US Top 100 Colleges SAT Score Comparison

The median SAT score of US Top 100 Colleges is 1424 for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 137,175 students which is 39.44% of enrolled students, submitted SAT score at US Top 100 Colleges.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology had the highest SAT score of 1560 and Florida International University had the lowest SAT score of 1160 among US Top 100 Colleges.

By SAT subject, the median EBRW score is 703 and the median SAT Math score is 721 at US Top 100 Colleges. For reference, the median ACT (Composite) score is 32 at the schools.

Table. US Top 100 Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
Rank	School	SAT Median	SAT EBRW Median	SAT Math Median	ACT Composite Median
1	Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	1550	760	790	35
2	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	1560	760	800	35
3	Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	1550	760	790	35
4	Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	1550	760	790	35
5	Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	1540	760	780	34
6	University of ChicagoChicago, IL	1550	760	790	35
7	Duke UniversityDurham, NC	1540	760	780	35
8	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	1550	760	790	35
9	Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	1540	760	780	34
10	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	1550	760	790	35
11	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	-	-	-	-
12	Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	1540	750	790	34
13	Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	1540	760	780	35
14	Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	1540	760	780	34
15	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	1550	760	790	35
16	University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	-	-	-	-
17	Rice UniversityHouston, TX	1550	760	790	35
18	University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	-	-	-	-
19	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	1540	750	790	35
20	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA	1540	750	790	35
21	University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	1460	720	740	33
22	University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	1520	750	770	34
23	Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO	1540	750	790	34
24	Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA	1520	740	780	34
25	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC	1490	740	750	33
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	1480	730	750	31
27	University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	1480	730	750	33
28	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA	1500	730	770	33
29	University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA	-	-	-	-
30	University of FloridaGainesville, FL	1400	700	700	31
31	The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	1390	690	700	31
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA	1480	720	760	33
33	New York UniversityNew York, NY	1520	740	780	34
34	University of California-DavisDavis, CA	-	-	-	-
35	University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA	-	-	-	-
36	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA	1500	740	760	34
37	Tufts UniversityMedford, MA	1510	740	770	34
38	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	1440	700	740	32
39	University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	1460	710	750	31
40	University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA	-	-	-	-
41	Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH	1400	680	720	30
42	Boston UniversityBoston, MA	1480	720	760	33
43	Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ	1410	690	720	31
44	University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD	1465	720	745	34
45	University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	-	-	-	-
46	Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA	1440	710	730	32
47	Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA	1490	730	760	34
48	Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN	1350	660	690	31
49	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA	1370	680	690	32
50	University of RochesterRochester, NY	1490	720	770	33
51	Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH	1510	740	770	34
52	Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL	1350	680	670	30
53	Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX	1270	630	640	28
54	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA	1360	670	690	30
55	Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	1470	730	740	33
56	William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA	1470	740	730	33
57	University of California-MercedMerced, CA	-	-	-	-
58	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA	1450	710	740	33
59	George Washington UniversityWashington, DC	1430	720	710	32
60	Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA	1330	660	670	30
61	Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA	1420	700	720	32
62	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY	1420	690	730	31
63	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	1410	690	720	29
64	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI	1260	630	630	28
65	North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC	1370	680	690	30
66	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY	1450	710	740	33
67	University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA	1420	700	720	32
68	University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL	1400	700	700	32
69	Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA	1470	730	740	32
70	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA	1465	725	740	32
71	University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT	1340	670	670	31
72	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA	1360	680	680	31
73	Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY	1410	700	710	32
74	Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN	1290	640	650	30
75	Clemson UniversityClemson, SC	1320	660	660	31
76	Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ	-	-	-	-
77	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY	1360	680	680	31
78	University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY	1290	640	650	29
79	University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA	-	-	-	-
80	Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO	1400	690	710	32
81	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	1340	660	680	30
82	New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ	1330	650	680	31
83	Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ	1440	700	740	33
84	Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA	1370	680	690	31
85	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL	1240	620	620	28
86	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA	-	-	-	-
87	Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY	1440	700	740	31
88	American UniversityWashington, DC	1370	700	670	31
89	Baylor UniversityWaco, TX	1300	650	650	30
90	Howard UniversityWashington, DC	1210	620	590	25
91	Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI	1290	650	640	28
92	Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY	1370	680	690	32
93	Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX	1420	700	720	32
94	University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA	-	-	-	-
95	University of DelawareNewark, DE	1280	650	630	30
96	University of South FloridaTampa, FL	1220	620	600	26
97	Florida International UniversityMiami, FL	1160	600	560	24
98	Fordham UniversityBronx, NY	1410	700	710	32
99	Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ	1185	600	585	22
100	Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX	1250	630	620	29
101	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO	1340	670	670	31
-	Average	1424	703	721	32

US Top 100 Colleges SAT score Comparison