top-20-us-colleges: SAT & ACT Scores Comparison Table

The average SAT score of top-20-us-colleges is 1,539 and the average ACT score is 35. Among top-20-us-colleges, Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Brown University has the highest ACT score of 35.

The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for top-20-us-colleges. The table only shows the 4-years colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools. The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.

top-20-us-colleges: SAT & ACT Scores Comparison Table

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2024 SAT & ACT Scores Comparison Table
School Name	Required to Apply	SAT Score			ACT Score
School Name	Required to Apply	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,570	34	35	35
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,570	34	35	35
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	Considered, if submitted	1,480	1,520	1,560	33	34	35
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,570	33	34	35
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	Considered, if submitted	1,510	1,550	1,570	34	34	35
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,550	1,580	34	35	36
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	Considered, if submitted	1,530	1,550	1,580	34	35	35
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,530	1,560	33	34	35
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,580	34	34	35
Rice UniversityHouston, TX	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,550	1,570	34	35	36
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	Considered, if submitted	1,510	1,550	1,580	34	35	35
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	Considered, if submitted	1,510	1,550	1,570	34	35	35
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	Considered, if submitted	1,440	1,500	1,540	33	34	35
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,570	34	35	35
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	Considered, if submitted	1,510	1,540	1,560	34	35	35
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,570	33	34	35
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	Considered, if submitted	1,500	1,540	1,580	33	34	35
Average		1,498	1,539	1,569	34	35	35