Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 1000 SAT

A 1000 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1000 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Fayetteville State University — Fayetteville, NC · 959 avg SAT
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 945 avg SAT
• Bennett College — Greensboro, NC · 925 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1000 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 1019 avg SAT
• Mid-Atlantic Christian University — Elizabeth City, NC · 1000 avg SAT
• Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1007 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1000 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 1111 avg SAT
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 1099 avg SAT
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 1096 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 1056 avg SAT
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 1050 avg SAT
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 1074 avg SAT
• Brevard College — Brevard, NC · 1060 avg SAT
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 1113 avg SAT
• Guilford College — Greensboro, NC · 1105 avg SAT
• University of Mount Olive — Mount Olive, NC · 1050 avg SAT
• Salem College — Winston-Salem, NC · 1082 avg SAT
• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary — Wake Forest, NC · 1127 avg SAT
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences — Charlotte, NC · 1130 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1000 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 1000 SAT on PickACampus