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Colleges you can get into with a 1050 SAT

663 of the 937 schools reporting SAT ranges match a 1050 — sorted into targets (inside the middle 50%), safeties (at or above the 75th percentile), and reaches (just below the 25th). Ordered by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Target schools for a 1050 SAT

Your 1050 falls inside these schools' middle 50% — the 25th–75th percentile range of enrolled students. You'd be a typical admit by test score.

Target schools for a 1050 SAT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	SAT range	Admit rate	Score
1	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	1050–1220 Highly Selective	12%	64
2	CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, NY	950–1340 Moderate	58%	64
3	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York, NY	930–1220 Moderate	57%	63
4	CUNY Queens College	Queens, NY	1010–1290 Moderate	64%	62
5	CUNY Lehman College	Bronx, NY	850–1150 Moderate	57%	61
6	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	1050–1300 Open	66%	61
7	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	1040–1240 Moderate	63%	60
8	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, MI	990–1255 Moderate	56%	59
9	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	1030–1260 Open	75%	58
10	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	Groton, CT	960–1190 Open	88%	58
11	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	1050–1270 Open	71%	58
12	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	1030–1250 Moderate	41%	57
13	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	1040–1200 Open	66%	57
14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, CO	980–1220 Open	75%	57
15	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	945–1120 Selective	29%	56
16	University of Connecticut-Stamford	Stamford, CT	930–1260 Open	83%	56
17	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	960–1190 Moderate	47%	55
18	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	1020–1280 Open	72%	55
19	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica, NY	1025–1370 Open	81%	55
20	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	Waterbury, CT	910–1200 Open	87%	55
21	CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn, NY	900–1140 Open	80%	55
22	University of West Florida	Pensacola, FL	1020–1230 Moderate	58%	55
23	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, FL	1040–1240 Moderate	58%	55
24	Lewis University	Romeoville, IL	960–1210 Open	71%	55
25	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	Hartford, CT	930–1220 Open	88%	55
26	Towson University	Towson, MD	950–1235 Open	82%	54
27	Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, WA	1040–1260 Open	78%	54
28	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	1030–1180 Selective	21%	54
29	Indiana University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	1030–1240 Open	76%	54
30	College of Staten Island CUNY	Staten Island, NY	890–1250 Open	92%	54
31	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	1010–1240 Open	80%	54
32	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	890–1090 Moderate	44%	53
33	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, OK	1040–1250 Open	75%	53
34	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	1030–1220 Open	74%	53
35	The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler, TX	1010–1200 Open	94%	53
36	University of Minnesota-Rochester	Rochester, MN	950–1380 Open	71%	53
37	University of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	740–1330 Open	79%	53
38	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	1040–1270 Open	79%	53
39	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	1040–1200 Moderate	63%	52
40	University of St Francis	Joliet, IL	1030–1220 Open	65%	52

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Safety schools for a 1050 SAT

Your 1050 is at or above the 75th percentile of enrolled students at these schools. (Schools admitting under 20% never appear here — no score makes a sub-20% school a safety.)

Safety schools for a 1050 SAT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	SAT range	Admit rate	Score
1	CUNY York College	Jamaica, NY	790–960 Moderate	64%	58
2	CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn, NY	850–1020 Open	86%	53
3	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	780–1022 Moderate	58%	51
4	Coppin State University	Baltimore, MD	880–1020 Moderate	46%	51
5	Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo, OH	790–1010 Open	93%	47
6	Delaware State University	Dover, DE	800–1020 Moderate	47%	46
7	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Fayette, MO	960–1045 Moderate	57%	46
8	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, NC	830–1020 Open	78%	44
9	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, OK	803–1036 Open	65%	44
10	Lincoln University	Lincoln University, PA	820–960 Open	66%	43
11	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	823–1030 Open	88%	42
12	University of the Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie, VI	783–1030 Open	99%	42
13	Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge, LA	790–1020 Selective	35%	42
14	Tennessee State University	Nashville, TN	880–1050 Open	70%	41
15	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State, MS	670–998 Moderate	45%	41
16	University of Saint Mary	Leavenworth, KS	806–1028 Open	87%	41
17	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, KY	840–1050 Open	94%	41
18	Avila University	Kansas City, MO	800–960 Open	88%	41
19	University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	Aguadilla, PR	791–1023 Open	81%	40
20	Alabama A & M University	Normal, AL	810–1040 Moderate	58%	39
21	Spalding University	Louisville, KY	875–1038 Open	99%	38
22	Alice Lloyd College	Pippa Passes, KY	710–960 Open	75%	37
23	Ottawa University-Ottawa	Ottawa, KS	750–1000 Open	83%	37
24	Manor College	Jenkintown, PA	725–935 Open	95%	37
25	Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach, FL	830–990 Open	88%	36
26	Texas Southern University	Houston, TX	800–1000 Open	97%	35
27	Trinity Baptist College	Jacksonville, FL	778–1006 Moderate	53%	34
28	West Virginia State University	Institute, WV	760–1040 Open	96%	34
29	Alabama State University	Montgomery, AL	749–967 Open	98%	32
30	Virginia Union University	Richmond, VA	850–885 Open	98%	32
31	Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	820–1050 Open	79%	32

Reach schools for a 1050 SAT

Your 1050 is below these schools' 25th percentile, but within striking distance (100 points). A strong GPA, essays, and activities can close that gap.

Reach schools for a 1050 SAT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	SAT range	Admit rate	Score
1	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, NY	1110–1300 Selective	34%	74
2	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York, NY	1100–1400 Moderate	48%	73
3	CUNY City College	New York, NY	1070–1430 Moderate	60%	67
4	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	1150–1400 Moderate	57%	67
5	CUNY Hunter College	New York, NY	1100–1420 Moderate	54%	67
6	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	1130–1320 Moderate	43%	65
7	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	1130–1350 Open	77%	65
8	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	1110–1380 Moderate	53%	64
9	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	1140–1350 Moderate	44%	64
10	Florida International University	Miami, FL	1070–1260 Moderate	55%	64
11	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	1085–1285 Selective	23%	63
12	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	1080–1310 Moderate	44%	62
13	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	1140–1340 Moderate	62%	61
14	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	1123–1288 Open	72%	60
15	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	1140–1330 Open	77%	59
16	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	1130–1300 Open	71%	59
17	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	1120–1340 Selective	39%	59
18	Elon University	Elon, NC	1130–1280 Open	66%	58
19	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	1150–1330 Open	78%	58
20	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	1108–1320 Selective	25%	58
21	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	1070–1270 Moderate	53%	58
22	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	1055–1240 Open	90%	58
23	Drake University	Des Moines, IA	1110–1350 Moderate	64%	58
24	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	1060–1270 Moderate	63%	57
25	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, MI	1130–1350 Open	92%	57

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Ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students, from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Only the 937 schools reporting SAT data appear — many schools are test-optional, so a missing school isn't a rejection signal; check its data page and testing policy. Estimate your GPA with the GPA calculator, or see how the ranking works →