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 Southern colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class SAT scores for all Southern colleges and found 399 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.
College | SAT 25th | SAT 75th | Chance with 1200 | ||
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Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
1350 SAT Average Atlanta, Georgia |
1160 | 1540 | Avg - | 16% | Chance |
University of Tulsa
1350 SAT Average Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1220 | 1480 | Reach | 26% | Chance |
Baylor University
1340 SAT Average Waco, Texas |
1260 | 1420 | Reach | 20% | Chance |
Texas Christian University
1295 SAT Average Fort Worth, Texas |
1200 | 1390 | Reach | 29% | Chance |
University of Dallas
1315 SAT Average Irving, Texas |
1210 | 1420 | Reach | 33% | Chance |
Florida State University
1325 SAT Average Tallahassee, Florida |
1260 | 1390 | Reach | 26% | Chance |
Southwestern University
1280 SAT Average Georgetown, Texas |
1180 | 1380 | Avg - | 33% | Chance |
The University of Alabama
1235 SAT Average Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
1130 | 1340 | Avg - | 49% | Chance |
Furman University
1345 SAT Average Greenville, South Carolina |
1260 | 1430 | Reach | 39% | Chance |
Austin College
1325 SAT Average Sherman, Texas |
1230 | 1420 | Reach | 35% | Chance |
Millsaps College
1280 SAT Average Jackson, Mississippi |
1180 | 1380 | Avg - | 39% | Chance |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1250 SAT Average Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
1150 | 1350 | Avg - | 27% | Chance |
University of Central Florida
1300 SAT Average Orlando, Florida |
1220 | 1380 | Reach | 34% | Chance |
Virginia Military Institute
1255 SAT Average Lexington, Virginia |
1170 | 1340 | Avg - | 44% | Chance |
University of Delaware
1295 SAT Average Newark, Delaware |
1200 | 1390 | Reach | 50% | Chance |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
1350 SAT Average Socorro, New Mexico |
1260 | 1440 | Reach | 10% | Chance |
Mississippi College
1245 SAT Average Clinton, Mississippi |
1140 | 1350 | Avg - | 34% | Chance |
Eastern Mennonite University
1155 SAT Average Harrisonburg, Virginia |
1070 | 1240 | Avg + | 61% | Chance |
Florida Southern College
1225 SAT Average Lakeland, Florida |
1140 | 1310 | Avg - | 47% | Chance |
University of South Florida Main Campus
1295 SAT Average Tampa, Florida |
1220 | 1370 | Reach | 29% | Chance |
Maryland Institute College of Art
1240 SAT Average Baltimore, Maryland |
1130 | 1350 | Avg - | 57% | Chance |
Elon University
1300 SAT Average Elon, North Carolina |
1210 | 1390 | Reach | 53% | Chance |
Wofford College
1280 SAT Average Spartanburg, South Carolina |
1190 | 1370 | Avg - | 58% | Chance |
Lipscomb University
1260 SAT Average Nashville, Tennessee |
1130 | 1390 | Avg - | 54% | Chance |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1335 SAT Average Blacksburg, Virginia |
1250 | 1420 | Reach | 50% | Chance |
Union University
1260 SAT Average Jackson, Tennessee |
1140 | 1380 | Avg - | 53% | Chance |
Texas A & M University College Station
1315 SAT Average College Station, Texas |
1210 | 1420 | Reach | 58% | Chance |
Birmingham Southern College
1215 SAT Average Birmingham, Alabama |
1110 | 1320 | Avg - | 60% | Chance |
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1315 SAT Average Baltimore, Maryland |
1210 | 1420 | Reach | 46% | Chance |
Dallas Baptist University
1235 SAT Average Dallas, Texas |
1160 | 1310 | Avg - | 33% | Chance |
LeTourneau University
1250 SAT Average Longview, Texas |
1130 | 1370 | Avg - | 42% | Chance |
New College of Florida
1345 SAT Average Sarasota, Florida |
1260 | 1430 | Reach | 47% | Chance |
Spring Hill College
1180 SAT Average Mobile, Alabama |
1110 | 1250 | Avg + | 50% | Chance |
Centre College
1350 SAT Average Danville, Kentucky |
1240 | 1460 | Reach | 61% | Chance |
William Carey University
1150 SAT Average Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
1070 | 1230 | Avg + | 57% | Chance |
St John's College
1335 SAT Average Santa Fe, New Mexico |
1260 | 1410 | Reach | 40% | Chance |
The University of Tampa
1220 SAT Average Tampa, Florida |
1140 | 1300 | Avg - | 50% | Chance |
Berry College
1275 SAT Average Mount Berry, Georgia |
1190 | 1360 | Avg - | 51% | Chance |
University of South Carolina Columbia
1315 SAT Average Columbia, South Carolina |
1240 | 1390 | Reach | 53% | Chance |
Maryville College
1115 SAT Average Maryville, Tennessee |
1010 | 1220 | Avg + | 60% | Chance |
Liberty University
1215 SAT Average Lynchburg, Virginia |
1120 | 1310 | Avg - | 28% | Chance |
Florida Institute of Technology
1290 SAT Average Melbourne, Florida |
1200 | 1380 | Reach | 50% | Chance |
Centenary College of Louisiana
1195 SAT Average Shreveport, Louisiana |
1110 | 1280 | Avg + | 63% | Chance |
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
1310 SAT Average Wilmington, North Carolina |
1250 | 1370 | Reach | 43% | Chance |
University of Arkansas
1260 SAT Average Fayetteville, Arkansas |
1180 | 1340 | Avg - | 57% | Chance |
Asbury University
1200 SAT Average Wilmore, Kentucky |
1060 | 1340 | Avg - | 70% | Chance |
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
1325 SAT Average Norman, Oklahoma |
1220 | 1430 | Reach | 60% | Chance |
Columbia International University
1030 SAT Average Columbia, South Carolina |
920 | 1140 | Good | 47% | Chance |
Presbyterian College
1205 SAT Average Clinton, South Carolina |
1100 | 1310 | Avg - | 64% | Chance |
Hendrix College
1315 SAT Average Conway, Arkansas |
1170 | 1460 | Avg - | 72% | Chance |