The average SAT score is 1,349 and ACT score is 30 over the 25 Public Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.
University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,490, ACT: 33). University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (SAT: 1,470, ACT: 33) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SAT: 1,470, ACT: 32) are following it in the list of Public Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,850 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,889 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 48.28% and the average SAT score is 1,403 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 Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,490 50 | 33 1 | 17.00% | 42.00% | $59,633 ($22,323) | 26,082 | 95.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 1,470 | 33 | 18.00% | 47.00% | $60,107 ($18,309) | 51,225 | 93.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 1,470 210 | 32 7 | 19.00% | 43.00% | $39,330 ($8,989) | 31,705 | 91.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 1,460 40 | 33 1 | 45.00% | 23.00% | $40,306 ($11,505) | 40,792 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 3 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,450 10 | 33 - | 33.00% | 27.99% | $49,412 ($25,041) | 9,654 | 90.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 1,450 45 | 32 - | 16.00% | 44.00% | $32,876 ($11,764) | 45,296 | 92.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 1,450 40 | 30 1 | 43.00% | 29.00% | $40,603 ($11,205) | 48,956 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 13 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year | 1,440 115 | 25 1 | 75.01% | 30.01% | $30,734 ($12,734) | 15,703 | 55.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 1,410 5 | 32 - | 44.00% | 28.00% | $39,192 ($18,060) | 56,916 | 84.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,410 20 | 32 - | 38.00% | 17.00% | $29,453 ($10,363) | 18,312 | 82.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 11 3 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,410 20 | 31 - | 49.00% | 14.00% | $30,350 ($10,560) | 25,710 | 77.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | 1,400 10 | 31 - | 60.00% | 25.00% | $44,376 ($21,186) | 7,403 | 81.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 1,400 55 | 31 2 | 51.00% | 23.00% | $38,365 ($12,859) | 60,540 | 88.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 14 7 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year | 1,400 - | 29 1 | 77.00% | 22.00% | $36,402 ($16,488) | 54,955 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 4 | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 1,390 5 | 31 - | 24.00% | 43.00% | $28,659 ($6,381) | 55,211 | 90.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 1 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year | 1,390 35 | 31 - | 58.00% | 18.00% | $39,293 ($17,357) | 32,229 | 83.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 17 - | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 1,380 25 | 31 1 | 65.00% | 27.00% | $36,001 ($17,239) | 50,637 | 84.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 18 3 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 1,380 25 | 30 - | 40.00% | 36.00% | $31,767 ($8,895) | 36,700 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 19 7 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 1,370 5 | 31 1 | 29.00% | 49.00% | $42,778 ($11,678) | 52,384 | 87.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 20 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year | 1,360 | 33 | 92.00% | 26.99% | $41,913 ($12,559) | 5,735 | 68.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 21 8 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 1,360 - | 31 - | 50.00% | 16.00% | $39,890 ($21,524) | 33,767 | 83.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 22 2 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | 1,340 15 | 31 - | 60.00% | 17.00% | $43,890 ($18,890) | 14,088 | 75.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 23 3 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year | 1,335 30 | 29 1 | 67.00% | 19.00% | $35,934 ($19,022) | 12,332 | 73.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 24 5 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 1,330 50 | 31 3 | 83.00% | 16.00% | $41,943 ($15,556) | 39,585 | 74.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 5 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | 1,330 - | 31 1 | 54.00% | 17.00% | $43,034 ($20,366) | 27,003 | 83.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 1,403 | 31 | 48.28% | 28.00% | $39,850 ($15,234) | 34,117 | 82.96% | 17 to 1 |