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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
1,196
Median
of 309 schools, Division III
1.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
1,510
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. 3University of ChicagoDivision III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL1,540
  4. 4Carnegie Mellon UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA1,535
  5. 5Washington University in St. LouisDivision III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO1,535
  6. 6New York UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY1,525
  7. 7Pomona-Pitzer CollegesDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA1,520
  8. 8Bowdoin CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME1,515
  9. 9Williams CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA1,515
  10. 10Swarthmore CollegeDivision III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA1,510
  11. 11Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps CollegesDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA1,505
  12. 12Emory UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA1,505
  13. 13Tufts UniversityDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA1,505
  14. 14Colby CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME1,495
  15. 15Wellesley CollegeDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA1,495

Every school, Division III

8411,555
#1 · Johns Hopkins Universityevery school

The spread across 309 schools; the median is 1,196.

How it is measured

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

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#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%
3University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
1,5401510–15705%
4Carnegie Mellon University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA
1,5351500–157011%
5Washington University in St. Louis
Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO
1,5351500–157012%
6New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
1,5251480–15709%
7Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
1,5201480–15607%
8Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
1,5151480–15508%
9Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
1,5151470–156010%
10Swarthmore College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA
1,5101460–15607%
11Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
1,5051450–156011%
12Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
1,5051460–155011%
13Tufts University
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA
1,5051460–155010%
14Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
1,4951440–15507%
15Wellesley College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA
1,4951440–155014%
16Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
1,4951450–154017%
17Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
1,4921435–155018%
18Carleton College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
1,4901430–155022%
19Case Western Reserve University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH
1,4851430–154029%
20Haverford College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA
1,4851430–154013%
21Grinnell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA
1,4841418–155013%
22Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
1,4801410–155012%
23Smith College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA
1,4741408–154020%
24University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
1,4701400–154036%
25Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
1,4701410–153017%
26Brandeis University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA
1,4601390–153035%
27Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
1,4551360–155010%
28Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
1,4551400–151013%
29Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
1,4421365–152020%
30Babson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA
1,4401380–150020%
31Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
1,4401370–151033%
32Stevens Institute of Technology
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ
1,4351370–150043%
33Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
1,4301360–150031%
34Macalester College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
1,4301350–151028%
35Occidental College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA
1,4301360–150040%
36Mount Holyoke College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA
1,4251350–150038%
37Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY
1,4151330–150058%
38Yeshiva University
Division III · Skyline Conference · New York, NY
1,4101320–150064%
39Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
1,4051340–147038%
40Union College (New York)
Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY
1,3951310–148044%
41Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
1,3921320–146528%
42Rhodes College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN
1,3901290–149050%
43Bryn Mawr College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA
1,3851300–147031%
44Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
1,3851300–147017%
45Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
1,3851310–146034%
46Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
1,3801300–146023%
47Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
1,3791298–146032%
48Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Terre Haute, IN
1,3751280–147073%
49Whitman College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Walla Walla, WA
1,3751270–148050%
50Rochester Institute of Technology
Division III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY
1,3701280–146071%
51Bard College
Division III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
1,3651290–144052%
52St. Olaf College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
1,3651260–147052%
53Sarah Lawrence College
Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronxville, NY
1,3551270–144059%
54Gettysburg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA
1,3501240–146048%
55The College of Wooster
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH
1,3501250–145054%
56Wheaton College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL
1,3501260–144090%
57Chapman University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA
1,3401250–143056%
58Hunter College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
1,3401210–147054%
59The City College of New York
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
1,3401220–146058%
60St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
1,3321255–141058%
61Emerson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
1,3301250–141047%
62Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
1,3261230–142354%
63Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
1,3201240–140042%
64Pratt Institute
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Brooklyn, NY
1,3201220–142053%
65University of the South
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN
1,3171236–139851%
66Lawrence University
Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI
1,3151200–143063%
67Muhlenberg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA
1,3151230–140064%
68Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Norton, MA
1,3151210–142071%
69Baruch College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
1,3101210–141050%
70Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
1,3101230–139066%
71Lewis & Clark College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR
1,3001210–139075%
72Illinois Institute of Technology
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Chicago, IL
1,2951180–141055%
73U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT
1,2951210–138024%
74Clarkson University
Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY
1,2941198–139077%
75Concordia College, Moorhead
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Moorhead, MN
1,2901160–142063%
76Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
1,2901220–136057%
77State University of New York at Geneseo
Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY
1,2901200–138064%
78University of Puget Sound
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
1,2871185–139076%
79Beloit College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI
1,2851210–136057%
80DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
1,2851140–143054%
81Hendrix College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
1,2851185–138553%
82Houghton University
Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY
1,2851180–139093%
83Brooklyn College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
1,2801140–142054%
84Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
1,2801190–137070%
85Kalamazoo College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI
1,2801188–137376%
86Ohio Northern University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Ada, OH
1,2741173–137673%
87Earlham College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN
1,2701178–136374%
88John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
1,2701190–135081%
89Purchase College, State University of New York
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
1,2701178–136373%
90University of Dallas
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Irving, TX
1,2701170–137054%
91Gordon College
Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA
1,2691168–137059%
92Hamline University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
1,2691146–139390%
93Lake Forest College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL
1,2671170–136559%
94Agnes Scott College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Decatur, GA
1,2651180–135067%
95Washington College (Maryland)
Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD
1,2651185–134566%
96Covenant College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA
1,2601130–139082%
97Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
1,2601160–136087%
98Austin College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Sherman, TX
1,2551170–134047%
99LeTourneau University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Longview, TX
1,2551140–137041%
100Southwestern University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX
1,2551170–134039%
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