The Best Colleges for a 1290 on the SAT
What colleges can I get into with a SAT score of 1290?
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 1290 on the SAT, these are the colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class SAT scores for all U.S. colleges and found 966 schools where a 1290 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 1290.
Is a 1290 on the SAT a good score?
Yes, you have many opportunities at very good schools with a 1290. It places you in the top 87th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million students taking the SAT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 1290 on the SAT converts to a 27 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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University of California Berkeley
- Berkeley, California • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1320/1510
- Average SAT 1415
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 9%
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University of California Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, California • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1290/1490
- Average SAT 1390
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- Estimated admission chance 10%
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Scripps College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1350/1500
- Average SAT 1425
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 16%
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Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Atlanta, Georgia • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1160/1540
- Average SAT 1350
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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Babson College
- Wellesley, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1300/1460
- Average SAT 1380
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 15%
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New York University
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1350/1520
- Average SAT 1435
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1330/1500
- Average SAT 1415
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 13%
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University of California San Diego
- La Jolla, California • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1280/1460
- Average SAT 1370
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Brandeis University
- Waltham, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1340/1510
- Average SAT 1425
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Kenyon College
- Gambier, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1320/1500
- Average SAT 1410
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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Oberlin College
- Oberlin, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1340/1490
- Average SAT 1415
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Lehigh University
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1330/1480
- Average SAT 1405
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 13%
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Villanova University
- Villanova, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1310/1480
- Average SAT 1395
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 23%
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University of California Irvine
- Irvine, California • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1240/1410
- Average SAT 1325
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 32%
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University of California Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, California • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1260/1450
- Average SAT 1355
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 26%
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Trinity College
- Hartford, Connecticut • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1320/1470
- Average SAT 1395
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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Skidmore College
- Saratoga Springs, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1280/1450
- Average SAT 1365
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 17%
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United States Military Academy
- West Point, New York • Public 4 Year
- SAT Range 1250/1450
- Average SAT 1350
- 1290 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 7%
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Bucknell University
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1310/1470
- Average SAT 1390
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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Lafayette College
- Easton, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1320/1480
- Average SAT 1400
- 1290 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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