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SAT Scores for Admission to Missouri Valley Conference Universities

A Side-by-Side Comparison of College Admissions Data for 10 Division I Schools

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The universities that make up the Missouri Valley Conference are an interesting mix of public and private universities. The schools vary greatly in size, personality, and selectivity. The side-by-side comparison chart below shows SAT scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you're on target for admission to one of these 10 Missouri Valley Conference universities. Keep in mind that 25% of enrolled students have SAT scores below those listed.

Also remember that SAT scores are just one part of the application. The admissions officers at these Division I universities will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.

You can also check out these other SAT links:

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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Missouri Valley Conference SAT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)
  Reading Math Writing
25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75%
Bradley University 510 620 540 660 490 620
Creighton University 520 640 550 660 510 620
Drake University 530 650 580 680 - -
Illinois State University - - - - - -
Indiana State University 400 510 410 520 390 490
Missouri State University 490 630 510 650 - -
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 450 570 445 610 - -
University of Evansville 510 620 520 620 500 610
University of Northern Iowa - - - - - -
Wichita State University 445 620 480 620 - -
View the ACT version of this table

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