Colleges in North Carolina 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. Only North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 1111 avg SAT
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 1099 avg SAT
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 1096 avg SAT
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 1157 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 1056 avg SAT
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 1050 avg SAT
• Fayetteville State University — Fayetteville, NC · 959 avg SAT
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 1074 avg SAT
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 945 avg SAT
• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 1019 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
• Bennett College — Greensboro, NC · 925 avg SAT
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — Concord, NC · 1150 avg SAT

Target

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

• Elon University — Elon, NC · 1208 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 1193 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1231 avg SAT
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 1180 avg SAT
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 1214 avg SAT
• Queens University of Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1206 avg SAT
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 1204 avg SAT
• Methodist University — Fayetteville, NC · 1182 avg SAT
• William Peace University — Raleigh, NC · 1170 avg SAT

Reach

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

• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 1251 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina Wilmington — Wilmington, NC · 1287 avg SAT
• High Point University — High Point, NC · 1288 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts — Winston Salem, NC · 1260 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1200 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 1200 SAT on PickACampus