What colleges accept a 1500 SAT score?
Based on 2021 freshman class SAT scores for all U.S. colleges, here are 105 schools where submitting a 1500 with your college application places you around the middle SAT score range of admitted students. This list represents the most popular schools where you will be a competitive applicant and those which have historically accepted a 1500 SAT score. Keep in mind, a SAT score alone won't get you admitted. It's equally important to have the GPA that the college is expecting for incoming students.
Yes, a score of 1500 is awesome. It places you in the top 99th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million test takers of the SAT entrance exam. The score indicates you've done an almost perfect job answering the questions on the Math and Evidence-Based Reading & Writing sections of the test.
For comparison purposes, a 1500 on the SAT converts to a 34 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.
Here are some of the top ranked colleges which have historically accepted students in this test score range. Scroll down further to explore, search, sort and filter the full list.
College | Average SAT |
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Harvard University | 1520 |
Princeton University | 1510 |
Stanford University | 1500 |
Yale University | 1520 |
Duke University | 1520 |
University of Chicago | 1540 |
Rice University | 1520 |
Johns Hopkins University | 1520 |
Brown University | 1500 |
Dartmouth College | 1500 |
Amherst College | 1500 |
Northwestern University | 1490 |
Vanderbilt University | 1520 |
University of Pennsylvania | 1520 |
Cornell University | 1470 |
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Displaying 105 colleges where your 1500 SAT score is within the typical range of past accepted students. You have a chance at being accepted but admission may be challenging at more selective colleges. Hint: Filter by admission chance for 273 target schools (good chance), 81 reach (harder) schools and 3,855 safety (easier) schools you can consider.
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Yes, a score of 1500 is awesome. The score puts you in the top 99th percentile of those who take the test. Explore colleges you can get into with a 1500 SAT score.
Harvard University, Stanford University and University of Florida are some of the best colleges that you have a competitive chance of getting into. Explore the full list: Colleges for a 1500 SAT score.
A 1500 ranks in the top 99th percentile of all students who take the SAT exam.
A 1500 converts to a 34 on the ACT using College Board / ACT concordance tables. Explore the colleges: Colleges for a 34 ACT score.