California Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2024 average SAT score of California colleges is 1346 which is 68 points higher than previous SAT score of 1278.

Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 22 California colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 22 California colleges, 20 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 1 schools' scores decreased. 1 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 California colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $61,377 and graduate tuition & fees is $51,692 for the academic year 2023-2024.

Table. California Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 1	Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,550 30	35	4.00%	81.01%	$62,484	18,283	95.00%	5 to 1
2 -	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,530 10	35	13.00%	35.96%	$66,255	922	92.00%	8 to 1
3 2	Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,520 -	34	7.00%	50.00%	$62,326	1,716	94.00%	7 to 1
4 -	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,510 35	34	11.00%	50.00%	$64,150	1,389	91.00%	8 to 1
4 -	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
6 -	Scripps College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,480 30	33	34.00%	25.95%	$63,434	1,099	84.00%	10 to 1
7 -	Occidental College Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,450 35	33	40.00%	20.01%	$63,446	1,942	82.00%	9 to 1
8 -	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,420 10	31	44.00%	19.00%	$59,241	9,178	88.00%	12 to 1
9 -	Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,360 10	30	50.00%	11.99%	$66,742	10,030	83.00%	13 to 1
9 4	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CAPrivate, 4-year	1,360 57	-	70.03%	46.04%	$37,450	455	87.00%	7 to 1
	Average	1,469	33	28.30%	38.50%	$61,377	9,396	88.80%	9 to 1

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Graduate

George Washington University Private, 4-year | Washington, DC
Capella University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis, MN
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