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Colleges for a 1200 SAT score
CampusPin places a 1200 against every college that publishes an admitted-student SAT range. 810colleges have a published range that brackets this score. Below they are split into target, likely, and reach by where the score falls in each college’s own percentiles.
Target — your score sits inside the published middle 50%
A 1200 falls between the 25th and 75th percentile of admitted students at these colleges, so your score is squarely in their published range. Showing the 15 largest of 810.
| College | SAT range | Acceptance rate | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Graduation rate | Public/private | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | 1050–1250 | 99% | $22,465 | $29,357 | 65% | Private | Lynchburg, VA |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | 1140–1380 | 57% | $13,154 | $21,315 | 84% | Public | College Station, TX |
| University of Central Florida | 1190–1350 | 40% | $6,368 | $10,411 | 78% | Public | Orlando, FL |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 1023–1286 | 39% | $12,973 | $14,091 | 85% | Public | Seattle, WA |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | 1190–1460 | 50% | $9,992 | $14,600 | 83% | Public | West Lafayette, IN |
| University of Arizona | 1160–1420 | 86% | $13,926 | $16,674 | 68% | Public | Tucson, AZ |
| Michigan State University | 1150–1350 | 85% | $16,458 | $19,680 | 81% | Public | East Lansing, MI |
| Florida International University | 1060–1250 | 55% | $6,565 | $9,288 | 74% | Public | Miami, FL |
| University of South Florida | 1140–1330 | 43% | $6,410 | $9,812 | 77% | Public | Tampa, FL |
| University of North Texas | 980–1230 | 72% | $11,309 | $15,649 | 61% | Public | Denton, TX |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 1170–1400 | 78% | $12,144 | $16,264 | 80% | Public | Bloomington, IN |
| University of Houston | 1150–1330 | 74% | $9,717 | $14,276 | 65% | Public | Houston, TX |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | 980–1200 | 96% | $4,800 | $8,221 | 55% | Private | Rexburg, ID |
| Kennesaw State University | 1020–1220 | 69% | $5,808 | $15,048 | 52% | Public | Kennesaw, GA |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 990–1230 | 80% | $11,950 | $13,951 | 54% | Public | Arlington, TX |
Likely — your score is above the published 75th percentile
At these colleges a 1200 is above the score three-quarters of admitted students came in below. Test scores are only one input, so this is not a prediction of admission. Showing the 15 largest of 1,025.
| College | SAT range | Acceptance rate | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Graduation rate | Public/private | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University | 761–996 | 100% | $17,200 | $36,708 | 43% | Private | Manchester, NH |
| Grand Canyon University | 1058–1175 | 79% | $17,850 | $22,472 | 43% | Private | Phoenix, AZ |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 802–1066 | 90% | $12,223 | $14,967 | 68% | Public | Tempe, AZ |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | 946–1171 | 67% | $10,912 | Not reported | Not reported | Public | Scottsdale, AZ |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 858–1087 | 77% | $18,626 | $16,778 | 85% | Public | Minneapolis, MN |
| California State University-Fullerton | 845–1087 | 91% | $7,470 | $6,555 | 70% | Public | Fullerton, CA |
| Texas State University | 980–1190 | 89% | $11,450 | $16,805 | 55% | Public | San Marcos, TX |
| California State University-Northridge | 805–1051 | 93% | $7,458 | $7,021 | 57% | Public | Northridge, CA |
| San Jose State University | 860–1094 | 85% | $8,410 | $13,760 | 69% | Public | San Jose, CA |
| Oregon State University | 880–1112 | 77% | $14,400 | $19,604 | 70% | Public | Corvallis, OR |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 822–1052 | 89% | $13,373 | $21,279 | 67% | Public | Fort Collins, CO |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 910–1110 | 94% | $9,987 | $4,831 | 51% | Public | Edinburg, TX |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | 945–1147 | 65% | $16,500 | $22,383 | 83% | Public | Amherst, MA |
| California State University-Sacramento | 805–1053 | 94% | $8,018 | $9,338 | 56% | Public | Sacramento, CA |
| DeVry University-Illinois | 990–1130 | 43% | $17,408 | $30,770 | 37% | Private | Lisle, IL |
Reach — your score is below the published 25th percentile
A 1200 sits below the 25th percentile at these colleges. Students are admitted from below the 25th percentile every year — course rigor, essays, and context all matter — but the score is working against you here. Showing the 15 largest of 196.
| College | SAT range | Acceptance rate | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Graduation rate | Public/private | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 1270–1480 | 65% | $17,929 | $24,406 | 84% | Public | New Brunswick, NJ |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 1330–1480 | 61% | $13,244 | $17,339 | 88% | Public | Columbus, OH |
| New York University | 1480–1570 | 9% | $62,796 | $37,050 | 88% | Private | New York, NY |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 1270–1510 | 42% | $16,004 | $14,355 | 85% | Public | Urbana, IL |
| University of Florida | 1300–1480 | 24% | $6,380 | $6,541 | 91% | Public | Gainesville, FL |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 1230–1490 | 27% | $11,688 | $19,857 | 89% | Public | Austin, TX |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 1350–1530 | 16% | $17,736 | $13,138 | 93% | Public | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 1220–1400 | 61% | $20,644 | $32,875 | 86% | Public | University Park, PA |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1360–1510 | 45% | $11,603 | $17,354 | 90% | Public | Madison, WI |
| University of Southern California | 1440–1550 | 10% | $72,097 | $32,740 | 92% | Private | Los Angeles, CA |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 1330–1530 | 14% | $12,058 | $12,116 | 94% | Public | Atlanta, GA |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 1364–1587 | 9% | $13,225 | $12,548 | 93% | Public | Los Angeles, CA |
| University of California, Berkeley | 1274–1545 | 11% | $14,226 | $13,481 | 93% | Public | Berkeley, CA |
| Florida State University | 1240–1390 | 25% | $5,616 | $11,297 | 86% | Public | Tallahassee, FL |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1230–1420 | 78% | $15,666 | $25,346 | 74% | Public | Boulder, CO |
How this page was built
Every college that reports an admitted-student SAT range to federal data collections is compared against a 1200. Targetmeans the score falls inside the college’s published 25th–75th percentile range; likely means it is above the 75th percentile; reachmeans it is below the 25th. The three groups do not overlap. They follow the same approach as CampusPin’s admission tier estimator.
A tier states where a score sits in a published distribution. It is not a probability, a prediction, or a ranking of college quality. Colleges that do not publish an SAT range — including most community colleges and open-admission institutions — cannot be placed in a tier and are not listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- Is a 1200 SAT a good score?
- It depends entirely on where you apply. CampusPin finds 810 colleges whose published admitted-student range brackets a 1200, meaning the score sits inside their middle 50%. At 196 colleges it falls at or below the 25th percentile. "Good" is relative to a specific college's published range, not an absolute threshold.
- What are my chances of getting in with a 1200 SAT?
- CampusPin does not estimate admission chances and no honest tool can from a test score alone. Colleges weigh course rigor, grade trends, essays, recommendations, context, and institutional priorities alongside scores, and many are test-optional. The tiers here describe only where your score falls in each college's published percentile range.
- What do reach, target, and likely mean here?
- They are defined strictly from published percentiles. Likely means a 1200 is at or above the college's 75th percentile; target means it falls between the 25th and 75th; reach means it is at or below the 25th. These are the same definitions CampusPin's admission tier estimator uses.
- How much do these colleges cost?
- Costs are in the table: published in-state tuition and, where the college reports it, the average net price students actually paid after grants and scholarships. Net price is an average across a prior entering class and varies widely by family income, so treat it as a comparison between colleges rather than your own bill.
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Data sources & methodology
Admissions, cost, and outcome figures come from each institution's federal reporting.
Sources used across this page
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IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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CampusPin. Colleges for a 1200 SAT score. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-for/1200-sat