Ranked

599 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
401 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas $11,950 $25,261 31% 58% 1124 80%
402 Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi $30,250 $39,793 68% 46% 1124 50%
403 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia $10,104 $26,415 45% 58% 1122 89%
404 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa $9,936 $22,278 46% 73% 1122 93%
405 Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma $27,180 $39,106 45% 74% 1122 97%
406 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee $10,266 $24,289 28% 50% 1121 69%
407 Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio $11,113 $21,708 38% 39% 1120 84%
408 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin $8,700 $19,366 27% 68% 1120 89%
409 University of Tennessee, Martin Martin, Tennessee $10,560 $23,079 31% 55% 1120 88%
410 University of South Carolina - Aiken Aiken, South Carolina $10,760 $21,540 43% 52% 1120 79%
411 University of Nebraska, Omaha Omaha, Nebraska $8,718 $21,120 26% 63% 1120 87%
412 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama $25,386 $43,454 59% 50% 1120 49%
413 Spring Hill College Mobile, Alabama $24,054 $39,936 44% 61% 1120 77%
414 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota $9,299 $24,636 43% 76% 1120 98%
415 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania $13,720 $30,785 58% 72% 1120 87%
416 Oakland University Rochester Hills, Michigan $15,262 $25,182 37% 53% 1120 88%
417 Longwood University Farmville, Virginia $15,744 $34,588 46% 74% 1120 90%
418 Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas $7,106 $21,967 59% 59% 1120 98%
419 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas $40,190 $52,716 32% 55% 1120 89%
420 Buena Vista University Storm Lake, Iowa $41,798 $54,222 67% 58% 1120 78%
421 Ashland University Ashland, Ohio $31,210 $43,434 38% 68% 1120 76%
422 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Missouri $10,611 $24,945 42% 62% 1119 86%
423 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, Idaho $4,800 $15,246 11% 70% 1118 96%
424 Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina $44,910 $60,242 51% 73% 1118 68%
425 University of Nebraska Kearney Kearney, Nebraska $8,676 $25,808 35% 70% 1118 89%
426 University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas $10,523 $25,029 40% 62% 1118 89%
427 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois $38,900 $51,981 63% 67% 1117 56%
428 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio $14,460 $33,007 48% 53% 1117 81%
429 University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine $11,284 $23,717 35% 65% 1116 79%
430 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, Louisiana $9,190 $24,932 35% 63% 1116 85%
431 University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho $9,084 $23,738 38% 62% 1116 76%
432 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania $42,396 $56,752 82% 78% 1116 62%
433 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan $15,640 $24,040 36% 47% 1115 56%
434 University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas $9,736 $24,505 32% 58% 1114 94%
435 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida $6,118 $20,807 25% 59% 1114 63%
436 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia $5,808 $24,008 33% 53% 1113 69%
437 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois $16,144 $34,309 43% 74% 1113 88%
438 Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii $34,392 $50,674 23% 63% 1111 86%
439 Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado $9,958 $27,030 30% 58% 1111 77%
440 Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut $13,401 $24,877 49% 64% 1110 87%

Questions

Highest sat in the US: which university leads?
University of Texas at Arlington — an average SAT of 1124.
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.