The 2024 average SAT score is 1188 which is 16 points higher than previous SAT score of 1172.
University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University have the highest SAT score of 1550 among 814 colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
Of those 814 colleges, 395 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 251 schools' scores decreased. 32 schools' scores are same as last year.
For 2024 admission, 39 colleges have the SAT score of 1500 or higher, which is very high and competitive. Additionally, the acceptance rate at these colleges is very low, averaging 10.23%.
The table below shows the 39 colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,568 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,061 for the academic year 2023-2024.
| School Name | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 5 | 35 | 5.00% | 87.99% | $65,619 | 18,339 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 | 35 | 8.00% | 48.01% | $62,840 | 31,275 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 5 | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 20 | 35 | 3.00% | 84.02% | $59,076 | 30,631 | 97.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 1 16 | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 37 | 34 | 7.00% | 54.99% | $65,805 | 18,023 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 3 | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 20 | 35 | 8.00% | 46.00% | $58,128 | 8,672 | 93.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 10 | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 30 | 35 | 4.00% | 81.01% | $62,484 | 18,283 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 10 | 34 | 5.00% | 70.00% | $64,700 | 14,776 | 97.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 10 | 34 | 12.00% | 46.99% | $62,982 | 17,012 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 7 13 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 40 | 34 | 6.00% | 66.99% | $65,511 | 6,744 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 7 8 | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 25 | 34 | 4.00% | 76.99% | $59,710 | 8,842 | 97.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 20 | 35 | 4.00% | 62.99% | $68,171 | 34,782 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 7 5 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 20 | 35 | 11.00% | 44.01% | $63,274 | 16,002 | 91.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 15 | 35 | 6.00% | 69.00% | $66,104 | 28,201 | 96.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 7 8 | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 25 | 35 | 5.00% | 63.02% | $68,230 | 11,189 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 15 | 35 | 6.00% | 57.01% | $63,946 | 13,710 | 92.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 16 3 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 10 | 35 | 13.00% | 35.96% | $66,255 | 922 | 92.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 16 7 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 10 | 34 | 7.00% | 57.01% | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 16 | Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 | 34 | 10.00% | 46.99% | $64,860 | 2,222 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 16 2 | New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 20 | 34 | 9.00% | 54.00% | $60,438 | 59,144 | 87.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 16 5 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 35 | 34 | 7.00% | 42.00% | $62,412 | 1,625 | 93.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 16 14 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 5 | 35 | 21.98% | 49.02% | $61,802 | 386 | 93.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 22 12 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 - | 34 | 7.00% | 50.00% | $62,326 | 1,716 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 22 3 | Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 40 | 33 | 11.00% | 40.01% | $60,774 | 14,841 | 89.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 22 3 | Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 15 | 34 | 8.00% | 66.01% | $66,014 | 25,898 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 25 5 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 35 | 34 | 11.00% | 50.00% | $64,150 | 1,389 | 91.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 25 5 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 35 | 33 | 10.00% | 44.99% | $68,237 | 48,945 | 92.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 25 11 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 105 | 34 | 17.00% | 32.01% | $67,016 | 3,253 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 25 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 | 34 | 8.00% | 57.01% | $64,910 | 1,915 | 94.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 25 8 | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 45 | 33 | 7.00% | 50.04% | $66,600 | 2,299 | 88.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 25 4 | Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 15 | 34 | 10.00% | 50.00% | $67,844 | 13,431 | 93.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 25 7 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 40 | 34 | 14.00% | 50.00% | $64,320 | 2,447 | 90.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 25 1 | Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 22 | 33 | 8.00% | 75.95% | $66,246 | 3,442 | 91.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 25 - | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 30 | 34 | 18.00% | 32.02% | $67,805 | 2,459 | 91.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 34 7 | Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 20 | 33 | 13.00% | 47.99% | $65,081 | 20,984 | 95.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 34 7 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 20 | 34 | 12.00% | 58.99% | $62,693 | 13,105 | 96.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 34 - | Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 40 | 33 | 10.00% | 38.96% | $67,280 | 1,898 | 91.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 34 11 | Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 10 | 34 | 6.00% | 50.00% | $63,141 | 30,013 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 34 5 | Carleton College Northfield, MNPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 21 | 33 | 22.00% | 36.99% | $65,457 | 2,059 | 90.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 34 1 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,500 83 | 34 | 45.07% | 73.44% | $69,916 | 318 | 80.00% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | 1,525 | 34 | 10.23% | 55.09% | $64,568 | 14,214 | 92.79% | 8 to 1 |