42 universities compared
SAT Scores for Top Colleges
25th–75th percentile SAT ranges, section targets, GPA and acceptance rates for 42 top universities — grouped so you can compare schools against the ones you are actually choosing between.
Ivy League
8 schools1470–1580Middle 50%
Harvard · Princeton · UPenn · Brown · Yale · Columbia · Dartmouth · Cornell
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Elite Private University
10 schools1500–1580Middle 50%
MIT · Johns Hopkins · UChicago · Duke · Stanford · WashU · CMU · Northwestern · Vanderbilt · Rice
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Selective Private University
8 schools1380–1560Middle 50%
NYU · Notre Dame · Tufts · Emory · USC · Georgetown · BC · BU
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Top Public University
8 schools1370–1550Middle 50%
UMich · Georgia Tech · UC Berkeley · UCLA · UVA · UNC Chapel Hill · UIUC · UMD
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Large Public University
8 schools1200–1520Middle 50%
UT Austin · UW Seattle · UF · Purdue · Rutgers · Ohio State · Texas A&M · Penn State
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Every school, most selective first
| School | Middle 50% | Average | GPA | Accept | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCambridge, MA | 1520–1580 | 1550 | 4.17 | 3.9% | Elite Private University |
| Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MD | 1520–1570 | 1545 | 4.12 | 6.2% | Elite Private University |
| UChicagoChicago, IL | 1510–1580 | 1545 | 4.15 | 4.8% | Elite Private University |
| DukeDurham, NC | 1510–1570 | 1540 | 4.13 | 6.0% | Elite Private University |
| HarvardCambridge, MA | 1500–1580 | 1540 | 4.18 | 3.4% | Ivy League |
| PrincetonPrinceton, NJ | 1500–1580 | 1540 | 4.16 | 4.0% | Ivy League |
| StanfordStanford, CA | 1500–1570 | 1535 | 4.16 | 3.6% | Elite Private University |
| UPennPhiladelphia, PA | 1500–1570 | 1535 | 4.13 | 4.9% | Ivy League |
| BrownProvidence, RI | 1500–1570 | 1535 | 4.09 | 5.1% | Ivy League |
| CMUPittsburgh, PA | 1500–1570 | 1535 | 4.1 | 11.0% | Elite Private University |
| WashUSt. Louis, MO | 1500–1570 | 1535 | 4.14 | 11.0% | Elite Private University |
| NorthwesternEvanston, IL | 1500–1560 | 1530 | 4.1 | 7.0% | Elite Private University |
| VanderbiltNashville, TN | 1500–1560 | 1530 | 4.08 | 5.6% | Elite Private University |
| RiceHouston, TX | 1500–1560 | 1530 | 4.12 | 7.7% | Elite Private University |
| YaleNew Haven, CT | 1490–1580 | 1535 | 4.14 | 4.4% | Ivy League |
| ColumbiaNew York, NY | 1490–1570 | 1530 | 4.13 | 3.9% | Ivy League |
| DartmouthHanover, NH | 1490–1560 | 1525 | 4.11 | 5.3% | Ivy League |
| CornellIthaca, NY | 1470–1560 | 1515 | 4.07 | 7.3% | Ivy League |
| NYUNew York, NY | 1470–1560 | 1515 | 3.85 | 8.0% | Selective Private University |
| Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 1460–1550 | 1505 | 4.06 | 12.0% | Selective Private University |
| TuftsMedford, MA | 1460–1540 | 1500 | 4.04 | 9.7% | Selective Private University |
| EmoryAtlanta, GA | 1450–1530 | 1490 | 3.92 | 11.0% | Selective Private University |
| USCLos Angeles, CA | 1440–1540 | 1490 | 3.88 | 9.9% | Selective Private University |
| UMichAnn Arbor, MI | 1430–1540 | 1485 | 3.9 | 17.7% | Top Public University |
| Georgia TechAtlanta, GA | 1420–1550 | 1485 | 4.05 | 13.7% | Top Public University |
| GeorgetownWashington, DC | 1420–1540 | 1480 | 4.01 | 12.0% | Selective Private University |
| BCChestnut Hill, MA | 1420–1530 | 1475 | 3.96 | 15.0% | Selective Private University |
| UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 1410–1530 | 1470 | 3.92 | 11.6% | Top Public University |
| UCLALos Angeles, CA | 1400–1530 | 1465 | 3.93 | 8.8% | Top Public University |
| UVACharlottesville, VA | 1400–1530 | 1465 | 4.1 | 16.3% | Top Public University |
| UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 1390–1510 | 1450 | 4 | 16.8% | Top Public University |
| UIUCUrbana-Champaign, IL | 1380–1530 | 1455 | 3.8 | 44.0% | Top Public University |
| BUBoston, MA | 1380–1510 | 1445 | 3.88 | 10.7% | Selective Private University |
| UMDCollege Park, MD | 1370–1520 | 1445 | 4 | 34.0% | Top Public University |
| UT AustinAustin, TX | 1350–1520 | 1435 | 3.84 | 29.0% | Large Public University |
| UW SeattleSeattle, WA | 1330–1510 | 1420 | 3.82 | 48.0% | Large Public University |
| UFGainesville, FL | 1320–1470 | 1395 | 3.9 | 23.0% | Large Public University |
| PurdueWest Lafayette, IN | 1280–1470 | 1375 | 3.75 | 53.0% | Large Public University |
| RutgersNew Brunswick, NJ | 1270–1490 | 1380 | 3.73 | 66.0% | Large Public University |
| Ohio StateColumbus, OH | 1270–1460 | 1365 | 3.76 | 53.0% | Large Public University |
| Texas A&MCollege Station, TX | 1220–1430 | 1325 | 3.7 | 63.0% | Large Public University |
| Penn StateUniversity Park, PA | 1200–1410 | 1305 | 3.65 | 55.0% | Large Public University |