SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Between 51 Selected Colleges

The average SAT score of Best 2014 US Top 50 Schools is 1,492 and the average ACT score is 33. Among Best 2014 US Top 50 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 2014 US Top 50 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 2014 US Top 50 Schools 2023 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table

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2023 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table
School Name	Required to Apply	SAT Score			ACT Score
School Name	Required to Apply	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,435	1,490	1,540	33	34	35
Boston UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,350	1,440	1,500	31	33	34
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,370	1,470	1,530	31	33	34
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,580	34	35	36
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,570	34	35	35
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH	Considered, if submitted	1,410	1,490	1,540	32	33	35
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,530	1,580	34	35	35
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,470	1,530	1,570	33	34	35
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,550	1,580	33	34	35
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,550	1,570	34	35	35
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA	Considered, if submitted	1,430	1,500	1,550	32	33	34
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC	Required	1,410	1,500	1,560	32	34	35
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA	Required	1,370	1,480	1,550	31	33	35
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,550	1,580	34	35	36
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	Considered, if submitted	1,520	1,550	1,570	34	35	35
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA	Considered, if submitted	1,340	1,410	1,490	30	32	33
New York UniversityNew York, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,470	1,530	1,570	33	34	35
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,440	1,500	1,550	33	34	35
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,530	1,570	33	34	35
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA	Considered, if submitted	1,210	1,300	1,390	26	29	31
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,580	33	35	35
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,360	1,450	1,520	30	33	34
Rice UniversityHouston, TX	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,570	34	35	36
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,550	1,580	33	35	35
Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, VA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,450	1,510	1,550	33	34	35
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of California-DavisDavis, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,580	34	34	35
University of FloridaGainesville, FL	Required	1,300	1,390	1,490	28	31	33
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	Considered, if submitted	1,320	1,440	1,510	29	32	34
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL	Considered, if submitted	1,310	1,390	1,480	30	32	33
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	Considered, if submitted	1,350	1,470	1,530	31	33	34
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	Considered, if submitted	1,350	1,460	1,530	30	32	34
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	Considered, if submitted	1,450	1,510	1,550	32	34	35
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,570	34	35	35
University of RochesterRochester, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,390	1,470	1,540	31	33	34
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA	Considered, if submitted	1,450	1,520	1,550	32	34	35
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	Considered, if submitted	1,340	1,430	1,510	26	29	32
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,530	1,570	34	35	35
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	Considered, if submitted	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,530	1,570	33	34	35
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA	Considered, if submitted	1,375	1,460	1,520	32	33	34
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,580	33	35	35
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,250	1,400	1,500	26	31	33
Average		1,423	1,492	1,544	32	33	34