Colleges in Texas 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 Texas schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1500 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, TX · 1395 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 1105 avg SAT
• Texas A&M University-College Station — College Station, TX · 1280 avg SAT
• Southern Methodist University — Dallas, TX · 1428 avg SAT
• Baylor University — Waco, TX · 1329 avg SAT
• University of Houston — Houston, TX · 1250 avg SAT
• Texas Christian University — Fort Worth, TX · 1298 avg SAT
• Austin College — Sherman, TX · 1212 avg SAT
• University of Houston-Clear Lake — Houston, TX · 1060 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, TX · 1124 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, TX · 1286 avg SAT
• Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, TX · 1041 avg SAT
• Stephen F Austin State University — Nacogdoches, TX · 1066 avg SAT
• Lamar University — Beaumont, TX · 1061 avg SAT
• Tarleton State University — Stephenville, TX · 1075 avg SAT

Reach

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

• Rice University — Houston, TX · 1553 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1500 SAT, nationwide

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