The 2024 average SAT score is 1136 which is 3 points higher than previous SAT score of 1134.
University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest SAT score of 1490 among 325 colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
Of those 325 colleges, 142 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 118 schools' scores decreased. 18 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 $37,675 and graduate tuition & fees is $33,270 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 Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,490 50 | 33 | 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 |
| 2 33 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 1,470 210 | 32 | 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 | 45.00% | 23.00% | $40,306 ($11,505) | 40,792 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 - | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 1,450 40 | 30 | 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 | 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 |
| 9 1 | 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 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year | 1,400 - | 29 | 77.00% | 22.00% | $36,402 ($16,488) | 54,955 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 1,400 55 | 31 | 51.00% | 23.00% | $38,365 ($12,859) | 60,540 | 88.00% | 17 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 | 65.00% | 27.00% | $36,001 ($17,239) | 50,637 | 84.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 17 2 | 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 | 29.00% | 49.00% | $42,778 ($11,678) | 52,384 | 87.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 20 7 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 22 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,350 | - | 54.00% | 19.00% | $15,332 ($7,382) | 22,970 | 56.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 23 | CUNY City College New York, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,340 | - | 58.00% | 14.00% | $15,290 ($7,340) | 14,489 | 58.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 23 3 | 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 |
| 25 1 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year | 1,335 30 | 29 | 67.00% | 19.00% | $35,934 ($19,022) | 12,332 | 73.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 1,404 | 31 | 47.28% | 28.00% | $37,675 ($14,386) | 32,952 | 81.24% | 16 to 1 |