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Summary of Kentucky Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Kentucky, 19 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Kentucky colleges is 1,101. For public Kentucky colleges, the average SAT score is 1,083 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,112.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 19 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Kentucky Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher - - -
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 - - -
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 1
95 to 99+
- 1
92 to 99+
1250 - 1300 1
89 to 95
- 1
83 to 92
1200 - 1250 2
79 to 89
- 2
67 to 83
1150 - 1200 3
63 to 79
3
57 to 99+
-
1100 - 1150 3
47 to 63
- 3
42 to 67
1050 - 1100 5
21 to 47
3
14 to 57
2
25 to 42
1000 - 1050 1
16 to 21
- 1
17 to 25
Below 1000 3
0 to 16
1
0 to 14
2
0 to 17

Kentucky Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Kentucky colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Kentucky Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Kentucky colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
19 Kentucky Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Centre College
Private | Danville, KY
1,300
-50 (-3.70%)
1,350
Transylvania University
Private | Lexington, KY
1,250
+60 (5.04%)
1,190
Berea College
Private | Berea, KY
1,218
+24 (2.01%)
1,194
Bellarmine University
Private | Louisville, KY
1,200
+5 (0.42%)
1,195
University of Kentucky
Public | Lexington, KY
1,180
-27 (-2.24%)
1,207
University of Louisville
Public | Louisville, KY
1,170
+10 (0.86%)
1,160
Northern Kentucky University
Public | Highland Heights, KY
1,150
+53 (4.83%)
1,097
Georgetown College
Private | Georgetown, KY
1,130 -
Thomas More University
Private | Crestview Hills, KY
1,105 -
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Private | Louisville, KY
1,100
-45 (-3.93%)
1,145
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Private | Owensboro, KY
1,080
+49 (4.75%)
1,031
Eastern Kentucky University
Public | Richmond, KY
1,070
+5 (0.47%)
1,065
Western Kentucky University
Public | Bowling Green, KY
1,070 -
Midway University
Private | Midway, KY
1,060
+30 (2.91%)
1,030
Murray State University
Public | Murray, KY
1,060
-20 (-1.85%)
1,080
University of the Cumberlands
Private | Williamsburg, KY
1,040
-30 (-2.80%)
1,070
Spalding University
Private | Louisville, KY
980
-35 (-3.45%)
1,015
Kentucky State University
Public | Frankfort, KY
880 -
Kentucky Christian University
Private | Grayson, KY
880
-35 (-3.83%)
915
Average1,101
+1 (0.12%)
1,100