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Colleges you can get into with a 1200 SAT

832 of the 937 schools reporting SAT ranges match a 1200 — 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 1200 SAT

Your 1200 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 1200 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	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	1200–1480 Moderate	50%	69
4	CUNY City College	New York, NY	1070–1430 Moderate	60%	67
5	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	1150–1400 Moderate	57%	67
6	CUNY Hunter College	New York, NY	1100–1420 Moderate	54%	67
7	Berea College	Berea, KY	1156–1335 Highly Selective	19%	66
8	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	1180–1440 Moderate	55%	65
9	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	1130–1320 Moderate	43%	65
10	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	1130–1350 Open	77%	65
11	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	1200–1350 Moderate	40%	65
12	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	1050–1220 Highly Selective	12%	64
13	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	1110–1380 Moderate	53%	64
14	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	1140–1350 Moderate	44%	64
15	CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, NY	950–1340 Moderate	58%	64
16	Florida International University	Miami, FL	1070–1260 Moderate	55%	64
17	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	1183–1480 Open	71%	63
18	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	1200–1370 Moderate	42%	63
19	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	1085–1285 Selective	23%	63
20	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York, NY	930–1220 Moderate	57%	63
21	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	1160–1410 Open	65%	63
22	CUNY Queens College	Queens, NY	1010–1290 Moderate	64%	62
23	University of Delaware	Newark, DE	1190–1370 Open	71%	62
24	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	1080–1310 Moderate	44%	62
25	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	1190–1420 Open	73%	62
26	Centre College	Danville, KY	1160–1450 Moderate	54%	62
27	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	1170–1400 Open	78%	61
28	DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	1200–1410 Moderate	57%	61
29	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	1160–1360 Open	87%	61
30	Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	1198–1343 Moderate	52%	61
31	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	1050–1300 Open	66%	61
32	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	1180–1358 Open	79%	61
33	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	1140–1340 Moderate	62%	61
34	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	1190–1390 Moderate	62%	60
35	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, SC	1180–1360 Moderate	60%	60
36	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis, MO	1200–1410 Open	75%	60
37	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	1040–1240 Moderate	63%	60
38	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	1170–1340 Open	72%	60
39	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	1180–1360 Open	85%	60
40	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	1123–1288 Open	72%	60

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Safety schools for a 1200 SAT

Your 1200 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 1200 SAT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	SAT range	Admit rate	Score
1	CUNY Lehman College	Bronx, NY	850–1150 Moderate	57%	61
2	CUNY York College	Jamaica, NY	790–960 Moderate	64%	58
3	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	Groton, CT	960–1190 Open	88%	58
4	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	1040–1200 Open	66%	57
5	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	945–1120 Selective	29%	56
6	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	960–1190 Moderate	47%	55
7	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	Waterbury, CT	910–1200 Open	87%	55
8	CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn, NY	900–1140 Open	80%	55
9	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	1030–1180 Selective	21%	54
10	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	890–1090 Moderate	44%	53
11	CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn, NY	850–1020 Open	86%	53
12	The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler, TX	1010–1200 Open	94%	53
13	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	1040–1200 Moderate	63%	52
14	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	945–1175 Moderate	61%	52
15	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	1000–1195 Moderate	51%	52
16	University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield, IL	940–1200 Open	86%	51
17	Kean University	Union, NJ	930–1150 Open	76%	51
18	University of Mississippi	University, MS	1000–1200 Open	97%	51
19	Central Connecticut State University	New Britain, CT	960–1190 Open	73%	51
20	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	931–1103 Open	95%	51
21	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	880–1120 Selective	37%	51
22	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	780–1022 Moderate	58%	51
23	Coppin State University	Baltimore, MD	880–1020 Moderate	46%	51
24	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston, TX	970–1150 Open	91%	50
25	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	Bradford, PA	1010–1200 Open	89%	50
26	Presbyterian College	Clinton, SC	980–1200 Open	68%	50
27	Dominican University	River Forest, IL	880–1100 Open	90%	49
28	Millsaps College	Jackson, MS	1025–1150 Moderate	43%	49
29	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	790–1090 Moderate	62%	49
30	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	950–1140 Moderate	52%	49
31	Holy Family University	Philadelphia, PA	910–1150 Open	71%	49
32	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, PA	980–1190 Open	71%	49
33	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	880–1090 Open	94%	49
34	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	940–1180 Moderate	55%	49
35	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL	950–1190 Open	98%	49
36	Washington Adventist University	Takoma Park, MD	860–1130 Moderate	46%	49
37	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, IL	880–1090 Open	65%	49
38	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale, IL	900–1160 Open	87%	49
39	Augusta University	Augusta, GA	970–1140 Open	86%	48
40	University of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx, NY	1011–1178 Open	85%	48

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Reach schools for a 1200 SAT

Your 1200 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 1200 SAT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	SAT range	Admit rate	Score
1	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York, NY	1295–1501 Selective	21%	76
2	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	1250–1510 Selective	27%	74
3	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	1270–1410 Selective	24%	72
4	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	1270–1480 Selective	38%	71
5	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	1240–1410 Highly Selective	18%	70
6	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	1270–1460 Open	68%	70
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	1300–1470 Moderate	42%	69
8	Bentley University	Waltham, MA	1280–1430 Moderate	45%	69
9	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	1230–1460 Highly Selective	18%	69
10	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	1210–1460 Open	65%	68
11	Trinity College	Hartford, CT	1298–1470 Selective	29%	68
12	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	1240–1410 Selective	38%	67
13	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	1280–1450 Moderate	55%	67
14	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	1210–1440 Moderate	52%	66
15	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, PA	1280–1510 Selective	29%	66
16	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	1300–1500 Open	80%	64
17	Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	1260–1390 Selective	33%	64
18	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	1270–1440 Moderate	46%	64
19	Furman University	Greenville, SC	1260–1430 Moderate	43%	64
20	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA	1260–1430 Moderate	45%	63
21	Reed College	Portland, OR	1290–1520 Selective	25%	63
22	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA	1270–1460 Selective	39%	63
23	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	1260–1390 Moderate	46%	63
24	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	1240–1420 Open	72%	62
25	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	1223–1530 Moderate	62%	62

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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 →