The average SAT score of best-2014-us-top-50-schools is 1,493 and the average ACT score is 33. Among best-2014-us-top-50-schools, Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Brown University has the highest ACT score of 35.
The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for best-2014-us-top-50-schools. The table only shows the 4-years colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools.
The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.
| School Name | Required to Apply | SAT Average | ACT Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,490 | 34 |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,470 | 33 |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,470 | 33 |
| Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | Considered, if submitted | 1,490 | 34 |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,520 | 34 |
| Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 34 |
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 34 |
| Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | Considered, if submitted | 1,520 | 33 |
| Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | Required | 1,500 | 33 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | Required | 1,450 | 32 |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 35 |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 35 |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,430 | 32 |
| New York UniversityNew York, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,530 | 34 |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,500 | 34 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | Considered, if submitted | 1,530 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,310 | 29 |
| Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 34 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,410 | 32 |
| Rice UniversityHouston, TX | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 35 |
| Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 35 |
| Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, VA | Not considered | - | - |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | Considered, if submitted | 1,510 | 34 |
| University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of California-DavisDavis, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | Considered, if submitted | 1,550 | 35 |
| University of FloridaGainesville, FL | Required | 1,390 | 31 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | Considered, if submitted | 1,410 | 32 |
| University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | Considered, if submitted | 1,400 | 32 |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | Considered, if submitted | 1,470 | 33 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | Considered, if submitted | 1,470 | 32 |
| University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | Considered, if submitted | 1,500 | 34 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| University of RochesterRochester, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,480 | 33 |
| University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | Considered, if submitted | 1,510 | 33 |
| University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | Considered, if submitted | 1,450 | 30 |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | Considered, if submitted | 1,460 | 33 |
| Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 34 |
| William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | Considered, if submitted | 1,450 | 33 |
| Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 34 |
| Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | Considered, if submitted | 1,410 | 31 |
| Average | 1,493 | 33 |