SAT Scores for Admission to Big Sky Conference Universities

The Big Sky Conference is made up entirely of public universities from western states. 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 9 Big Sky 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.

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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Big Sky Conference SAT Scores (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean)
	Reading		Math		Writing
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Eastern Washington University	420	540	430	540	410	520
Idaho State University	open admissions; assured with 490 Math, 500 Writing
Montana State University	490	620	500	620	480	600
Northern Arizona University	470	980	480	590	460	570
Portland State University	460	590	460	580	-	-
Sacramento State University	410	530	430	540	-	-
University of Montana	490	600	490	590	470	580
University of Northern Colorado	470	590	470	580	-	-
Weber State University	open admissions
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