California Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of California colleges is 1340 which is 6 points lower than previous SAT score of 1346.

Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 25 California colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 25 California colleges, 13 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 7 schools' scores decreased. 2 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 California colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,173 and graduate tuition & fees is $54,380 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Table. California Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,550 -	35	3.61%	81.91%	$65,910	18,625	92.00%	6 to 1
2 -	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,540 10	35	12.66%	35.81%	$68,613	951	92.00%	8 to 1
2 1	Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,540 20	34	7.09%	50.23%	$65,420	1,700	93.00%	7 to 1
4 1	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,530 20	34	9.59%	53.83%	$67,980	1,393	91.00%	8 to 1
5 1	Scripps College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,500 20	33	38.29%	25.55%	$65,950	1,137	83.00%	10 to 1
5 1	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,500 10	33	9.81%	43.34%	$71,647	46,566	92.00%	9 to 1
7 -	Occidental College Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,440 10	33	44.17%	17.83%	$66,274	1,881	81.00%	9 to 1
7 3	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,440 80	-	43.38%	45.82%	$38,728	495	92.00%	7 to 1
9 1	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,420 -	32	48.00%	17.69%	$61,293	9,728	88.00%	11 to 1
10 1	Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,370 10	31	62.86%	11.64%	$69,918	8,976	83.00%	12 to 1
	Average	1,483	33	27.95%	38.37%	$64,173	9,145	88.70%	9 to 1

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Undergraduate

Northern Virginia Community College Public, 2-4 year | Annandale, VA
College of Western Idaho Public, 4-year | Nampa, ID
National Park College Public, 2-4 year | Hot Springs, AR
Casper College Public, 2-4 year | Casper, WY
Texas State Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Waco, TX
Kansas State University Public, 4-year | Manhattan, KS
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta, GA
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public, 4-year | New Brunswick, NJ

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Graduate

Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa, CO
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
Nova Southeastern University Private, 4-year | Fort Lauderdale, FL
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
Clemson University Public, 4-year | Clemson, SC
Notre Dame de Namur University Private, 4-year | Belmont, CA
California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge, CA
Thomas Jefferson University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA

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Online Schools

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta, GA
Fort Hays State University Public, 4-year | Hays, KS
Southern New Hampshire University Private, 4-year | Manchester, NH
Western New Mexico University Public, 4-year | Silver City, NM
Grand Canyon University Private, 4-year | Phoenix, AZ
University of North Dakota Public, 4-year | Grand Forks, ND
Florida International University Public, 4-year | Miami, FL
Hesston College Private, 4-year | Hesston, KS
University of South Florida Public, 4-year | Tampa, FL

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Trade Schools

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Private, 4-year | Tucson, AZ
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Private, 2-4 year | Las Vegas, NV
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Private, Less than 2-year | Union, NJ
UEI College-Sacramento Private, Less than 2-year | Sacramento, CA
Fortis Institute Private, 2-4 year | Houston, TX
WyoTech Private, 2-4 year | Laramie, WY
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Private, Less than 2-year | Minneapolis, MN
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Private, 2-4 year | Fayetteville, NC
Oklahoma Technical College Private, 2-4 year | Tulsa, OK
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio Private, 2-4 year | San Antonio, TX

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