Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2023 average SAT score is 1185 which is 0 points lower than previous SAT score of 1185. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1560 among 826 colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
Of those 826 colleges, 0 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 0 schools' scores decreased. 826 schools' scores are same as last year.
For 2023 admission, 34 colleges have the SAT score of 1500 or higher, which is very high and competitive. Additionally, the acceptance rate at these colleges is very low, averaging 8.18%.
The table below shows the 34 colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560 from enrolled students and Johns Hopkins University has the second highest SAT scores of 1,550.
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 following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 34 Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores.
Table. Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
1,560
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353.96%84.97%$60,15611,85894.00%3 to 1
2
4
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Private, four-years
1,550
-
357.25%51.22%$63,34031,27594.00%6 to 1
2
2
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
1,550
-
353.24%82.96%$59,07630,63197.00%7 to 1
2
1
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
Private, four-years
1,550
-
346.38%62.17%$65,7396,74494.00%7 to 1
2
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Duke University Durham, NC
Private, four-years
1,550
-
356.35%54.98%$65,80518,02396.00%6 to 1
2
3
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Private, four-years
1,550
-
353.68%83.66%$62,48418,28395.00%5 to 1
7
3
Yale University New Haven, CT
Private, four-years
1,540
-
354.57%67.89%$64,70014,77697.00%6 to 1
7
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University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Private, four-years
1,540
-
345.43%84.80%$66,93918,33995.00%5 to 1
7
3
Princeton University Princeton, NJ
Private, four-years
1,540
-
355.70%69.17%$59,7108,84297.00%5 to 1
7
-
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Private, four-years
1,540
-
3511.30%44.31%$63,82916,00291.00%5 to 1
7
5
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Private, four-years
1,540
-
356.50%67.88%$66,10428,20196.00%8 to 1
7
5
Brown University Providence, RI
Private, four-years
1,540
-
355.06%67.02%$68,23011,18994.00%6 to 1
7
-
Rice University Houston, TX
Private, four-years
1,540
-
358.68%44.07%$58,1288,67293.00%6 to 1
14
2
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA
Private, four-years
1,530
-
3513.36%39.97%$66,25592292.00%8 to 1
14
4
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Private, four-years
1,530
-
347.21%55.16%$65,99723,16196.00%6 to 1
14
2
Williams College Williamstown, MA
Private, four-years
1,530
-
358.50%44.32%$64,8602,22295.00%6 to 1
14
4
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
Private, four-years
1,530
-
3411.76%48.17%$62,98217,01293.00%7 to 1
14
-
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
Private, four-years
1,530
-
353.95%64.06%$69,04534,78295.00%6 to 1
14
1
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Private, four-years
1,530
-
347.47%67.55%$66,01425,89895.00%9 to 1
14
4
New York University New York, NY
Private, four-years
1,530
-
3412.46%49.32%$60,43859,14487.00%8 to 1
14
7
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
Private, four-years
1,530
-
356.67%52.34%$63,94613,71092.00%7 to 1
22
-
Pomona College Claremont, CA
Private, four-years
1,520
-
347.02%55.14%$62,3261,71694.00%7 to 1
22
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Private, four-years
1,520
-
3412.02%41.18%$68,23748,94592.00%9 to 1
22
-
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
Private, four-years
1,520
-
349.19%58.93%$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
22
-
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
Private, four-years
1,520
-
336.93%42.49%$62,4121,62593.00%8 to 1
26
-
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA
Private, four-years
1,510
-
3410.35%54.48%$64,1501,38991.00%8 to 1
26
-
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
Private, four-years
1,510
-
3412.91%59.54%$62,69313,10596.00%9 to 1
26
-
Amherst College Amherst, MA
Private, four-years
1,510
-
347.26%43.28%$67,2801,89891.00%7 to 1
26
-
Tufts University Medford, MA
Private, four-years
1,510
-
349.69%50.13%$67,84413,43193.00%10 to 1
30
-
Barnard College New York, NY
Private, four-years
1,505
-
338.79%66.00%$66,2463,44291.00%10 to 1
31
1
Georgetown University Washington, DC
Private, four-years
1,500
-
3412.23%48.70%$65,08120,98495.00%11 to 1
31
-
Emory University Atlanta, GA
Private, four-years
1,500
-
3311.35%37.80%$60,77414,84189.00%9 to 1
31
1
Northeastern University Boston, MA
Private, four-years
1,500
-
346.80%40.69%$63,14130,01391.00%16 to 1
31
1
Haverford College Haverford, PA
Private, four-years
1,500
-
3414.21%45.02%$68,3001,42191.00%8 to 1
Average1,528348.18%56.75%$64,32916,30693.50%7 to 1
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