The 2025 average SAT score is 1141 which is 4 points higher than previous SAT score of 1137.
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Virginia-Main Campus have the highest SAT score of 1480 among 322 colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
Of those 322 colleges, 157 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 117 schools' scores decreased. 40 schools' scores are same as last year.
The table below shows the 25 colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,425 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,607 for the academic year 2024-2025.
| School Name | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 1,480 30 | 33 | 14.07% | 45.60% | $34,484 ($12,058) | 53,363 | 94.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 1 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 1,480 10 | 31 | 15.34% | 45.45% | $41,203 ($8,994) | 32,438 | 91.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,480 10 | 33 | 16.81% | 39.97% | $61,591 ($23,118) | 26,409 | 96.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 4 4 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year | 1,470 30 | 24 | 72.18% | 30.08% | $32,271 ($13,371) | 14,732 | 55.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 3 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,470 20 | 33 | 34.07% | 26.62% | $51,038 ($25,734) | 9,818 | 89.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 2 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 1,465 5 | 34 | 44.79% | 21.63% | $41,186 ($11,809) | 41,725 | 89.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 1,460 10 | 33 | 15.64% | 47.34% | $63,081 ($18,848) | 52,855 | 93.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 1,460 10 | 31 | 45.20% | 28.59% | $42,103 ($11,603) | 51,044 | 90.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 1,440 30 | 32 | 42.37% | 28.83% | $40,096 ($18,267) | 59,238 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 5 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year | 1,420 30 | 32 | 59.73% | 17.95% | $40,449 ($17,772) | 31,726 | 83.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,420 10 | 31 | 49.04% | 14.75% | $32,741 ($10,931) | 26,689 | 76.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 12 2 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year | 1,410 10 | 29 | 79.75% | 22.34% | $38,362 ($17,214) | 56,666 | 85.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 1,410 30 | 31 | 58.15% | 20.53% | $37,441 ($17,929) | 52,269 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 12 3 | Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,410 - | 32 | 38.61% | 15.87% | $30,447 ($10,567) | 18,816 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 15 3 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | 1,400 - | 32 | 60.69% | 23.08% | $45,824 ($21,914) | 8,044 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 15 - | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 1,400 10 | 31 | 24.20% | 42.20% | $28,659 ($6,381) | 56,311 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 1,400 - | 30 | 60.57% | 21.78% | $40,022 ($13,244) | 61,443 | 88.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 18 1 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 1,390 20 | 31 | 26.64% | 47.43% | $44,908 ($11,688) | 53,864 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 19 31 | University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, 4-year | 1,370 100 | 32 | 37.70% | 38.30% | $31,688 ($11,450) | 43,146 | 90.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 19 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 1,370 10 | 30 | 41.74% | 31.76% | $32,847 ($8,799) | 38,464 | 85.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 21 1 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 1,360 - | 31 | 58.08% | 12.99% | $41,430 ($21,926) | 35,724 | 85.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 21 2 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | 1,360 20 | 31 | 65.30% | 15.84% | $45,502 ($19,058) | 14,476 | 79.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 21 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,360 30 | 30 | 54.78% | 25.35% | $37,764 ($15,948) | 38,857 | 86.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 24 8 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 1,350 40 | 30 | 24.22% | 30.89% | $21,683 ($6,517) | 43,889 | 86.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 24 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year | 1,350 30 | 31 | 49.87% | 29.20% | $28,794 ($9,992) | 58,658 | 83.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 1,415 | 31 | 43.58% | 28.97% | $39,425 ($14,605) | 39,227 | 85.44% | 16 to 1 |