The average composite SAT score for admitted VanderCook College of Music freshman is 1025 out of 1600. For perspective, a 1025 is in the 45th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 890 to 1160. The 75th percentile score is 1160 while the 25th percentile score is 890.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by VCM but we estimate it to be around a 750 total composite SAT score.
The average score for VCM students on the math portion of the SAT is 517 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 445 and the 75th percentile score 590.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 445 to 570 and the average score for VanderCook College of Music students is 507.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at VanderCook College of Music based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 97.3%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.1.
An SAT score of 1160 or higher is very competitive at VCM and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 98% or higher.
Scores between 1030 to 1150 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 97% to 98%.
SAT scores between 890 to 1020 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 94% to 97% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 750 to 880 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 94% chance of admission to VCM. SAT scores below 750 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting class| SAT Score | Admission Chances |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 99% |
| 1590 | 99% |
| 1580 | 99% |
| 1570 | 99% |
| 1560 | 99% |
| 1550 | 99% |
| 1540 | 99% |
| 1530 | 99% |
| 1520 | 99% |
| 1510 | 99% |
| 1500 | 99% |
| 1490 | 99% |
| 1480 | 99% |
| 1470 | 99% |
| 1460 | 99% |
| 1450 | 99% |
| 1440 | 99% |
| 1430 | 99% |
| 1420 | 99% |
| 1410 | 99% |
| 1400 | 99% |
| 1390 | 99% |
| 1380 | 99% |
| 1370 | 99% |
| 1360 | 99% |
| 1350 | 99% |
| 1340 | 99% |
| 1330 | 99% |
| 1320 | 99% |
| 1310 | 99% |
| 1300 | 99% |
| 1290 | 99% |
| 1280 | 99% |
| 1270 | 99% |
| 1260 | 99% |
| 1250 | 99% |
| 1240 | 99% |
| 1230 | 99% |
| 1220 | 99% |
| 1210 | 99% |
| 1200 | 99% |
| 1190 | 99% |
| 1180 | 99% |
| 1170 | 98% |
| 1160 | 98% |
| 1150 | 98% |
| 1140 | 98% |
| 1130 | 98% |
| 1120 | 98% |
| 1110 | 98% |
| 1100 | 98% |
| 1090 | 98% |
| 1080 | 98% |
| 1070 | 98% |
| 1060 | 97% |
| 1050 | 97% |
| 1040 | 97% |
| 1030 | 97% |
| 1020 | 97% |
| 1010 | 97% |
| 1000 | 97% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=149639 IPEDS survey data for VanderCook College of Music.