What are my chances with my GPA and SAT or ACT?
Pick your unweighted GPA and your score below. Each of the 273 pages scores one typical applicant at the same 60 well-known colleges, from Harvard to Arizona State, with the deterministic model behind the free calculator, and shows the Likely, Target and Reach split, every college's estimated chance, and the three changes that would move the numbers most. A 3.8 GPA with a 1400 SAT, for example, comes out Likely at 26, Target at 5 and Reach at 29.
Each cell is the number of Likely colleges (an estimate of 45% or better) out of 60. Green means 27 or more, amber 18 to 26, red fewer than 18. Assumes a 12th grader with a moderate course load (4 AP and 2 honors courses alongside 10 regular ones), three steady activities at about 8 hours a week, Regular Decision, and no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook. Residency is not applied, so public universities read as out-of-state.
By GPA and SAT
Unweighted GPA down the side, SAT total across the top, plus a column for applying without a score.
By GPA and ACT
ACT composites 24 to 36, scored on the same roster. The model concords each ACT to its SAT equivalent with the official College Board and ACT tables.
Frequently asked questions
How are these chances calculated?
Each page scores one typical applicant at the same 60 well-known colleges with the deterministic model behind the CollegeCalcAI calculator. The model rates grades, course rigor, testing, activities and context against each college's admitted-student data and Common Data Set factor weights, then converts the result into a chance against that college's acceptance rate. The same input always gives the same number.
What does the typical applicant look like?
Assumes a 12th grader with a moderate course load (4 AP and 2 honors courses alongside 10 regular ones), three steady activities at about 8 hours a week, Regular Decision, and no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook. Residency is not applied, so public universities read as out-of-state. Only the GPA and the test score change from page to page, so the pages are comparable with each other.
What do Likely, Target and Reach mean here?
Likely is an estimate of 45% or better, Target 25 to 44%, Reach under 25%. Colleges that admit 7% or fewer of applicants are capped at Reach for every applicant without a recruited-athlete slot, because published outcomes show even perfect-stat applicants are admitted well below the Target band.
Why is my GPA or score not on the grid?
The grid covers unweighted GPAs from 2.8 to 4.0 in tenths, SAT totals from 1100 to 1600 in 50-point steps, ACT composites from 24 to 36, and a no-score column for test-optional applicants. Any other combination, and any of the 1,100+ colleges not on this roster, is one run of the free calculator away.
Looking at one number at a time? See the colleges where a given SAT score, ACT score or GPA is a safety, target or reach across all 1,100+ colleges, or browse every school-data collection.
Acceptance rates and admitted-score ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, College Scorecard and each college's Common Data Set) and are rounded. Estimates are computed by a fixed, transparent model for a stated typical applicant and are a planning tool, not a prediction or guarantee of any admission decision.