The SAT score of 1540 is very competitive. Based on the admission data for the 2025 college admission, 52 colleges have SAT score that are between 1490 and 1590.
52 colleges have SAT scores that between 1490 and 1590 - all schools are private.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $67,364 and the graduate tuition & fees are $56,047. Jewish Theological Seminary of America has the highest tuition & fees of $71,910.
The average acceptance rate of the colleges is 12.44%. Stanford University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3.61% and Jewish Theological Seminary of America has the highest rate of 48.61%.
New York University has the largest number of students of 56,832 and Webb Institute has the lowest number of students of 106.
The following table lists and compares colleges with SAT score between 1490 and 1590.
| School Name | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | SAT Total | SAT EBRW | SAT Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAprivate |
$62,396 | 4.55% | 1560 | 760 | 800 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CAprivate |
$65,910 | 3.61% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJprivate |
$62,688 | 4.62% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MAprivate |
$61,676 | 3.65% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, ILprivate |
$69,324 | 4.48% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDprivate |
$64,730 | 6.44% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Rice University Houston, TXprivate |
$61,247 | 8.00% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYprivate |
$70,517 | 3.99% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAprivate |
$68,686 | 5.40% | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAprivate |
$68,613 | 12.66% | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAprivate |
$65,494 | 7.46% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Duke University Durham, NCprivate |
$68,758 | 5.71% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Pomona College Claremont, CAprivate |
$65,420 | 7.09% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Brown University Providence, RIprivate |
$71,312 | 5.39% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Williams College Williamstown, MAprivate |
$68,560 | 8.25% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNprivate |
$67,498 | 5.86% | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAprivate |
$65,636 | 11.66% | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MOprivate |
$65,790 | 12.06% | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, ILprivate |
$68,322 | 7.69% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Amherst College Amherst, MAprivate |
$70,480 | 9.01% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NYprivate |
$69,314 | 8.76% | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NHprivate |
$68,019 | 5.40% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Yale University New Haven, CTprivate |
$67,250 | 3.87% | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAprivate |
$67,980 | 9.59% | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MAprivate |
$67,176 | 14.05% | 1520 | 750 | 770 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MAprivate |
$63,742 | 25.20% | 1520 | 740 | 780 |
| Barnard College New York, NYprivate |
$69,888 | 8.84% | 1520 | 750 | 770 |
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEprivate |
$67,832 | 7.13% | 1520 | 750 | 770 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GAprivate |
$64,280 | 10.65% | 1520 | 740 | 780 |
| Emory University-Oxford College Oxford, GAprivate |
$64,280 | 13.11% | 1520 | 740 | 780 |
| New York University New York, NYprivate |
$62,796 | 9.23% | 1520 | 740 | 780 |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INprivate |
$65,025 | 11.27% | 1520 | 750 | 770 |
| Carleton College Northfield, MNprivate |
$68,892 | 20.41% | 1515 | 745 | 770 |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHprivate |
$66,608 | 36.54% | 1510 | 740 | 770 |
| Colby College Waterville, MEprivate |
$69,600 | 7.09% | 1510 | 740 | 770 |
| Haverford College Haverford, PAprivate |
$70,398 | 12.37% | 1510 | 750 | 760 |
| Tufts University Medford, MAprivate |
$70,704 | 11.49% | 1510 | 740 | 770 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAprivate |
$70,702 | 16.43% | 1500 | 740 | 760 |
| Hamilton College Clinton, NYprivate |
$68,960 | 13.62% | 1500 | 740 | 760 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NYprivate |
$71,910 | 48.61% | 1500 | 750 | 750 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CAprivate |
$65,950 | 38.29% | 1500 | 750 | 750 |
| Colgate University Hamilton, NYprivate |
$70,306 | 13.88% | 1500 | 740 | 760 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAprivate |
$71,647 | 9.81% | 1500 | 730 | 770 |
| Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYprivate |
$71,030 | 18.57% | 1500 | 750 | 750 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VTprivate |
$67,600 | 10.75% | 1500 | 740 | 760 |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IAprivate |
$68,196 | 14.51% | 1490 | 730 | 760 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DCprivate |
$68,089 | 12.91% | 1490 | 740 | 750 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MAprivate |
$66,162 | 5.22% | 1490 | 730 | 760 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NYprivate |
$67,080 | 40.08% | 1490 | 720 | 770 |
| Smith College Northampton, MAprivate |
$65,178 | 21.00% | 1490 | 750 | 740 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CTprivate |
$70,042 | 16.49% | 1490 | 740 | 750 |
| Webb Institute Glen Cove, NYprivate |
$63,214 | 14.04% | 1490 | 730 | 760 |
| Average | $67,364 | 12.44% | 1,523 | 749 | 774 |