Public Colleges with Higher SAT and ACT Scores for Admission

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.

Table. Public Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents 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)		26,08295.00%15 to 1
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 1,4703318.00%47.00%$60,107
($18,309)		51,22593.00%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)		31,70591.00%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)		40,79289.00%18 to 1
5
3		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,450
10		33
-		33.00%27.99%$49,412
($25,041)		9,65490.00%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)		45,29692.00%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)		48,95689.00%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)		15,70355.00%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)		56,91684.00%21 to 1
9
1		Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year 1,410
20		32
-		38.00%17.00%$29,453
($10,363)		18,31282.00%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)		25,71077.00%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)		7,40381.00%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)		60,54088.00%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)		54,95584.00%16 to 1
15
4		University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 1,390
5		31
-		24.00%43.00%$28,659
($6,381)		55,21190.00%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)		32,22983.00%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)		50,63784.00%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)		36,70084.00%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)		52,38487.00%18 to 1
20University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year 1,3603392.00%26.99%$41,913
($12,559)		5,73568.00%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)		33,76783.00%13 to 1
22
2		University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year 1,340
15		31
-		60.00%17.00%$43,890
($18,890)		14,08875.00%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)		12,33273.00%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)		39,58574.00%18 to 1
24
5		University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year 1,330
-		31
1		54.00%17.00%$43,034
($20,366)		27,00383.00%16 to 1
Average1,4033148.28%28.00%$39,850
($15,234)		34,11782.96%17 to 1