The Best Mid Atlantic Colleges for a 1200 on the SAT
What Mid Atlantic colleges can I get into with a SAT score of 1200?
Important: If you took the SAT prior to March 2016, your test was scored on the old 2400 point scale. All SAT scores on this site have been updated to reflect the SAT 1600 point scale per the College Board's concordance tables.
With a 1200 on the SAT, these are the Mid Atlantic colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class SAT scores for all Mid Atlantic colleges and found 182 schools where a 1200 places you within or slightly outside the middle fifty percent of admitted students. The colleges are ranked by their position on our best colleges ranking and thus represent the better schools you may be able to get into and those which have historically accepted a 1200.
Is a 1200 on the SAT a good score?
Yes, a 1200 is quite good. It places you in the top 76th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million students taking the SAT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 1200 on the SAT converts to a 25 on the ACT based on the College Board / ACT concordance. Not all colleges report both SAT and ACT score admission data so you should check our comparable listings for both standardized tests to find academically similar schools.
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United States Military Academy
- West Point, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1250/1450
- Average SAT 1350
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 5%
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New York School of Interior Design
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1010/1200
- Average SAT 1105
- 1200 SAT High
- Estimated admission chance 46%
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Muhlenberg College
- Allentown, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1210/1400
- Average SAT 1305
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 34%
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Syracuse University
- Syracuse, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1230/1410
- Average SAT 1320
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 30%
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Penn State Main Campus
- University Park, Pennsylvania • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1230/1400
- Average SAT 1315
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 33%
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The College of New Jersey
- Ewing, New Jersey • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1240/1390
- Average SAT 1315
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 29%
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- New York, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1260/1410
- Average SAT 1335
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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Rutgers University New Brunswick
- New Brunswick, New Jersey • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1260/1450
- Average SAT 1355
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 37%
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State University of New York at New Paltz
- New Paltz, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1170/1320
- Average SAT 1245
- 1200 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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Yeshiva University
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1230/1470
- Average SAT 1350
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 47%
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Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1260/1430
- Average SAT 1345
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 35%
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Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Geneva, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1220/1390
- Average SAT 1305
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 48%
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University at Buffalo
- Buffalo, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1150/1320
- Average SAT 1235
- 1200 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 52%
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Syracuse, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1220/1360
- Average SAT 1290
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 35%
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Pratt Institute Main
- Brooklyn, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1120/1350
- Average SAT 1235
- 1200 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 53%
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The King's College
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1210/1360
- Average SAT 1285
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 28%
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Allegheny College
- Meadville, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1210/1380
- Average SAT 1295
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 54%
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University of the Sciences
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1200/1360
- Average SAT 1280
- 1200 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 48%
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Clarkson University
- Potsdam, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1210/1390
- Average SAT 1300
- 1200 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 52%
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SUNY at Geneseo
- Geneseo, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1190/1360
- Average SAT 1275
- 1200 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 62%
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