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.

You can also check out these other SAT links (or ACT links):

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2007-08 data from National Center for Educational Statistics

Cal State SAT Score Comparison (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

	SAT Scores
	Reading		Math		Writing
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Bakersfield	390	510	410	530	-	-
Cal Maritime	460	570	480	590	-	-
Cal Poly Pomona	430	550	470	590	-	-
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	520	620	560	670	-	-
Channel Islands	440	550	440	550	-	-
Chico	440	550	460	570	-	-
Dominguez Hills	360	460	350	460	-	-
East Bay	390	510	400	520	-	-
Fresno	390	510	410	540	-	-
Fullerton	430	530	440	560	-	-
Humboldt State	450	590	450	580	-	-
Long Beach	440	550	450	580	-	-
Los Angeles	380	480	380	490	-	-
Monterey Bay	430	550	430	550	-	-
Northridge	410	520	410	540	-	-
Sacramento	410	530	430	550	-	-
San Bernardino	380	490	390	510	-	-
San Diego State	460	570	480	590	-	-
San Francisco State	440	560	440	560	-	-
San Marcos	430	530	440	540	-	-
San Jose State	430	530	450	580	-	-
Sonoma State	460	550	460	560	-	-
Stanislaus	410	530	420	540	-	-