For the 2024 California admission, a total of 4,523 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 1,875 students submitted the ACT scores.
The average SAT score of California colleges is 1,327 and the ACT score is 29. The California's average SAT score increased by 53 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,274.
Among California colleges, Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1,550.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in California. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | 1,550 30 | 35 | 4.00% 0.32% | 81.01% -2.65% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 1,530 10 | 35 | 13.00% -0.36% | 35.96% -4.01% |
| Pomona College | 1,520 | 34 | 7.00% -0.02% | 50.00% -5.14% |
| Claremont McKenna College | 1,510 35 | 34 | 11.00% 0.65% | 50.00% -4.48% |
| University of Southern California | 1,510 35 | 33 -1 | 10.00% -2.02% | 44.99% 3.81% |
| Scripps College | 1,480 30 | 33 | 34.00% 6.09% | 25.95% -4.11% |
| Occidental College | 1,450 35 | 33 1 | 40.00% 0.60% | 20.01% -1.37% |
| Santa Clara University | 1,420 10 | 31 -1 | 44.00% -8.11% | 19.00% 0.09% |
| Pepperdine University | 1,360 10 | 30 2 | 50.00% 1.29% | 11.99% -4.88% |
| Soka University of America | 1,360 57 | - | 70.03% 13.40% | 46.04% 0.30% |
| Chapman University | 1,340 30 | 30 1 | 56.00% -16.52% | 20.00% -0.91% |
| Westmont College | 1,335 25 | 32 3 | 79.99% -2.00% | 17.99% 1.47% |
| University of the Pacific | 1,300 50 | 28 | 95.00% 1.77% | 14.01% -1.41% |
| University of San Francisco | 1,300 10 | 29 | 51.00% -20.18% | 9.00% -0.46% |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 1,270 10 | 27 1 | 81.99% 0.06% | 25.98% -0.76% |
| Thomas Aquinas College | 1,250 -25 | 29 1 | 79.09% -5.64% | 69.23% 6.62% |
| Biola University | 1,240 14 | 28 2 | 60.00% 3.37% | 31.02% 1.50% |
| California Lutheran University | 1,220 30 | 26 | 89.00% 1.82% | 12.00% -1.41% |
| University of Redlands | 1,205 10 | 28 -1 | 81.00% -0.87% | 17.01% 0.01% |
| Dominican University of California | 1,195 26 | 24 1 | 96.02% 2.84% | 13.00% -0.34% |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | 1,166 -12 | 25 3 | 78.93% -0.66% | 33.94% -3.07% |
| Azusa Pacific University | 1,145 29 | 24 2 | 79.01% -7.99% | 14.00% -3.32% |
| University of La Verne | 1,115 95 | 22 1 | 48.00% -25.51% | 14.01% -0.58% |
| Pacific Union College | 1,080 | 23 | 42.03% -6.43% | 25.00% 8.06% |