Students who apply to more than two are predicted to improve their chances of enrolling even more. Research shows that applying to two colleges instead of one makes it 40% more likely that a student will enroll in a four-year college. 33.5% of Native American SAT takers met the benchmark.23.4% of Hispanic SAT takers met the benchmark.15.8% of African American SAT takers met the benchmark.This problem is especially acute among underrepresented minority students. This number has remained virtually unchanged over time. Only 42.6% of SAT takers in the class of 2014 met the SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark. The College Board developed the SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark to help college and secondary school administrators, educators, and policymakers identify students who are likely to be ready to take college-entry, credit-bearing courses in college and not need remediation. The SAT Benchmark score of 1550 is associated with a 65% probability of obtaining a first-year GPA of B- or higher at a four-year college. The need to improve college and career readiness remains critical. The SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark 23.6% of students took the exam using a fee waiver, an increase from 23.4% last year.Of those students who took the exam, nearly half were minority students: 47.5% (793,986 students) were minority students - an increase from 45.9% in 2013.1,672,395 students from the class of 2014 took the SAT, an increase compared to 1,660,047 students last year.A look at the SAT results for the class of 2014 shows an increase in overall participation - including among most minority students and students who took the exam using a fee waiver.

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