Ranked

596 uS universities with the highest SAT scores

Average SAT of admitted students, highest first, with ACT midpoint and acceptance rate beside it.

#UniversityIn-stateCost of attendance BorrowPaying downSATAcceptance
161 Seattle University Seattle, Washington $56,721 $72,124 49% 78% 1307 77%
162 Clarkson University Potsdam, New York $59,398 $79,022 62% 86% 1304 77%
163 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas $61,740 $76,604 25% 77% 1298 44%
164 DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, Washington $38,950 $55,588 43% 79% 1297 64%
165 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois $53,710 $67,408 45% 75% 1297 82%
166 Wofford College Spartanburg, South Carolina $56,005 $72,441 41% 79% 1296 52%
167 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington $62,898 $78,378 43% 82% 1296 72%
168 University of San Francisco San Francisco, California $60,492 $80,141 47% 73% 1295 62%
169 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York $10,936 $30,785 40% 68% 1295 74%
170 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa $52,130 $64,835 44% 84% 1292 64%
171 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware $16,810 $30,952 50% 80% 1292 71%
172 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York $61,845 $80,049 35% 75% 1290 73%
173 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, Minnesota $56,076 $67,613 54% 83% 1290 61%
174 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon $14,400 $31,653 33% 67% 1290 77%
175 Dominican University of California San Rafael, California $52,161 $71,751 58% 72% 1290 84%
176 Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington $9,582 $30,359 29% 74% 1289 93%
177 High Point University High Point, North Carolina $45,312 $65,548 41% 70% 1288 75%
178 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina $7,277 $26,547 36% 63% 1287 64%
179 Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky $46,870 $60,993 47% 75% 1287 87%
180 Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin $60,886 $71,365 54% 78% 1287 63%
181 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas $14,644 $29,807 33% 65% 1286 65%
182 University of Massachusetts at Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts $16,966 $30,786 53% 64% 1285 83%
183 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama $12,180 $33,382 32% 60% 1285 77%
184 Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas $38,200 $55,013 45% 76% 1282 56%
185 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio $13,976 $32,171 37% 57% 1282 85%
186 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, Texas $13,154 $32,696 26% 82% 1280 57%
187 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, Michigan $61,050 $74,208 45% 83% 1280 75%
188 Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee $42,540 $62,570 34% 76% 1280 95%
189 Alfred University Alfred, New York $41,500 $57,445 64% 71% 1279 74%
190 University of Portland Portland, Oregon $58,100 $73,224 39% 87% 1277 89%
191 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $48,986 $67,776 67% 82% 1276 84%
192 Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania $56,550 $71,348 56% 79% 1275 55%
193 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois $57,704 $70,700 63% 84% 1275 39%
194 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana $47,560 $65,970 43% 85% 1274 85%
195 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia $14,220 $28,604 31% 73% 1274 87%
196 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon $16,137 $34,793 29% 62% 1272 88%
197 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia $14,640 $31,137 29% 74% 1272 80%
198 Mercer University Macon, Georgia $42,312 $58,204 62% 47% 1271 69%
199 Rollins College Winter Park, Florida $60,580 $76,108 39% 56% 1271 48%
200 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida $6,368 $23,133 23% 59% 1269 40%

Questions

Highest sat in the US: which university leads?
Seattle University — an average SAT of 1307.
Where does this data come from?
The US Department of Education College Scorecard, which publishes what institutions charge, what students borrow and repay, and the test scores of admitted students. Nothing here is estimated — universities without a published figure are left out of the ranking.
Is the cheapest university the best value?
Not necessarily. Price is one half of value; the other is what graduates earn and whether they clear the debt. Each university page links to its earnings and repayment record.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.