Arkansas has many excellent higher education options for students with differing levels of college preparation. The schools below range from those that accept nearly all students to some with relatively selective admissions. To see if your SAT scores are in line for admission to your favorite Arkansas colleges, the table below can help guide you. The scores in the table are 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 Arkansas colleges. If your scores are slightly below the range presented in the table, don't lose all hope -- remember that 25% of enrolled students have SAT scores below those listed.
Always keep in mind that SAT scores are just one part of the application. At the more selective Arkansas colleges, the admissions officers will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.
Note that the ACT is much more popular than the SAT in Arkansas, so a few colleges don't publish SAT scores for matriculated students.
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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics
| Arkansas Colleges SAT Scores (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean) |
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| Reading | Math | Writing | ||||
| 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% | |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Open Admissions | |||||
| Arkansas State University | 435 | 505 | 460 | 555 | 400 | 480 |
| Arkansas Tech | 440 | 570 | 450 | 580 | - | - |
| Central Baptist College | 410 | 480 | 400 | 490 | 360 | 530 |
| Ecclesia College | Test-Optional Admissions | |||||
| Harding University | 560 | 650 | 440 | 570 | - | - |
| Henderston State University | 430 | 520 | 430 | 530 | - | - |
| Hendrix College | 550 | 680 | 540 | 670 | - | - |
| John Brown University | 500 | 630 | 520 | 620 | 500 | 560 |
| Lyon College | 490 | 650 | 510 | 610 | - | - |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 470 | 590 | 460 | 570 | - | - |
| Philander Smith College | Open Admissions | |||||
| Southern Arkansas University | 390 | 520 | 440 | 550 | - | - |
| University of Arkansas | 500 | 610 | 520 | 630 | - | - |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 410 | 505 | 455 | 590 | 410 | 505 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | Open Admissions | |||||
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 345 | 440 | 355 | 470 | 345 | 440 |
| University of Arkansas at Fort Smith | 460 | 620 | 460 | 580 | 460 | 570 |
| University of Central Arkansas | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of the Ozarks | 458 | 573 | 475 | 553 | - | - |
| Williams Baptist College | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| View the ACT version of this table | ||||||
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