Average SAT of admitted students, highest first, with ACT midpoint and acceptance rate beside it.
| # | University | In-state | Cost of attendance | Borrow | Paying down | SAT | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | $16,458 | $32,198 | 34% | 67% | 1269 | 85% |
| 202 | Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, Florida | $4,940 | $21,817 | 25% | — | 1268 | 58% |
| 203 | California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California | $52,560 | $68,426 | 50% | 71% | 1266 | 76% |
| 204 | Pace University New York, New York | $53,290 | $69,550 | 45% | 64% | 1266 | 76% |
| 205 | Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island | $52,677 | $69,964 | 52% | 87% | 1265 | 65% |
| 206 | State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New York | $8,572 | $28,428 | 42% | 71% | 1265 | 62% |
| 207 | DePaul University Chicago, Illinois | $45,999 | $63,052 | 46% | 62% | 1262 | 76% |
| 208 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, Maryland | $15,298 | $31,865 | 43% | 80% | 1261 | 69% |
| 209 | Biola University La Mirada, California | $48,984 | $62,757 | 44% | 74% | 1261 | 74% |
| 210 | Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia | $50,604 | $63,283 | 53% | 56% | 1260 | 62% |
| 211 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama | $9,098 | $28,145 | 40% | 51% | 1258 | 88% |
| 212 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan | $19,123 | $34,152 | 46% | 80% | 1258 | 92% |
| 213 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | $9,620 | $25,557 | 21% | 72% | 1257 | 86% |
| 214 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia | $14,250 | $31,735 | 29% | 82% | 1256 | 72% |
| 215 | Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee | $40,572 | $55,117 | 29% | 69% | 1256 | 68% |
| 216 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York | $40,330 | $53,183 | 64% | 68% | 1255 | 83% |
| 217 | Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio | $39,800 | $53,580 | 55% | 85% | 1252 | 74% |
| 218 | Salisbury University Salisbury, Maryland | $11,084 | $28,310 | 39% | 68% | 1252 | 87% |
| 219 | University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina | $7,501 | $21,685 | 39% | 60% | 1251 | 92% |
| 220 | University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota | $14,610 | $27,680 | 44% | 75% | 1251 | 89% |
| 221 | Kettering University Flint, Michigan | $48,470 | $61,250 | 45% | 86% | 1251 | 79% |
| 222 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | $14,338 | $27,521 | 22% | 69% | 1250 | 77% |
| 223 | Emmanuel College Boston, Massachusetts | $48,550 | $65,252 | 61% | 71% | 1250 | 76% |
| 224 | University of Houston Houston, Texas | $9,717 | $26,185 | 32% | 62% | 1250 | 74% |
| 225 | Hope College Holland, Michigan | $41,970 | $55,646 | 44% | 81% | 1249 | 79% |
| 226 | Berea College Berea, Kentucky | $51,658 | $60,718 | 8% | 68% | 1249 | 19% |
| 227 | Goucher College Baltimore, Maryland | $53,350 | $70,544 | 53% | 73% | 1248 | 78% |
| 228 | College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina | $12,978 | $32,362 | 38% | 60% | 1247 | 60% |
| 229 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey | $19,632 | $38,860 | 48% | 84% | 1246 | 62% |
| 230 | University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | $13,926 | $29,423 | 26% | 66% | 1246 | 86% |
| 231 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota | $10,500 | $25,385 | 40% | 79% | 1245 | 80% |
| 232 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, Vermont | $51,450 | $69,079 | 58% | 84% | 1245 | 85% |
| 233 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia | $21,046 | $34,824 | 59% | 84% | 1244 | 71% |
| 234 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $47,505 | $64,197 | 86% | 87% | 1243 | 81% |
| 235 | Wagner College Staten Island, New York | $53,200 | $65,574 | 53% | 76% | 1243 | 88% |
| 236 | University of Redlands Redlands, California | $60,878 | $76,630 | 55% | 68% | 1241 | 83% |
| 237 | Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas | $53,813 | $67,493 | 46% | 74% | 1241 | 43% |
| 238 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania | $52,080 | $66,497 | 69% | 80% | 1240 | 84% |
| 239 | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $36,110 | $48,785 | 68% | 73% | 1239 | 78% |
| 240 | University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania | $53,983 | $69,552 | 64% | 79% | 1237 | 81% |
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.