Public Colleges with Higher SAT Scores for Admission

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.

Table. Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 1,490
50
3317.00%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
2
33
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 1,470
210
3219.00%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
3345.00%23.00%$40,306
($11,505)
40,79289.00%18 to 1
5
1
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 1,450
45
3216.00%44.00%$32,876
($11,764)
45,29692.00%19 to 1
5
3
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,450
10
3333.00%27.99%$49,412
($25,041)
9,65490.00%12 to 1
5
-
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year 1,450
40
3043.00%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
2575.01%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
3244.00%28.00%$39,192
($18,060)
56,91684.00%21 to 1
9
1
Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year 1,410
20
3238.00%17.00%$29,453
($10,363)
18,31282.00%19 to 1
9
1
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year 1,410
20
3149.00%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
3160.00%25.00%$44,376
($21,186)
7,40381.00%17 to 1
12
5
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year 1,400
-
2977.00%22.00%$36,402
($16,488)
54,95584.00%16 to 1
12
6
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year 1,400
55
3151.00%23.00%$38,365
($12,859)
60,54088.00%17 to 1
15
4
University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 1,390
5
3124.00%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
3158.00%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
3165.00%27.00%$36,001
($17,239)
50,63784.00%15 to 1
17
2
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 1,380
25
3040.00%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
3129.00%49.00%$42,778
($11,678)
52,38487.00%18 to 1
20
7
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 1,360
-
3150.00%16.00%$39,890
($21,524)
33,76783.00%13 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
22CUNY Hunter College New York, NYPublic, 4-year 1,350-54.00%19.00%$15,332
($7,382)
22,97056.00%14 to 1
23CUNY City College New York, NYPublic, 4-year 1,340-58.00%14.00%$15,290
($7,340)
14,48958.00%14 to 1
23
3
University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year 1,340
15
3160.00%17.00%$43,890
($18,890)
14,08875.00%17 to 1
25
1
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 1,335
30
2967.00%19.00%$35,934
($19,022)
12,33273.00%15 to 1
Average1,4043147.28%28.00%$37,675
($14,386)
32,95281.24%16 to 1