The average SAT score of Best-forbes-top-25-schools is 1,519 and the average ACT score is 34. Among Best-forbes-top-25-schools, Dartmouth College has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Brown University has the highest ACT score of 35.

The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for Best-forbes-top-25-schools. The table only shows the 4-years colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools. The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.

Best-forbes-top-25-schools 2023 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table

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2023 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table
School NameRequired to Apply SAT ScoreACT Score
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Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAConsidered, if submitted1,4201,5101,550323435
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEConsidered, if submitted1,4601,5201,560333435
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5401,580343536
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CANot considered------
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MNConsidered, if submitted1,4301,4901,550323335
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NYConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5301,580343535
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5501,580333435
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NCConsidered, if submitted1,3501,4301,500313233
Duke UniversityDurham, NCConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5501,570343535
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5501,580343536
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PAConsidered, if submitted1,4301,5001,540333435
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5301,570333435
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CAConsidered, if submitted1,4801,5201,560333435
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5401,580333535
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5501,580333535
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PAConsidered, if submitted1,4401,5201,560323335
Tufts UniversityMedford, MAConsidered, if submitted1,4501,5101,550333435
University of ChicagoChicago, ILConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5401,580343435
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, INConsidered, if submitted1,4501,5101,550323435
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5401,570343535
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CTConsidered, if submitted1,3201,4201,510313234
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAConsidered, if submitted1,4801,5301,570343535
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5401,580333535
Average1,4611,5191,561333435