The Best Colleges for a 990 on the SAT
What colleges can I get into with a SAT score of 990?
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 990 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 514 schools where a 990 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 990.
Is a 990 on the SAT a good score?
A 990 is a little worse than average. It places you in the bottom 38th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million students taking the SAT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 990 on the SAT converts to a 19 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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New York School of Interior Design
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1010/1200
- Average SAT 1105
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 21%
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College for Creative Studies
- Detroit, Michigan • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1050/1270
- Average SAT 1160
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 30%
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Minneapolis, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1030/1310
- Average SAT 1170
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 42%
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Maryville College
- Maryville, Tennessee • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1010/1220
- Average SAT 1115
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 34%
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Lewis University
- Romeoville, Illinois • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1020/1300
- Average SAT 1160
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 38%
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Columbia International University
- Columbia, South Carolina • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 920/1140
- Average SAT 1030
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- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Kettering College of Medical Arts
- Kettering, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 790/1480
- Average SAT 1135
- 990 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Flagler College St Augustine
- Saint Augustine, Florida • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1030/1210
- Average SAT 1120
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 38%
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Augsburg College
- Minneapolis, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1040/1310
- Average SAT 1175
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 47%
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Fisk University
- Nashville, Tennessee • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1020/1320
- Average SAT 1170
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 30%
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Lawrence Technological University
- Southfield, Michigan • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1030/1390
- Average SAT 1210
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 44%
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Laurel University
- High Point, North Carolina • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 950/1250
- Average SAT 1100
- 990 SAT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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North Greenville University
- Tigerville, South Carolina • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1010/1330
- Average SAT 1170
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 46%
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Bridgewater College
- Bridgewater, Virginia • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1050/1240
- Average SAT 1145
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 31%
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King's University
- Van Nuys, California • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1040/1170
- Average SAT 1105
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 30%
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Geneva College
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1050/1290
- Average SAT 1170
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 50%
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Wilson College
- Chambersburg, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1020/1180
- Average SAT 1100
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 41%
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Milligan College
- Milligan College, Tennessee • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1020/1270
- Average SAT 1145
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 51%
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Saint Johns University
- Collegeville, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1050/1260
- Average SAT 1155
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 63%
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Stephens College
- Columbia, Missouri • Private 4 Year
- SAT Range 1040/1230
- Average SAT 1135
- 990 SAT Low
- Estimated admission chance 33%
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