Which Colleges Have Highest SAT Scores in 2024

Jewish Theological Seminary of America rose 88 points from last year (2021), the highest among top 50 colleges that have the highest SAT Scores. Over the past five years, NYU has risen by 120 points, the highest of the colleges. The next two tables list the top 50 colleges that have the highest SAT Scores. In addition, you can track the SAT score changes for the past 5 years.

Comparison Table

The following two tables compare the colleges with important academic statistics as well as admission facts. The tuition and admission data is based on the academic year 2023-2024 and enrollment data is based on the academic year 2021-2022

Key Statistics

Key Statistics
School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Population	SAT Score	Tuition
School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Population	SAT Score	In-State	Out-of-State
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	3.96%	84.97%	11,858	1,560	$60,156
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	7.25%	51.22%	31,275	1,550	$63,340
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	3.24%	82.96%	30,631	1,550	$59,076
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	6.38%	62.17%	6,744	1,550	$65,739
Duke University Durham, NC	6.35%	54.98%	18,023	1,550	$65,805
Stanford University Stanford, CA	3.68%	83.66%	18,283	1,550	$62,484
Yale University New Haven, CT	4.57%	67.89%	14,776	1,540	$64,700
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	5.43%	84.80%	18,339	1,540	$66,939
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5.70%	69.17%	8,842	1,540	$59,710
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	11.30%	44.31%	16,002	1,540	$63,829
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	6.50%	67.88%	28,201	1,540	$66,104
Brown University Providence, RI	5.06%	67.02%	11,189	1,540	$68,230
Rice University Houston, TX	8.68%	44.07%	8,672	1,540	$58,128
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	13.36%	39.97%	922	1,530	$66,255
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	7.21%	55.16%	23,161	1,530	$65,997
Williams College Williamstown, MA	8.50%	44.32%	2,222	1,530	$64,860
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	11.76%	48.17%	17,012	1,530	$62,982
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	3.95%	64.06%	34,782	1,530	$69,045
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	7.47%	67.55%	25,898	1,530	$66,014
New York University New York, NY	12.46%	49.32%	59,144	1,530	$60,438
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	6.67%	52.34%	13,710	1,530	$63,946
Pomona College Claremont, CA	7.02%	55.14%	1,716	1,520	$62,326
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	12.02%	41.18%	48,945	1,520	$68,237
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	9.19%	58.93%	1,915	1,520	$64,910
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	6.93%	42.49%	1,625	1,520	$62,412
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	19.14%	45.45%	386	1,520	$64,458
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	10.35%	54.48%	1,389	1,510	$64,150
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	12.91%	59.54%	13,105	1,510	$62,693
Amherst College Amherst, MA	7.26%	43.28%	1,898	1,510	$67,280
Tufts University Medford, MA	9.69%	50.13%	13,431	1,510	$67,844
Barnard College New York, NY	8.79%	66.00%	3,442	1,505	$66,246
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	50.76%	59.70%	318	1,505	$65,545
Georgetown University Washington, DC	12.23%	48.70%	20,984	1,500	$65,081
Emory University Atlanta, GA	11.35%	37.80%	14,841	1,500	$60,774
Northeastern University Boston, MA	6.80%	40.69%	30,013	1,500	$63,141
Haverford College Haverford, PA	14.21%	45.02%	1,421	1,500	$68,300
Colby College Waterville, ME	7.61%	52.33%	2,299	1,490	$66,600
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	16.66%	34.60%	15,287	1,490	$67,680
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	13.57%	50.78%	2,447	1,490	$64,320
Carleton College Northfield, MN	16.63%	37.28%	2,059	1,490	$65,457
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	11.78%	40.99%	2,072	1,490	$65,740
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	18.66%	31.99%	2,459	1,490	$67,805
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	27.41%	14.64%	12,201	1,490	$64,671
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	12.69%	38.87%	2,843	1,490	$65,280
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	18.66%	42.32%	26,082	1,490	$22,323	$58,950
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	17.13%	42.05%	45,296	1,480	$11,764	$32,876
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	10.76%	40.61%	1,759	1,480	$64,862
Bates College Lewiston, ME	13.74%	45.56%	1,790	1,480	$63,478
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	12.43%	30.95%	3,141	1,480	$67,024
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	16.96%	38.86%	2,243	1,480	$64,525

SAT Score Changes

SAT Score Changes
School Name	Score Change 2019-2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	25	1,535	1,540	1,545	-	1,560
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	45	1,505	1,510	1,515	-	1,550
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	30	1,520	1,515	1,520	1,530	1,550
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	60	1,490	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,550
Duke University Durham, NC	40	1,510	1,525	1,520	1,513	1,550
Stanford University Stanford, CA	55	1,495	1,505	1,495	1,520	1,550
Yale University New Haven, CT	25	1,515	1,515	1,520	1,530	1,540
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	20	1,520	1,535	1,535	1,545	1,540
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	35	1,505	1,515	1,510	1,515	1,540
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	40	1,500	1,510	1,510	1,520	1,540
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	55	1,485	1,505	1,515	1,525	1,540
Brown University Providence, RI	55	1,485	1,505	1,500	1,515	1,540
Rice University Houston, TX	35	1,505	1,520	1,515	1,530	1,540
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	5	1,525	1,530	1,530	1,520	1,530
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	40	1,490	1,495	1,490	1,520	1,530
Williams College Williamstown, MA	50	1,480	1,480	-	-	1,530
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	10	1,520	1,520	1,520	1,530	1,530
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	25	1,505	1,505	1,515	1,520	1,530
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	65	1,465	1,480	1,470	1,505	1,530
New York University New York, NY	120	1,410	1,440	1,455	1,510	1,530
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	25	1,505	1,510	1,520	1,525	1,530
Pomona College Claremont, CA	50	1,470	1,465	-	1,520	1,520
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	80	1,440	1,445	1,435	1,475	1,520
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME		-	-	-	-	1,540
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	55	1,465	1,460	1,467	1,495	1,520
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	15	1,505	1,510	1,510	1,535	1,520
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	85	1,425	1,435	1,415	1,475	1,510
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	35	1,475	1,475	1,475	1,480	1,510
Amherst College Amherst, MA	80	1,430	1,415	1,495	1,460	1,510
Tufts University Medford, MA	55	1,455	1,465	1,455	1,495	1,510
Barnard College New York, NY	90	1,415	1,430	1,434	1,487	1,505
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	75	1,430	1,405	1,455	1,417	1,505
Georgetown University Washington, DC	50	1,450	1,465	1,465	1,480	1,500
Emory University Atlanta, GA	65	1,435	1,445	1,455	1,480	1,500
Northeastern University Boston, MA	50	1,450	1,465	1,475	1,490	1,500
Haverford College Haverford, PA	50	1,450	1,460	1,440	1,480	1,500
Colby College Waterville, ME	60	1,430	1,450	1,450	1,465	1,490
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	85	1,405	1,420	1,415	1,475	1,490
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	65	1,425	1,445	1,435	1,470	1,490
Carleton College Northfield, MN	50	1,440	1,450	1,425	1,479	1,490
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	60	1,430	1,445	1,445	1,475	1,490
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	50	1,440	1,445	1,440	1,480	1,490
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	55	1,435	1,425	1,430	1,470	1,490
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	75	1,415	1,445	1,430	1,455	1,490
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	75	1,415	1,430	1,415	1,440	1,490
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	15	1,465	1,405	1,450	1,405	1,480
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	30	1,450	1,450	1,445	1,450	1,480
Bates College Lewiston, ME		-	-	-	-	1,480
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	65	1,415	1,415	1,385	1,425	1,480
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	61	1,419	1,430	1,425	1,470	1,480

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