Pennsylvania Private Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of private Pennsylvania colleges is 1246 which is 15 points higher than previous SAT score of 1232.

University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 49 Pennsylvania colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 49 Pennsylvania colleges, 27 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 14 schools' scores decreased. 6 schools' scores are same as last year.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $66,700 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,071 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Table. Pennsylvania Private 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 -	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,550 10	35	5.40%	67.98%	$68,686	29,109	97.00%	8 to 1
2 1	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,540 -	35	11.66%	45.67%	$65,636	15,888	94.00%	5 to 1
2 1	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,540 10	34	7.46%	43.79%	$65,494	1,623	92.00%	7 to 1
4 -	Haverford College Haverford, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,510 20	34	12.37%	42.62%	$70,398	1,431	90.00%	8 to 1
5 -	Villanova University Villanova, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,450 10	33	26.98%	27.73%	$67,776	10,041	92.00%	10 to 1
6 -	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,440 10	32	25.93%	28.38%	$64,980	7,692	88.00%	10 to 1
7 -	Lafayette College Easton, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,430 20	31	31.45%	21.77%	$64,648	2,775	88.00%	10 to 1
8 2	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,400 30	32	28.93%	30.11%	$67,812	3,969	86.00%	9 to 1
9 -	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,390 -	31	29.43%	31.54%	$65,920	1,679	82.00%	8 to 1
10	Dickinson College Carlisle, PAPrivate, 4-year	1,380	32	42.09%	21.15%	$65,650	2,314	80.00%	11 to 1
	Average	1,463	33	22.17%	36.07%	$66,700	7,652	88.90%	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
Casper College Public, 2-4 year | Casper, WY
National Park College Public, 2-4 year | Hot Springs, AR
Texas State Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Waco, TX
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX
Kansas State University Public, 4-year | Manhattan, KS
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 Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Nova Southeastern University Private, 4-year | Fort Lauderdale, FL
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge, CA
Thomas Jefferson University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
Notre Dame de Namur University Private, 4-year | Belmont, CA
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX

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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
Grand Canyon University Private, 4-year | Phoenix, AZ
Western New Mexico University Public, 4-year | Silver City, NM
University of Central Florida Public, 4-year | Orlando, FL
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Private, 2-4 year | Phoenix, AZ
Western Governors University Private, 4-year | Salt Lake City, UT
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX

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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
WyoTech Private, 2-4 year | Laramie, WY
Fortis Institute Private, 2-4 year | Houston, TX
UEI College-Sacramento Private, Less than 2-year | Sacramento, CA
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Private, 2-4 year | Fayetteville, NC
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Private, Less than 2-year | Minneapolis, MN
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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