What SAT score do you need for Arizona? (Middle 50%: 1090–1320)
First-year students at Arizona who sent an SAT scored 1090–1320, with a median of 1220 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Arizona admits 86% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Arizona
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1090–1320, median 1220
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Arizona by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 86%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1090–1320
- Median SAT
- 1220
- About on the ACT
- 21–28
- Sent an SAT
- 12%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Arizona admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 65%, from 35,408 in 2015 to 58,339 in 2024, and Arizona's admit rate went from 76% to 86%.
- 76%
- 86%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58,339 | 50,252 | 86% |
| 2023 | 56,466 | 48,369 | 86% |
| 2022 | 52,091 | 45,194 | 87% |
| 2021 | 48,065 | 41,946 | 87% |
| 2020 | 43,540 | 37,064 | 85% |
| 2019 | 40,854 | 34,558 | 85% |
| 2018 | 39,941 | 33,717 | 84% |
| 2017 | 33,608 | 28,089 | 84% |
| 2016 | 36,166 | 28,433 | 79% |
| 2015 | 35,408 | 27,061 | 76% |
In fall 2024, 9,240 of the 50,252 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Arizona
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1040Far reachHold
- 1040–1080ReachHold
- 1090–1210TargetHold
- 1220–1310TargetSend
- 1320 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Arizona SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 530 | 600 | 660 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 560 | 610 | 680 |
| SAT total | 1090 | 1220 | 1320 |
| ACT composite | 20 | 24 | 28 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 12% sent an SAT and 23% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.43
Arizona cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $16,674
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 68%
- Median earnings
- $59,979
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 50,839
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Arizona
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 86% admitted1120–1320, median 1230
- Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · 87% admitted1190–1300, median 1230
- Michigan StateEast Lansing, MI · 85% admitted1100–1310, median 1210
- UNHDurham, NH · 88% admitted1120–1310, median 1230
- IowaIowa City, IA · 84% admitted1140–1313, median 1230
- Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · 91% admitted1065–1280, median 1215
More colleges in Arizona
Sources
- Arizona Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Arizona website
University of Arizona
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