Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest test scores (SAT and ACT scores) of 1,560 SAT and 35 ACT score from enrolled students. Johns Hopkins University has the second highest test scores of 1,550 SAT and 35 ACT score.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,329 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,117 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 8.18% and the average SAT score is 1,528 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 34 Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores.

Table. Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, four-years	1,560 -	35 1	3.96%	84.97%	$60,156	11,858	94.00%	3 to 1
2 -	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private, four-years	1,550 -	35 -	7.25%	51.22%	$63,340	31,275	94.00%	6 to 1
2 -	Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, four-years	1,550 -	35 -	3.24%	82.96%	$59,076	30,631	97.00%	7 to 1
2 -	Duke University Durham, NC Private, four-years	1,550 -	35 -	6.35%	54.98%	$65,805	18,023	96.00%	6 to 1
2 3	Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, four-years	1,550 -	35 1	3.68%	83.66%	$62,484	18,283	95.00%	5 to 1
6 1	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Private, four-years	1,550 -	34 -	6.38%	62.17%	$65,739	6,744	94.00%	7 to 1
7 6	Yale University New Haven, CT Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 1	4.57%	67.89%	$64,700	14,776	97.00%	6 to 1
7 1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 1	5.70%	69.17%	$59,710	8,842	97.00%	5 to 1
7 2	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 -	11.30%	44.31%	$63,829	16,002	91.00%	5 to 1
7 2	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 -	6.50%	67.88%	$66,104	28,201	96.00%	8 to 1
7 2	Brown University Providence, RI Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 -	5.06%	67.02%	$68,230	11,189	94.00%	6 to 1
7 -	Rice University Houston, TX Private, four-years	1,540 -	35 -	8.68%	44.07%	$58,128	8,672	93.00%	6 to 1
13 4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, four-years	1,540 -	34 1	5.43%	84.80%	$66,939	18,339	95.00%	5 to 1
14 5	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private, four-years	1,530 -	35 -	13.36%	39.97%	$66,255	922	92.00%	8 to 1
14 2	Williams College Williamstown, MA Private, four-years	1,530 -	35 -	8.50%	44.32%	$64,860	2,222	95.00%	6 to 1
14 5	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, four-years	1,530 -	35 -	3.95%	64.06%	$69,045	34,782	95.00%	6 to 1
14 2	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private, four-years	1,530 -	35 -	6.67%	52.34%	$63,946	13,710	92.00%	7 to 1
18 3	Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, four-years	1,530 -	34 -	7.21%	55.16%	$65,997	23,161	96.00%	6 to 1
18 -	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, four-years	1,530 -	34 -	11.76%	48.17%	$62,982	17,012	93.00%	7 to 1
18 4	Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private, four-years	1,530 -	34 -	7.47%	67.55%	$66,014	25,898	95.00%	9 to 1
18 4	New York University New York, NY Private, four-years	1,530 -	34 -	12.46%	49.32%	$60,438	59,144	87.00%	8 to 1
22 -	Pomona College Claremont, CA Private, four-years	1,520 -	34 -	7.02%	55.14%	$62,326	1,716	94.00%	7 to 1
22 -	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, four-years	1,520 -	34 -	12.02%	41.18%	$68,237	48,945	92.00%	9 to 1
22 -	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Private, four-years	1,520 -	34 -	9.19%	58.93%	$64,910	1,915	94.00%	9 to 1
25 3	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA Private, four-years	1,520 -	33 1	6.93%	42.49%	$62,412	1,625	93.00%	8 to 1
26 -	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Private, four-years	1,510 -	34 -	10.35%	54.48%	$64,150	1,389	91.00%	8 to 1
26 -	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Private, four-years	1,510 -	34 -	12.91%	59.54%	$62,693	13,105	96.00%	9 to 1
26 -	Amherst College Amherst, MA Private, four-years	1,510 -	34 -	7.26%	43.28%	$67,280	1,898	91.00%	7 to 1
26 -	Tufts University Medford, MA Private, four-years	1,510 -	34 -	9.69%	50.13%	$67,844	13,431	93.00%	10 to 1
30 -	Barnard College New York, NY Private, four-years	1,505 -	33 -	8.79%	66.00%	$66,246	3,442	91.00%	10 to 1
31 2	Georgetown University Washington, DC Private, four-years	1,500 -	34 -	12.23%	48.70%	$65,081	20,984	95.00%	11 to 1
31 -	Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, four-years	1,500 -	34 -	6.80%	40.69%	$63,141	30,013	91.00%	16 to 1
31 2	Haverford College Haverford, PA Private, four-years	1,500 -	34 -	14.21%	45.02%	$68,300	1,421	91.00%	8 to 1
34 2	Emory University Atlanta, GA Private, four-years	1,500 -	33 -	11.35%	37.80%	$60,774	14,841	89.00%	9 to 1
	Average	1,528	34	8.18%	56.75%	$64,329	16,306	93.50%	7 to 1

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