The average SAT score is 1,477 and ACT score is 33 over the 25 Private Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.
University of Chicago has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 35). Johns Hopkins University (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 35) and Harvard University (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 35) are following it in the list of Private Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $63,873 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,863 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 7.76% and the average SAT score is 1,536 at the schools.
| 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 1 | 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 4 | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 20 | 35 - | 3.00% | 84.02% | $59,076 | 30,631 | 97.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 1 2 | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 20 | 35 - | 8.00% | 46.00% | $58,128 | 8,672 | 93.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 9 | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 30 | 35 - | 4.00% | 81.01% | $62,484 | 18,283 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 6 10 | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 37 | 34 - | 7.00% | 54.99% | $65,805 | 18,023 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 7 5 | 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 4 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 20 | 35 1 | 11.00% | 44.01% | $63,274 | 16,002 | 91.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 15 | 35 1 | 6.00% | 69.00% | $66,104 | 28,201 | 96.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 7 7 | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 25 | 35 1 | 5.00% | 63.02% | $68,230 | 11,189 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 7 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 15 | 35 - | 6.00% | 57.01% | $63,946 | 13,710 | 92.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 8 | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 10 | 34 - | 5.00% | 70.00% | $64,700 | 14,776 | 97.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 12 10 | 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 |
| 12 7 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 40 | 34 - | 6.00% | 66.99% | $65,511 | 6,744 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 2 | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 25 | 34 - | 4.00% | 76.99% | $59,710 | 8,842 | 97.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 16 4 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 10 | 35 - | 13.00% | 35.96% | $66,255 | 922 | 92.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 17 9 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 10 | 34 1 | 7.00% | 57.01% | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 17 | Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 | 34 | 10.00% | 46.99% | $64,860 | 2,222 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 17 - | 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 |
| 17 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAPrivate, 4-year | 1,530 35 | 34 - | 7.00% | 42.00% | $62,412 | 1,625 | 93.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 21 12 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 - | 34 - | 7.00% | 50.00% | $62,326 | 1,716 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 21 3 | Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 15 | 34 - | 8.00% | 66.01% | $66,014 | 25,898 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 23 3 | Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 40 | 33 - | 11.00% | 40.01% | $60,774 | 14,841 | 89.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 24 6 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 35 | 34 - | 11.00% | 50.00% | $64,150 | 1,389 | 91.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 24 37 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 105 | 34 1 | 17.00% | 32.01% | $67,016 | 3,253 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | 1,536 | 34 | 7.76% | 57.32% | $63,873 | 16,426 | 93.76% | 7 to 1 |