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
201 Rollins College Winter Park, Florida $60,580 $76,108 39% 56% 1271 48%
202 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida $6,368 $23,133 23% 59% 1269 40%
203 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan $16,458 $32,198 34% 67% 1269 85%
204 Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, Florida $4,940 $21,817 25% — 1268 58%
205 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California $52,560 $68,426 50% 71% 1266 76%
206 Pace University New York, New York $53,290 $69,550 45% 64% 1266 76%
207 Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island $52,677 $69,964 52% 87% 1265 65%
208 State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New York $8,572 $28,428 42% 71% 1265 62%
209 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois $45,999 $63,052 46% 62% 1262 76%
210 St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, Maryland $15,298 $31,865 43% 80% 1261 69%
211 Biola University La Mirada, California $48,984 $62,757 44% 74% 1261 74%
212 Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia $50,604 $63,283 53% 56% 1260 62%
213 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama $9,098 $28,145 40% 51% 1258 88%
214 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan $19,123 $34,152 46% 80% 1258 92%
215 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah $9,620 $25,557 21% 72% 1257 86%
216 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia $14,250 $31,735 29% 82% 1256 72%
217 Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee $40,572 $55,117 29% 69% 1256 68%
218 Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York $40,330 $53,183 64% 68% 1255 83%
219 Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio $39,800 $53,580 55% 85% 1252 74%
220 Salisbury University Salisbury, Maryland $11,084 $28,310 39% 68% 1252 87%
221 University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina $7,501 $21,685 39% 60% 1251 92%
222 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota $14,610 $27,680 44% 75% 1251 89%
223 Kettering University Flint, Michigan $48,470 $61,250 45% 86% 1251 79%
224 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois $14,338 $27,521 22% 69% 1250 77%
225 Emmanuel College Boston, Massachusetts $48,550 $65,252 61% 71% 1250 76%
226 University of Houston Houston, Texas $9,717 $26,185 32% 62% 1250 74%
227 Hope College Holland, Michigan $41,970 $55,646 44% 81% 1249 79%
228 Berea College Berea, Kentucky $51,658 $60,718 8% 68% 1249 19%
229 Goucher College Baltimore, Maryland $53,350 $70,544 53% 73% 1248 78%
230 College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina $12,978 $32,362 38% 60% 1247 60%
231 The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey $19,632 $38,860 48% 84% 1246 62%
232 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona $13,926 $29,423 26% 66% 1246 86%
233 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota $10,500 $25,385 40% 79% 1245 80%
234 Saint Michael's College Colchester, Vermont $51,450 $69,079 58% 84% 1245 85%
235 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia $21,046 $34,824 59% 84% 1244 71%
236 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $47,505 $64,197 86% 87% 1243 81%
237 Wagner College Staten Island, New York $53,200 $65,574 53% 76% 1243 88%
238 University of Redlands Redlands, California $60,878 $76,630 55% 68% 1241 83%
239 Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas $53,813 $67,493 46% 74% 1241 43%
240 Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania $52,080 $66,497 69% 80% 1240 84%

Questions

Highest sat in the US: which university leads?
Rollins College — an average SAT of 1271.
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.