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
161 Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania $61,210 $76,815 65% 83% 1310 92%
162 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland — — — — 1307 9%
163 Seattle University Seattle, Washington $56,721 $72,124 49% 78% 1307 77%
164 Clarkson University Potsdam, New York $59,398 $79,022 62% 86% 1304 77%
165 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas $61,740 $76,604 25% 77% 1298 44%
166 DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, Washington $38,950 $55,588 43% 79% 1297 64%
167 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois $53,710 $67,408 45% 75% 1297 82%
168 Wofford College Spartanburg, South Carolina $56,005 $72,441 41% 79% 1296 52%
169 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington $62,898 $78,378 43% 82% 1296 72%
170 University of San Francisco San Francisco, California $60,492 $80,141 47% 73% 1295 62%
171 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York $10,936 $30,785 40% 68% 1295 74%
172 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa $52,130 $64,835 44% 84% 1292 64%
173 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware $16,810 $30,952 50% 80% 1292 71%
174 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York $61,845 $80,049 35% 75% 1290 73%
175 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, Minnesota $56,076 $67,613 54% 83% 1290 61%
176 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon $14,400 $31,653 33% 67% 1290 77%
177 Dominican University of California San Rafael, California $52,161 $71,751 58% 72% 1290 84%
178 Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington $9,582 $30,359 29% 74% 1289 93%
179 High Point University High Point, North Carolina $45,312 $65,548 41% 70% 1288 75%
180 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina $7,277 $26,547 36% 63% 1287 64%
181 Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky $46,870 $60,993 47% 75% 1287 87%
182 Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin $60,886 $71,365 54% 78% 1287 63%
183 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas $14,644 $29,807 33% 65% 1286 65%
184 University of Massachusetts at Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts $16,966 $30,786 53% 64% 1285 83%
185 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama $12,180 $33,382 32% 60% 1285 77%
186 Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas $38,200 $55,013 45% 76% 1282 56%
187 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio $13,976 $32,171 37% 57% 1282 85%
188 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, Texas $13,154 $32,696 26% 82% 1280 57%
189 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, Michigan $61,050 $74,208 45% 83% 1280 75%
190 Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee $42,540 $62,570 34% 76% 1280 95%
191 Alfred University Alfred, New York $41,500 $57,445 64% 71% 1279 74%
192 University of Portland Portland, Oregon $58,100 $73,224 39% 87% 1277 89%
193 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $48,986 $67,776 67% 82% 1276 84%
194 Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania $56,550 $71,348 56% 79% 1275 55%
195 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois $57,704 $70,700 63% 84% 1275 39%
196 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana $47,560 $65,970 43% 85% 1274 85%
197 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia $14,220 $28,604 31% 73% 1274 87%
198 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon $16,137 $34,793 29% 62% 1272 88%
199 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia $14,640 $31,137 29% 74% 1272 80%
200 Mercer University Macon, Georgia $42,312 $58,204 62% 47% 1271 69%

Questions

Highest sat in the US: which university leads?
Ursinus College — an average SAT of 1310.
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.