The SAT is falling out of favor at some colleges as a gateway for admissions. But it’s still used by most Florida schools, including the ones generally considered the most academically prestigious.
Having a high score on the SAT (or Scholastic Aptitude Test) is never the sole factor in whether someone gets into a college, but having one that’s too low can be disqualifying.
For an idea of how selective each school is, here are the Florida colleges and universities whose students had the highest average SAT scores in fall 2021, the most recent year for which federal data is available.