Colleges That Accept a 1200 SAT

A 1200 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.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1200 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 1105 avg SAT
• West Virginia University — Morgantown, WV · 1122 avg SAT
• Missouri Southern State University — Joplin, MO · 1065 avg SAT
• Kansas State University — Manhattan, KS · 1151 avg SAT
• University of Rhode Island — Kingston, RI · 1160 avg SAT
• University of Nevada-Reno — Reno, NV · 1132 avg SAT
• University of New Mexico-Main Campus — Albuquerque, NM · 1038 avg SAT
• Elmhurst University — Elmhurst, IL · 1151 avg SAT
• Flagler College — Saint Augustine, FL · 1084 avg SAT
• University of Hawaii at Manoa — Honolulu, HI · 1102 avg SAT
• Presbyterian College — Clinton, SC · 1118 avg SAT
• University of New Haven — West Haven, CT · 1160 avg SAT
• University of Idaho — Moscow, ID · 1116 avg SAT
• South Dakota State University — Brookings, SD · 1120 avg SAT
• Wayne State University — Detroit, MI · 1156 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1200 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Iowa State University — Ames, IA · 1204 avg SAT
• Cornell College — Mount Vernon, IA · 1234 avg SAT
• University of Kentucky — Lexington, KY · 1215 avg SAT
• University of Iowa — Iowa City, IA · 1200 avg SAT
• University of Kansas — Lawrence, KS · 1190 avg SAT
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Lincoln, NE · 1191 avg SAT
• University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, AR · 1169 avg SAT
• University of Mississippi — University, MS · 1184 avg SAT
• Hanover College — Hanover, IN · 1201 avg SAT
• Taylor University — Upland, IN · 1220 avg SAT
• Bellarmine University — Louisville, KY · 1210 avg SAT
• Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 1229 avg SAT
• Austin College — Sherman, TX · 1212 avg SAT
• University of South Florida — Tampa, FL · 1227 avg SAT
• Westminster University — Salt Lake City, UT · 1220 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1200 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Sewanee: The University of the South — Sewanee, TN · 1280 avg SAT
• Indiana University-Bloomington — Bloomington, IN · 1313 avg SAT
• Michigan State University — East Lansing, MI · 1269 avg SAT
• Texas A&M University-College Station — College Station, TX · 1280 avg SAT
• University of Oregon — Eugene, OR · 1272 avg SAT
• Baylor University — Waco, TX · 1329 avg SAT
• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville — Knoxville, TN · 1311 avg SAT
• University of South Carolina-Columbia — Columbia, SC · 1297 avg SAT
• Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — Baton Rouge, LA · 1285 avg SAT
• Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 1308 avg SAT
• University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — Norman, OK · 1246 avg SAT
• Hope College — Holland, MI · 1249 avg SAT
• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT · 1257 avg SAT
• Oregon State University — Corvallis, OR · 1290 avg SAT
• University of Houston — Houston, TX · 1250 avg SAT

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