What SAT score should you aim for?
Add the colleges you're dreaming about to see the SAT range of admitted students — and get a target score worth aiming for.
Add one or more colleges to see your target score.
Ranges show the middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) of admitted students who submitted SAT scores, per the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Many colleges are test-optional, so these reflect students who chose to submit — treat them as a competitive range, not a cutoff. Your SAT score is one part of a holistic application.
How to read your target score
A useful rule of thumb: scoring at or above a school's 75th-percentile makes you a competitive applicant on the SAT dimension, the 50th percentile (median) keeps you in the typical range, and the 25th percentile is roughly the bottom of the admitted middle 50%. We recommend the highest 75th-percentile across your list so a single goal keeps every school in reach.
What if a school isn't listed?
We only include schools that report SAT data, so fully test-blind colleges and some test-optional ones won't appear. The dataset covers a few hundred of the most-searched institutions today and expands over time.