SAT Scores for Admission to Cal State

If you're wondering if you have the SAT scores you'll need to get into one of the California State University schools, here's a side-by-side comparison of 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 public universities in the Cal State system.

Realize, of course, that SAT scores are just one part of the application. Perfect 800s don't guarantee admission if other parts of your application are weak. Admissions officers will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.

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Data from National Center for Educational Statistics; updated May, 2011

Cal State SAT Score Comparison (mid 50%)
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	SAT Scores
	Reading		Math		Writing
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Bakersfield	400	510	410	530	-	-
Cal Maritime	460	580	500	600	-	-
Cal Poly Pomona	460	580	490	630	-	-
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	540	640	580	680	-	-
Channel Islands	440	540	430	540	-	-
Chico	460	560	470	580	-	-
Dominguez Hills	370	470	380	470	-	-
East Bay	400	500	410	530	-	-
Fresno	400	520	420	540	-	-
Fullerton	440	540	450	570	-	-
Humboldt State	460	580	450	570	-	-
Long Beach	440	560	460	590	-	-
Los Angeles	380	490	390	510	-	-
Monterey Bay	420	540	420	540	-	-
Northridge	400	520	410	530	-	-
Sacramento	410	530	430	540	-	-
San Bernardino	400	500	410	510	-	-
San Diego State	480	580	500	610	-	-
San Francisco State	440	560	450	570	-	-
San Jose State	440	560	470	590	-	-
San Marcos	430	530	440	550	-	-
Sonoma State	465	560	460	570	-	-
Stanislaus	400	510	410	530	-	-
View the ACT version of this table