The average SAT score of Top 20 Us Colleges is 1,536 and the average ACT score is 35. Among Top 20 Us Colleges, 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 Top 20 Us Colleges. 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.

Top 20 Us Colleges 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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Brown UniversityProvidence, RIConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5401,580343536
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CANot considered------
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NYConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5301,580343535
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYConsidered, if submitted1,4701,5301,570333435
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5501,580333435
Duke UniversityDurham, NCConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5501,570343535
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAConsidered, if submitted1,4301,5001,550323334
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5501,580343536
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDConsidered, if submitted1,5201,5501,570343535
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5301,570333435
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5401,580333535
Rice UniversityHouston, TXConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5401,570343536
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5501,580333535
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
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNConsidered, if submitted1,4901,5301,570343535
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MOConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5301,570333435
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTConsidered, if submitted1,5001,5401,580333535
Average1,4881,5361,572333535