The 2024 average SAT score is 1223 which is 26 points higher than previous SAT score of 1196.
University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University have the highest SAT score of 1550 among 489 colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
Of those 489 colleges, 253 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 133 schools' scores decreased. 14 schools' scores are same as last year.
The table below shows the 25 colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $63,922 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,926 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 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 15 | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 1,550 37 | 34 | 7.00% | 54.99% | $65,805 | 18,023 | 96.00% | 6 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 |
| 7 3 | 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 5 | 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 12 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 40 | 34 | 6.00% | 66.99% | $65,511 | 6,744 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 7 7 | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 1,540 25 | 34 | 4.00% | 76.99% | $59,710 | 8,842 | 97.00% | 5 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 8 | 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 1 | 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 4 | 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 5 | Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year | 1,520 40 | 33 | 11.00% | 40.01% | $60,774 | 14,841 | 89.00% | 9 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 |
| 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 6 | 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 |
| Average | 1,536 | 34 | 7.48% | 57.84% | $63,922 | 18,254 | 93.72% | 7 to 1 |