–1440 · 46% admit ratePenn StateSAT 1280–1410 · 61% admit rateUniversity of ConnecticutSAT 1220–1420 · 52% admit rateDrexel UniversitySAT 1250–1430 · 79% admit rateNew Jersey Institute of TechnologySAT ~1335 · 65% admit rateUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSAT 1280–1380 · 42% admit rateUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountySAT 1240–1420 · 72% admit rateUniversity of Colorado BoulderSAT 1180–1390 · 78% admit rateUniversity of GeorgiaSAT 1220–1400 · 38% admit rateUniversity of DelawareSAT 1220–1370 · 71% admit rateIllinois Institute of TechnologySAT 1190–1400 · 55% admit rateMissouri University of Science and TechnologySAT 1220–1380 · 73% admit rateIndiana University BloomingtonSAT 1180–1390 · 78% admit rateUniversity at Buffalo (SUNY)SAT 1210–1380 · 74% admit rateUniversity of Texas at DallasSAT 1170–1390 · 65% admit rate

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