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
81 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan $33,189 — 0% — 1415 21%
82 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida $62,616 $86,078 27% 73% 1415 19%
83 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado $21,914 $40,560 32% 91% 1412 61%
84 Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington $64,050 $78,092 54% 93% 1410 38%
85 Denison University Granville, Ohio $67,000 $81,900 51% 80% 1410 17%
86 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, New York $46,820 $64,190 21% 75% 1410 21%
87 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania $67,812 $83,756 35% 90% 1410 29%
88 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York $67,290 $85,270 33% 86% 1405 21%
89 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida $6,381 $22,523 11% 69% 1403 24%
90 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania $65,920 $83,250 49% 79% 1396 29%
91 Union College Schenectady, New York $69,039 $84,561 44% 86% 1395 44%
92 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas $11,688 $31,247 27% 77% 1395 27%
93 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania $70,794 $85,776 44% 85% 1392 28%
94 Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania $65,650 $82,902 39% 88% 1391 42%
95 University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma $50,061 $64,459 33% 79% 1389 62%
96 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio $13,244 $30,305 29% 63% 1387 61%
97 Pepperdine University Malibu, California $69,918 $93,512 37% 74% 1384 63%
98 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York $59,274 $74,626 53% 77% 1383 67%
99 American University Washington, District of Columbia $58,771 $76,058 38% 79% 1381 62%
100 Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois $45,546 $59,263 43% 88% 1380 87%
101 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, New York $66,436 $84,553 32% 79% 1380 52%
102 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania $66,640 $81,960 48% 90% 1379 39%
103 Willamette University Salem, Oregon $51,156 $67,501 39% 78% 1377 77%
104 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah $6,688 $22,690 11% 80% 1376 68%
105 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York $65,528 $84,517 32% 79% 1375 46%
106 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont $19,058 $35,649 37% 81% 1374 65%
107 St. Lawrence University Canton, New York $65,900 $82,000 54% 85% 1371 54%
108 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina $59,770 $76,798 28% 83% 1371 43%
109 College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, Maine $47,997 $58,266 53% 77% 1370 70%
110 Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts $58,867 $68,432 58% 80% 1370 40%
111 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, New York $66,862 $82,467 40% 83% 1366 62%
112 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado $70,734 $86,921 26% 89% 1365 18%
113 Bennington College Bennington, Vermont $66,262 $87,284 50% 74% 1364 45%
114 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana $9,992 $24,591 22% 78% 1364 50%
115 Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee $57,110 $71,136 51% 84% 1362 50%
116 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida $5,656 $25,720 20% 63% 1361 24%
117 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California $62,357 $83,943 29% 78% 1359 45%
118 Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts $57,056 $80,399 43% 78% 1358 51%
119 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado $15,666 $37,684 25% 74% 1357 78%
120 Chapman University Orange, California $64,984 $83,146 60% 68% 1357 65%

Questions

Highest sat in the US: which university leads?
Hillsdale College — an average SAT of 1415.
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.