Colleges in California That Accept a 1500 SAT

A 1500 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 1500 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 1426 avg SAT
• Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 1359 avg SAT
• Pepperdine University — Malibu, CA · 1384 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
• Occidental College — Los Angeles, CA · 1452 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

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1500 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · 1495 avg SAT
• Pomona College — Claremont, CA · 1534 avg SAT
• Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, CA · 1527 avg SAT
• Scripps College — Claremont, CA · 1492 avg SAT
• Deep Springs College — Deep Springs, CA · 1540 avg SAT
• Northeastern University Oakland — Oakland, CA · 1472 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1500 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Stanford University — Stanford, CA · 1553 avg SAT
• Harvey Mudd College — Claremont, CA · 1545 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1500 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in California That Accept a 1500 SAT on PickACampus