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Find Your Matches FreeA score above 1400 puts you in the top 5% of test-takers. This opens doors to highly selective universities — but it's also a powerful asset at target schools where you may qualify for merit scholarships.
Enter your SAT score along with your GPA and preferences. Admit Coach will rank 3,500+ universities by your admission chances and show you where your scores are above the 75th percentile (scholarship territory) vs. 25th-75th (competitive) vs. below 25th (reach).
Selective universities where the 75th-percentile SAT is 1400 or above — strong-fit and merit-scholarship targets for high scorers. Click any school for its full profile.
| University | Location | SAT (75th pctl) |
|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 1580 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 1580 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | 1580 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 1580 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 1580 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | 1580 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | 1580 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | 1580 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | 1580 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 1570 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 1570 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 1570 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | 1570 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | 1570 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | 1570 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | 1570 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | 1570 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 1570 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | 1570 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 1570 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis, MO | 1570 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 1570 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | 1560 |
| New York University | New York, NY | 1560 |
Data from IPEDS & College Scorecard. Browse all 3,500+ universities →
A 1400 SAT puts you at or above the median at hundreds of strong universities and in merit-scholarship territory at many. It sits near the 75th percentile at schools whose middle 50% is roughly 1250–1400, making them realistic targets, and near the 25th percentile at the most selective schools (middle 50% about 1450–1560). Admit Coach ranks all 3,500+ colleges by where your 1400 lands against each school's real score range.
Yes — many universities award automatic merit scholarships for SAT scores at or above 1400, sometimes worth $5,000–$20,000+ per year. Awards are most common at schools where your score exceeds the 75th percentile. Admit Coach flags merit-scholarship opportunities and shows net price by income bracket, so you can see the real cost after aid at each of the 3,500+ schools in its database.
A 1400 SAT is below the median for all eight Ivy League schools, whose middle 50% typically runs 1450–1580, making them reach schools. It stays competitive at many highly ranked universities and liberal arts colleges. Because most Ivies are test-optional, you can also apply without scores. Admit Coach calculates your specific odds at each Ivy using your full profile, not just your test score.
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