1,305 SAT and 29 ACT in Average for California Colleges in 2023 Admission

For the 2023 college admission in California, a total of 5,331 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 2,505 students submitted the ACT scores.
The average SAT score of California colleges is 1,305 and the ACT score is 29. The California's average SAT score increased by 31 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,274.
Among California colleges, Stanford University and Stanford University have the highest SAT score of 1,550.

Average SAT Scores for California Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in California. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for California Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Azusa Pacific University1,110 -625 387.00% -7.10%17.32% 0.28%
Biola University1,250 242656.63% -4.14%29.52% 4.77%
California Lutheran University1,230 4029 387.18% 5.24%13.41% -1.45%
Chapman University1,300 -102972.52% 12.15%20.91% 2.72%
Claremont McKenna College1,510 353410.35% -0.89%54.48% -2.08%
Dominican University of California1,175 625 293.18% 0.25%13.34% 0.03%
Harvey Mudd College1,530 103513.36% 3.37%39.97% -7.60%
University of La Verne1,115 9522 173.51% 1.57%14.59% -4.30%
Loyola Marymount University1,360 2531 141.31% -4.51%17.94% -0.51%
Occidental College1,430 153239.40% 1.16%21.38% -0.16%
Pacific Union College1,0802048.46% -9.27%16.94% -1.58%
University of the Pacific1,255 529 193.23% 13.93%15.42% 6.39%
Pepperdine University1,390 4031 348.71% -4.00%16.87% 0.48%
Pomona College1,520347.02% 0.38%55.14% -3.36%
University of Redlands1,190 -528 -181.87% -1.10%17.00% 0.66%
University of San Francisco1,310 202971.18% 0.26%9.46% 0.31%
William Jessup University1,130-65.92% -11.86%34.19% -1.72%
Santa Clara University1,364 -4631 -152.11% -1.87%18.91% 1.88%
Scripps College1,460 103327.91% -1.63%30.06% -7.55%
Southern California Institute of Architecture1,100 -195-59.84% -5.02%9.12% -1.79%
University of Southern California1,520 453412.02% -0.49%41.18% -0.11%
Thomas Aquinas College1,310 3530 284.73% 1.59%62.61% 2.24%
Westmont College1,375 6531 281.99% 3.02%16.52% -1.47%
Whittier College1,220 -102675.45% -7.04%10.95% -0.69%
Stanford University1,550 30353.68% -0.27%83.66% 3.43%
Soka University of America1,350 47-56.63% 4.22%45.74% -3.16%
John Paul the Great Catholic University1,092 -8619 -379.59% 0.74%37.01% -13.90%
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