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SAT Scores for Admission to Southern Conference Colleges and Universities

A Side-by-Side Comparison of College Admissions Data for 12 Division I Schools

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The Southern Conference has an interesting mix of public and private colleges from the southeastern United 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 12 Southern Conference colleges and 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 most of these Division I schools 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:

SAT Comparison Charts: Ivy League | top universities | top liberal arts | top engineering | more top liberal arts | top public universities | top public liberal arts colleges | University of California campuses | Cal State campuses | SUNY campuses | more SAT charts

Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Southern Conference SAT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)
  Reading Math Writing
  25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75%
Appalachian State University 510 610 530 610 490 590
The Citadel 470 580 490 590 - -
College of Charleston 560 640 560 640 - -
Davidson College 630 730 640 718 630 730
Elon University 560 660 560 660 560 660
Furman University 580 690 570 690 - -
Georgia Southern University 510 580 510 600 480 560
Samford University 510 630 530 640 - -
UNC Greensboro 460 560 460 570 450 540
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 470 590 470 580 - -
Western Carolina University 470 560 480 570 440 530
Wofford College 530 650 550 640 530 680
View the ACT version of this table

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