SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Between 20 Selected Colleges

The average SAT score of Most Considered and Compared Schools is 1,333 and the average ACT score is 81. Harvard University has the highest scores on both SAT and ACT tests with 1,515 (SAT) and 103 (ACT). Below table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for Most Considered and Compared Schools. The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (RW), Mathematics (MT), and Writing(WR) unless otherwise denoted. For ACT score, it is a summation of Composite(CM), Mathematics (MT), English (EN), and Writing (WR) unless otherwise denoted. You want to click a column name to sort table by the column.

*25% percentile; The lower number is for the 25^th percentile of students who enrolled in the school.

**75% percentile:The upper number is for the 75^th percentile of students who enrolled in the school.

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2020 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table
School Name	Required to Apply	SAT 25% Percentile	SAT 75% Percentile	ACT 25% Percentile	ACT 75% Percentile
Auburn University Auburn, AL	Required	1,150	1,320	73	92
Clemson University Clemson, SC	Required	1,230	1,400	79	96
Delta State University Cleveland, MS	Required	980	1,250	52	71
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	Required	1,200	1,340	75	91
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Required	1,460	1,570	98	107
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA		1,120	1,290	21 (CM Only)	26 (CM Only)
Marshall University Huntington, WV	Required	940	1,150	55	74
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	Required	1,250	1,460	81	98
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	Required	1,460	1,570	98	106
Stanford University Stanford, CA	Required	1,440	1,570	96	106
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	Required	1,150	1,350	74	94
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Required	1,330	1,530	88	105
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	Required	1,310	1,470	81	99
University of Georgia Athens, GA	Required	1,240	1,420	79	98
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Required	1,400	1,550	30 (CM Only)	33 (CM Only)
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	Required	1,340	1,520	89	103
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	Required	1,000	1,210	54	77
Yale University New Haven, CT	Required	1,460	1,570	99	106
Average		1,248	1,419	73	88

*The data for academic year 2019-2020 is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System),U.S. Department of Education.

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

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