Key Admission and Academic Facts of Public Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest test scores (SAT and ACT scores) of 1,490 SAT and 33 ACT score from enrolled students. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the second highest test scores of 1,480 SAT and 33 ACT score.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $38,317 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,140 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 45.06% and the average SAT score is 1,402 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Public Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores.
Table. Public Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
Public, four-years
1,490
50
33
1
18.66%42.32%$58,014
($20,986)
26,08295.00%15 to 1
2
4
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA
Public, four-years
1,480
75
33
1
17.13%42.05%$32,876
($11,764)
45,29692.00%19 to 1
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Public, four-years
1,4703317.69%47.27%$58,072
($17,228)
51,22593.00%12 to 1
4
1
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
Public, four-years
1,460
40
33
1
44.61%23.10%$40,306
($11,505)
40,79289.00%18 to 1
4
2
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
Public, four-years
1,460
20
33
-
33.50%27.10%$49,412
($25,040)
9,65490.00%12 to 1
6
34
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Public, four-years
1,460
200
32
7
17.11%46.01%$39,330
($8,989)
31,70591.00%17 to 1
7
3
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
Public, four-years
1,440
25
32
-
44.82%28.06%$34,501
($16,004)
56,91684.00%21 to 1
8
1
Binghamton University Vestal, NY
Public, four-years
1,430
40
31
1
41.75%17.87%$29,453
($10,363)
18,31282.00%19 to 1
9
4
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
Public, four-years
1,430
20
29
-
49.06%29.21%$40,603
($11,205)
48,95689.00%18 to 1
10
2
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
Public, four-years
1,410
20
31
-
49.14%16.81%$30,350
($10,560)
25,71077.00%19 to 1
11
10
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
Public, four-years
1,415
90
25
1
69.48%32.37%$28,788
($11,988)
15,70355.00%14 to 1
12
2
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
Public, four-years
1,400
10
31
-
58.00%23.95%$44,376
($21,186)
7,40381.00%17 to 1
13
6
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH
Public, four-years
1,400
55
30
1
52.72%23.45%$38,365
($12,859)
60,54088.00%17 to 1
14
3
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Public, four-years
1,390
5
31
-
23.35%43.92%$28,659
($6,381)
55,21190.00%16 to 1
15
8
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
Public, four-years
1,378
22
29
1
74.91%23.64%$36,402
($16,488)
54,95584.00%16 to 1
16
1
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA
Public, four-years
1,370
15
31
-
63.52%19.36%$39,293
($17,357)
32,22983.00%18 to 1
16
-
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
Public, four-years
1,370
15
31
1
66.29%28.18%$36,001
($17,239)
50,63784.00%15 to 1
16
2
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
Public, four-years
1,370
10
31
-
49.14%16.83%$39,890
($21,524)
33,76783.00%13 to 1
19
6
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Public, four-years
1,370
5
30
-
31.35%48.37%$42,778
($11,678)
52,38487.00%18 to 1
20
2
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC
Public, four-years
1,360
5
30
-
47.17%33.54%$31,767
($8,895)
36,70084.00%16 to 1
21
1
University of Vermont Burlington, VT
Public, four-years
1,350
25
30
1
59.79%16.60%$43,890
($18,890)
14,08875.00%17 to 1
22United States Military Academy West Point, NY
Public, four-years
1,3403011.95%78.15%-
(-)
4,39387.00%7 to 1
23
5
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
Public, four-years
1,335
40
26
2
78.10%26.89%$24,662
($11,770)
9,23762.00%17 to 1
23
3
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Public, four-years
1,330
-
31
1
54.51%18.25%$43,034
($20,366)
27,00383.00%16 to 1
23
3
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
Public, four-years
1,330
20
31
1
52.70%26.14%$28,794
($9,992)
51,52883.00%14 to 1
Average1,4023145.06%31.18%$38,317
($14,594)
34,41783.64%16 to 1
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