Public Colleges with Higher SAT and ACT Scores for Admission

The average SAT score is 1,361 and ACT score is 30 over the 25 Public Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,480, ACT: 33). University of Virginia-Main Campus (SAT: 1,480, ACT: 33) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SAT: 1,480, ACT: 31) are following it in the list of Public Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,425 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,607 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Public Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 43.58% and the average SAT score is 1,415, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between 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
5		Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 1,480
30		33
1		14.07%45.60%$34,484
($12,058)		53,36394.00%17 to 1
1
-		University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 1,480
10		33
-		16.81%39.97%$61,591
($23,118)		26,40996.00%15 to 1
3
1		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 1,480
10		31
1		15.34%45.45%$41,203
($8,994)		32,43891.00%15 to 1
4
3		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,470
20		33
-		34.07%26.62%$51,038
($25,734)		9,81889.00%12 to 1
5
1		University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year 1,465
5		34
1		44.79%21.63%$41,186
($11,809)		41,72589.00%17 to 1
6
2		University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year 1,470
30		24
1		72.18%30.08%$32,271
($13,371)		14,73255.00%13 to 1
7
4		University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 1,460
10		33
-		15.64%47.34%$63,081
($18,848)		52,85593.00%11 to 1
8
3		University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year 1,460
10		31
1		45.20%28.59%$42,103
($11,603)		51,04490.00%18 to 1
9
-		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 1,440
30		32
-		42.37%28.83%$40,096
($18,267)		59,23885.00%20 to 1
10
5		University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 1,420
30		32
1		59.73%17.95%$40,449
($17,772)		31,72683.00%17 to 1
11
-		Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year 1,420
10		31
-		49.04%14.75%$32,741
($10,931)		26,68976.00%19 to 1
12
3		Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year 1,410
-		32
-		38.61%15.87%$30,447
($10,567)		18,81682.00%18 to 1
13
5		Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year 1,410
30		31
-		58.15%20.53%$37,441
($17,929)		52,26984.00%16 to 1
14
-		University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year 1,410
10		29
-		79.75%22.34%$38,362
($17,214)		56,66685.00%17 to 1
15
3		Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 1,400
-		32
1		60.69%23.08%$45,824
($21,914)		8,04482.00%18 to 1
16
1		University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 1,400
10		31
-		24.20%42.20%$28,659
($6,381)		56,31191.00%16 to 1
17
5		Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year 1,400
-		30
1		60.57%21.78%$40,022
($13,244)		61,44388.00%16 to 1
18
1		The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 1,390
20		31
-		26.64%47.43%$44,908
($11,688)		53,86489.00%18 to 1
19
31		University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, 4-year 1,370
100		32
3		37.70%38.30%$31,688
($11,450)		43,14690.00%17 to 1
20
3		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 1,370
10		30
-		41.74%31.76%$32,847
($8,799)		38,46485.00%15 to 1
21
1		University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 1,360
-		31
-		58.08%12.99%$41,430
($21,926)		35,72485.00%13 to 1
21
2		University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year 1,360
20		31
-		65.30%15.84%$45,502
($19,058)		14,47679.00%17 to 1
23
6		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,360
30		30
-		54.78%25.35%$37,764
($15,948)		38,85786.00%17 to 1
24
6		Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 1,350
30		31
-		49.87%29.20%$28,794
($9,992)		58,65883.00%14 to 1
25
7		Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year 1,350
40		30
1		24.22%30.89%$21,683
($6,517)		43,88986.00%17 to 1
Average1,4153143.58%28.97%$39,425
($14,605)		39,22785.44%16 to 1