Colleges in Virginia 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 Virginia schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• Radford University — Radford, VA · 1060 avg SAT
• Longwood University — Farmville, VA · 1120 avg SAT
• Hampton University — Hampton, VA · 969 avg SAT
• Virginia State University — Petersburg, VA · 948 avg SAT
• Norfolk State University — Norfolk, VA · 927 avg SAT
• Regent University — Virginia Beach, VA · 1153 avg SAT
• Averett University — Danville, VA · 1135 avg SAT
• Emory & Henry University — Emory, VA · 1135 avg SAT
• University of Lynchburg — Lynchburg, VA · 1125 avg SAT
• Randolph-Macon College — Ashland, VA · 1095 avg SAT
• Randolph College — Lynchburg, VA · 1134 avg SAT
• University of Virginia's College at Wise — Wise, VA · 1050 avg SAT
• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, VA · 1137 avg SAT
• Virginia Union University — Richmond, VA · 850 avg SAT

Target

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

• Old Dominion University — Norfolk, VA · 1197 avg SAT
• Christopher Newport University — Newport News, VA · 1180 avg SAT
• Bridgewater College — Bridgewater, VA · 1180 avg SAT
• Hollins University — Roanoke, VA · 1230 avg SAT
• Hampden-Sydney College — Hampden-Sydney, VA · 1207 avg SAT
• Roanoke College — Salem, VA · 1211 avg SAT
• Sweet Briar College — Sweet Briar, VA · 1230 avg SAT

Reach

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

• James Madison University — Harrisonburg, VA · 1256 avg SAT
• George Mason University — Fairfax, VA · 1274 avg SAT
• University of Mary Washington — Fredericksburg, VA · 1272 avg SAT
• Virginia Military Institute — Lexington, VA · 1244 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1200 SAT, nationwide

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