The Most Popular Colleges for Every SAT Score Range
Where are kids with your SAT score going to college?
We listed the most popular colleges by pageviews on Niche for each SAT score range. Find out which are the most popular among Niche users and see what scores you need to get in!
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The 15 Most Popular Colleges if your SAT score is above 1340:
| Rank | College Name | SAT 25th Percentile | SAT 75th Percentile | Niche Pageviews | OVERALL NICHE GRADE | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank
1
|
College Name
Stanford University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1380
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1580
|
Niche Pageviews
748,018
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
5%
|
|
Rank
2
|
College Name
Harvard University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1430
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1600
|
Niche Pageviews
611,077
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
5%
|
|
Rank
3
|
College Name
University of Pennsylvania
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1380
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1570
|
Niche Pageviews
507,826
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
9%
|
|
Rank
4
|
College Name
Rice University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1410
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1570
|
Niche Pageviews
428,775
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
15%
|
|
Rank
5
|
College Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1460
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1590
|
Niche Pageviews
425,656
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
8%
|
|
Rank
6
|
College Name
Columbia University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1410
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1590
|
Niche Pageviews
419,185
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
7%
|
|
Rank
7
|
College Name
Duke University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1380
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1570
|
Niche Pageviews
406,351
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
11%
|
|
Rank
8
|
College Name
Brown University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1370
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1570
|
Niche Pageviews
390,380
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
9%
|
|
Rank
9
|
College Name
Yale University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1420
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1600
|
Niche Pageviews
378,291
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
6%
|
|
Rank
10
|
College Name
Vanderbilt University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1420
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1590
|
Niche Pageviews
369,724
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
11%
|
|
Rank
11
|
College Name
Washington University in St. Louis
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1400
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1570
|
Niche Pageviews
365,961
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
17%
|
|
Rank
12
|
College Name
Princeton University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1400
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1590
|
Niche Pageviews
358,087
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
7%
|
|
Rank
13
|
College Name
Carnegie Mellon University
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1380
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1550
|
Niche Pageviews
345,968
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
22%
|
|
Rank
14
|
College Name
Bowdoin College
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1360
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1510
|
Niche Pageviews
341,883
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
15%
|
|
Rank
15
|
College Name
University of Chicago
|
SAT 25th Percentile
1450
|
SAT 75th Percentile
1600
|
Niche Pageviews
331,328
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
Acceptance Rate
8%
|
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The 15 Most Popular Colleges if your SAT score is between 1200-1340:
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | SAT 25th PERCENTILE | SAT 75th PERCENTILE | PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE | OVERALL NICHE GRADE | ACCEPTANCE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RANK
1
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Southern California
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1280
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1500
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
641,632
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
17%
|
|
RANK
2
|
COLLEGE NAME
New York University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1250
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1480
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
628,621
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
32%
|
|
RANK
3
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1310
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1500
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
519,406
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
29%
|
|
RANK
4
|
COLLEGE NAME
Northeastern University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1330
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1510
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
509,920
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
29%
|
|
RANK
5
|
COLLEGE NAME
Cornell University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1330
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1530
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
458,533
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
14%
|
|
RANK
6
|
COLLEGE NAME
Boston University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1220
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1420
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
451,450
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
29%
|
|
RANK
7
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of California - Berkeley
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1270
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1540
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
387,680
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
17%
|
|
RANK
8
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1210
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1420
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
387,179
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
27%
|
|
RANK
9
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Virginia
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1240
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1460
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
379,324
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
30%
|
|
RANK
10
|
COLLEGE NAME
Boston College
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1260
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1460
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
379,184
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
31%
|
|
RANK
11
|
COLLEGE NAME
Tulane University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1240
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1410
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
363,404
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
26%
|
|
RANK
12
|
COLLEGE NAME
Georgetown University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1320
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1520
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
358,690
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
17%
|
|
RANK
13
|
COLLEGE NAME
Emory University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1290
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1500
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
336,246
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
25%
|
|
RANK
14
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Miami
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1210
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1390
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
321,968
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
38%
|
|
RANK
15
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Wisconsin
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1200
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1420
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
311,770
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
53%
|
See More Colleges in This SAT Range
The 10 Most Popular Colleges if your SAT score is between 1030-1200:
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | SAT 25th PERCENTILE | SAT 75th PERCENTILE | PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE | OVERALL NICHE GRADE | ACCEPTANCE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RANK
1
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of California - Los Angeles
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1160
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1470
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
590,936
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
18%
|
|
RANK
2
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Texas - Austin
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1140
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1410
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
470,180
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
40%
|
|
RANK
3
|
COLLEGE NAME
Penn State
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1090
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1300
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
464,794
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
56%
|
|
RANK
4
|
COLLEGE NAME
Virginia Tech
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1100
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1320
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
418,775
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
71%
|
|
RANK
5
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Florida
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1180
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1370
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
405,557
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
46%
|
|
RANK
6
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Georgia
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1140
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1340
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
368,628
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
54%
|
|
RANK
7
|
COLLEGE NAME
Purdue University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1070
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1320
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
345,283
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
56%
|
|
RANK
8
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Washington
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1120
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1370
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
335,986
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
45%
|
|
RANK
9
|
COLLEGE NAME
Syracuse University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1090
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1290
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
329,173
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
52%
|
|
RANK
10
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of California - Santa Barbara
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1120
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1390
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
321,943
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
36%
|
|
RANK
11
|
COLLEGE NAME
Texas A&M University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1070
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1310
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
309,052
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
67%
|
|
RANK
12
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1130
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1330
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
293,460
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
60%
|
|
RANK
13
|
COLLEGE NAME
The Ohio State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1160
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1410
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
281,788
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
54%
|
|
RANK
14
|
COLLEGE NAME
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1110
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1350
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
277,760
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
57%
|
|
RANK
15
|
COLLEGE NAME
Clemson University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1150
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1340
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
270,595
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
51%
|
See More Colleges in This SAT Range
The 10 Most Popular Colleges if your SAT score is between 830-1030:
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | SAT 25th PERCENTILE | SAT 75th PERCENTILE | PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE | OVERALL NICHE GRADE | ACCEPTANCE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RANK
1
|
COLLEGE NAME
Temple University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1010
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1230
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
242,166
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
52%
|
|
RANK
2
|
COLLEGE NAME
Michigan State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
990
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1260
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
236,734
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
66%
|
|
RANK
3
|
COLLEGE NAME
San Diego State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1000
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1220
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
235,772
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
35%
|
|
RANK
4
|
COLLEGE NAME
Arizona State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1020
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1280
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
225,286
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
82%
|
|
RANK
5
|
COLLEGE NAME
California State University - Long Beach
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
930
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1160
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
205,275
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
32%
|
|
RANK
6
|
COLLEGE NAME
The University of Alabama
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
980
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1230
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
195,934
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
53%
|
|
RANK
7
|
COLLEGE NAME
High Point University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
995
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1200
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
179,145
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
79%
|
|
RANK
8
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Arizona
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
983
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1230
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
169,163
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
79%
|
|
RANK
9
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Oregon
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
980
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1220
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
168,943
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
78%
|
|
RANK
10
|
COLLEGE NAME
Liberty University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
950
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1190
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
168,732
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
24%
|
|
RANK
11
|
COLLEGE NAME
Colorado State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
1020
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1250
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
159,238
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
78%
|
|
RANK
12
|
COLLEGE NAME
Quinnipiac University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
980
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1190
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
143,518
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
69%
|
|
RANK
13
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of Tampa
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
990
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1160
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
132,170
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
48%
|
|
RANK
14
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of New Hampshire
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
990
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1200
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
131,349
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
A-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
76%
|
|
RANK
15
|
COLLEGE NAME
Pace University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
940
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1160
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
127,945
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
84%
|
See More Colleges in This SAT Range
The 10 Most Popular Colleges if your SAT score is below 830:
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | SAT 25th PERCENTILE | SAT 75th PERCENTILE | PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE | OVERALL NICHE GRADE | ACCEPTANCE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RANK
1
|
COLLEGE NAME
California State University - Northridge
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
800
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1030
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
75,044
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
48%
|
|
RANK
2
|
COLLEGE NAME
California State University - Los Angeles
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
780
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
980
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
71,089
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
64%
|
|
RANK
3
|
COLLEGE NAME
Clark Atlanta University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
820
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
970
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
52,253
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
C+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
72%
|
|
RANK
4
|
COLLEGE NAME
California State University - East Bay
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
800
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1020
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
42,330
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
70%
|
|
RANK
5
|
COLLEGE NAME
California State University - Fresno
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
800
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1010
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
41,569
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
54%
|
|
RANK
6
|
COLLEGE NAME
Prairie View A & M University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
750
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
940
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
37,860
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
85%
|
|
RANK
7
|
COLLEGE NAME
University of North Georgia
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
820
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1020
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
36,073
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
75%
|
|
RANK
8
|
COLLEGE NAME
Morgan State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
810
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
990
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
35,670
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
60%
|
|
RANK
9
|
COLLEGE NAME
SUNY Buffalo State College
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
775
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
980
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
34,310
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
64%
|
|
RANK
10
|
COLLEGE NAME
Delaware State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
820
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
970
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
31,438
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
41%
|
|
RANK
11
|
COLLEGE NAME
North Carolina Central University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
810
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
940
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
30,941
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
67%
|
|
RANK
12
|
COLLEGE NAME
Long Island University - Brooklyn
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
800
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1040
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
30,454
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
C+
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
88%
|
|
RANK
13
|
COLLEGE NAME
Winston-Salem State University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
800
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
940
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
29,468
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
63%
|
|
RANK
14
|
COLLEGE NAME
Alabama A&M University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
750
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
940
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
29,325
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
C-
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
87%
|
|
RANK
15
|
COLLEGE NAME
Oakland University
|
SAT 25th PERCENTILE
805
|
SAT 75th PERCENTILE
1110
|
PAGEVIEWS ON NICHE
28,726
|
OVERALL NICHE GRADE
B
|
ACCEPTANCE RATE
86%
|
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