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Highest test scores

The midpoint of the SAT middle 50% of admitted students. Test-optional schools report the scores of those who sent them.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
1,555
#1 · Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
1,175
Median
of 774 schools, all divisions
1.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
1,535
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Johns Hopkins UniversityDivision III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD1,555
  2. 2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA1,545
  3. 3Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA1,545
  4. 4Duke UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC1,540
  5. 5Harvard UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA1,540
  6. 6Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ1,540
  7. 7University of ChicagoDivision III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL1,540
  8. 8Yale UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT1,540
  9. 9Brown UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI1,535
  10. 10Carnegie Mellon UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA1,535
  11. 11Dartmouth CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH1,535
  12. 12Rice UniversityDivision I · American Conference · Houston, TX1,535
  13. 13University of PennsylvaniaDivision I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA1,535
  14. 14Vanderbilt UniversityDivision I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN1,535
  15. 15Washington University in St. LouisDivision III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO1,535

Every school, all divisions

8411,555
#1 · Johns Hopkins Universityevery school

The spread across 774 schools; the median is 1,175.

How it is measured

Schools that report SAT ranges only. Test-blind schools do not appear.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolSAT middle-50% midpointSAT mid 50%Admitted
1Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
1,5551530–15808%
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA
1,5451510–15805%
3Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
1,5451510–15804%
4Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
1,5401510–15707%
5Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
1,5401500–15803%
6Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
1,5401500–15804%
7University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
1,5401510–15705%
8Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
1,5401500–15805%
9Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
1,5351500–15705%
10Carnegie Mellon University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA
1,5351500–157011%
11Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
1,5351500–15706%
12Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
1,5351500–15708%
13University of Pennsylvania
Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA
1,5351500–15706%
14Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
1,5351510–15606%
15Washington University in St. Louis
Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO
1,5351500–157012%
16Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
1,5301490–15704%
17New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
1,5251480–15709%
18Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
1,5251490–15607%
19Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
1,5201480–15608%
20Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
1,5201480–15607%
21Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
1,5151480–15508%
22Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
1,5151470–156010%
23Swarthmore College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA
1,5101460–15607%
24Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
1,5051450–156011%
25Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
1,5051460–155011%
26Northeastern University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA
1,5051460–15506%
27Tufts University
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA
1,5051460–155010%
28Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
1,4951440–15507%
29University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
1,4951440–155010%
30Wellesley College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA
1,4951440–155014%
31Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
1,4951450–154017%
32Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
1,4921435–155018%
33Carleton College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
1,4901430–155022%
34University of Notre Dame
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN
1,4901440–154012%
35Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
1,4851430–154016%
36Case Western Reserve University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH
1,4851430–154029%
37Haverford College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA
1,4851430–154013%
38Grinnell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA
1,4841418–155013%
39Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
1,4801430–153012%
40Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
1,4801410–155012%
41Smith College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA
1,4741408–154020%
42Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
1,4701390–155013%
43University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
1,4701410–153023%
44University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
1,4701400–154036%
45University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
1,4701410–153017%
46Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
1,4701410–153017%
47Boston University
Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA
1,4601400–152011%
48Brandeis University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA
1,4601390–153035%
49Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
1,4551360–155010%
50Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
1,4551400–151013%
51Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
1,4551400–151025%
52Tulane University
Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA
1,4501390–151015%
53University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
1,4501370–153019%
54Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
1,4501390–151022%
55University of Maryland, College Park
Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD
1,4451370–152045%
56Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
1,4421365–152020%
57Babson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA
1,4401380–150020%
58Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
1,4401370–151033%
59University of Michigan
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI
1,4401350–153018%
60William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
1,4371365–151033%
61Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
1,4351360–151014%
62Stevens Institute of Technology
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ
1,4351370–150043%
63University of Wisconsin-Madison
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI
1,4351360–151043%
64Georgia Institute of Technology
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA
1,4301330–153016%
65Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
1,4301360–150031%
66Macalester College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
1,4301350–151028%
67Occidental College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA
1,4301360–150040%
68George Washington University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC
1,4251350–150044%
69Hillsdale College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI
1,4251340–151021%
70Mount Holyoke College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA
1,4251350–150038%
71Lehigh University
Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA
1,4201350–149029%
72Santa Clara University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA
1,4201340–150044%
73Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
1,4151340–149031%
74Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY
1,4151330–150058%
75Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
1,4101330–149056%
76Yeshiva University
Division III · Skyline Conference · New York, NY
1,4101320–150064%
77Binghamton University
Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY
1,4051320–149038%
78Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
1,4051340–147038%
79Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
1,4051320–149049%
80The Ohio State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH
1,4051330–148051%
81Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
1,4001320–148061%
82University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
1,4001330–147019%
83Colorado School of Mines
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Golden, CO
1,3951320–147060%
84Union College (New York)
Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY
1,3951310–148044%
85University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN
1,3951310–148077%
86Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
1,3921320–146528%
87Rhodes College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN
1,3901290–149050%
88University of Florida
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL
1,3901300–148024%
89University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL
1,3901270–151044%
90University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Amherst, MA
1,3901300–148058%
91Bryn Mawr College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA
1,3851300–147031%
92Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
1,3851300–147017%
93Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
1,3851310–146034%
94North Carolina State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC
1,3801300–146040%
95Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
1,3801300–146023%
96Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
1,3791298–146032%
97American University
Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC
1,3751300–145047%
98Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
1,3751300–145032%
99Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Terre Haute, IN
1,3751280–147073%
100Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ
1,3751270–148065%
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