Colleges in California That Accept a 1400 SAT

A 1400 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 California schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1400 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 1359 avg SAT
• University of the Pacific — Stockton, CA · 1346 avg SAT
• University of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA · 1295 avg SAT
• Chapman University — Orange, CA · 1357 avg SAT
• University of Redlands — Redlands, CA · 1241 avg SAT
• Biola University — La Mirada, CA · 1261 avg SAT
• University of La Verne — La Verne, CA · 1083 avg SAT
• Dominican University of California — San Rafael, CA · 1290 avg SAT
• Azusa Pacific University — Azusa, CA · 1195 avg SAT
• California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · 1266 avg SAT
• Otis College of Art and Design — Los Angeles, CA · 1310 avg SAT
• Hope International University — Fullerton, CA · 1020 avg SAT
• Point Loma Nazarene University — San Diego, CA · 1287 avg SAT
• William Jessup University — Rocklin, CA · 1150 avg SAT
• Thomas Aquinas College — Santa Paula, CA · 1329 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1400 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 1426 avg SAT
• Pepperdine University — Malibu, CA · 1384 avg SAT
• Soka University of America — Aliso Viejo, CA · 1440 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1400 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · 1495 avg SAT
• Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, CA · 1527 avg SAT
• Scripps College — Claremont, CA · 1492 avg SAT
• Occidental College — Los Angeles, CA · 1452 avg SAT
• Northeastern University Oakland — Oakland, CA · 1472 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1400 SAT, nationwide

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