The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest SAT Scores with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Type | Tuition | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Graduation Rate | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | $62,241 | 6.48% | 83.46% | 1,545 | 17,834 | 5 to 1 | 96% | $103,000 |
| 2 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | $59,950 | 5.31% | 71.18% | 1,530 | 12,060 | 4 to 1 | 97% | $124,400 |
| 3 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,587 | 4.01% | 84.17% | 1,530 | 30,391 | 5 to 1 | 97% | $139,100 |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $58,866 | 13.00% | 45.28% | 1,530 | 15,449 | 7 to 1 | 93% | $87,900 |
| 5 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | $52,895 | 9.48% | 43.75% | 1,530 | 7,643 | 6 to 1 | 92% | $91,600 |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | $61,710 | 5.87% | 73.18% | 1,525 | 26,552 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $131,600 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | $56,966 | 7.14% | 48.28% | 1,525 | 13,537 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $86,200 |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | $60,703 | 9.99% | 47.57% | 1,520 | 854 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $104,200 |
| 9 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | $56,686 | 6.64% | 58.50% | 1,520 | 1,475 | 6 to 1 | 93% | $77,300 |
| 10 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | $60,768 | 6.97% | 62.81% | 1,520 | 22,603 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $93,400 |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | $63,530 | 4.13% | 65.02% | 1,520 | 30,135 | 6 to 1 | 97% | $115,600 |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $58,924 | 13.54% | 42.58% | 1,520 | 13,519 | 5 to 1 | 93% | $103,000 |
| 13 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | $56,169 | 3.95% | 80.23% | 1,520 | 15,953 | 4 to 1 | 96% | $141,300 |
| 14 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | $56,010 | 4.38% | 78.32% | 1,515 | 7,853 | 4 to 1 | 98% | $116,300 |
| 15 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | $62,304 | 5.51% | 66.39% | 1,515 | 9,948 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $89,100 |
| 16 | Duke University Durham, NC | Private | $60,244 | 5.89% | 59.58% | 1,513 | 16,172 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $114,500 |
| 17 | New York University New York, NY | Private | $56,500 | 12.96% | 49.25% | 1,510 | 52,775 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $78,600 |
| 18 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | $61,015 | 8.69% | 63.53% | 1,505 | 23,620 | 9 to 1 | 94% | $101,200 |
| 19 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | $60,870 | 6.17% | 69.77% | 1,500 | 6,292 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $110,200 |
| 20 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | $63,000 | 11.43% | 50.48% | 1,495 | 12,219 | 10 to 1 | 94% | $103,300 |
| 21 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | $56,056 | 7.79% | 44.82% | 1,495 | 1,437 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $70,000 |
| 22 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | $57,592 | 18.38% | 32.57% | 1,490 | 22,905 | 14 to 1 | 91% | $74,200 |
| 23 | Barnard College New York, NY | Private | $59,687 | 11.47% | 64.51% | 1,488 | 2,744 | 9 to 1 | 93% | $69,700 |
| 24 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private | $59,957 | 11.98% | 47.87% | 1,480 | 19,371 | 11 to 1 | 95% | $125,200 |
| 25 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private | $55,468 | 13.05% | 34.23% | 1,480 | 13,997 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $84,400 |
| 26 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | $58,843 | 15.07% | 57.80% | 1,480 | 12,809 | 9 to 1 | 96% | $98,400 |
| 27 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Private | $62,870 | 20.15% | 30.96% | 1,480 | 2,435 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $61,500 |
| 28 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | $61,210 | 17.84% | 43.22% | 1,480 | 1,307 | 8 to 1 | 90% | $75,100 |
| 29 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | Private | $60,225 | 17.55% | 39.96% | 1,479 | 1,940 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $67,900 |
| 30 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,111 | 11.24% | 56.56% | 1,475 | 1,264 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $93,200 |
| 31 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private | $61,503 | 12.51% | 41.29% | 1,475 | 46,287 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $88,800 |
| 32 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | $61,706 | 19.04% | 33.16% | 1,475 | 14,934 | 14 to 1 | 91% | $92,500 |
| 33 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Private | $59,970 | 14.07% | 40.38% | 1,475 | 1,902 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $74,300 |
| 34 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | $60,752 | 16.18% | 48.87% | 1,470 | 2,280 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $71,800 |
| 35 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | $54,532 | 30.24% | 15.98% | 1,470 | 11,465 | 11 to 1 | 84% | $89,300 |
| 36 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | Private | $59,380 | 18.85% | 38.78% | 1,470 | 2,183 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $93,300 |
| 37 | Colby College Waterville, ME | Private | $61,220 | 8.87% | 47.41% | 1,465 | 2,155 | 10 to 1 | 87% | $71,000 |
| 38 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | $61,150 | 8.74% | 42.08% | 1,460 | 1,745 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $83,300 |
| 39 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | $59,770 | 13.45% | 42.47% | 1,455 | 2,669 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $71,900 |
| 40 | Scripps College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,442 | 29.54% | 37.61% | 1,450 | 958 | 9 to 1 | 82% | $61,800 |
| 41 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Private | $58,648 | 10.54% | 42.51% | 1,450 | 1,493 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $61,000 |
| 42 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | $60,006 | 39.14% | 24.60% | 1,450 | 5,440 | 10 to 1 | 88% | $69,000 |
| 43 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | $56,114 | 29.91% | 37.27% | 1,450 | 2,504 | 7 to 1 | 91% | $51,100 |
| 44 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private | $59,378 | 40.55% | 20.48% | 1,445 | 11,741 | 10 to 1 | 86% | $74,300 |
| 45 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | $59,816 | 18.65% | 28.39% | 1,440 | 32,718 | 10 to 1 | 89% | $75,900 |
| 46 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | Private | $56,920 | 52.69% | 18.29% | 1,440 | 7,257 | 12 to 1 | 87% | $91,900 |
| 47 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Private | $58,526 | 53.02% | 14.25% | 1,440 | 7,501 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $86,000 |
| 48 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | Public | $47,038 ($23,812) | 36.54% | 26.37% | 1,440 | 8,939 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $74,500 |
| 49 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $53,626 ($19,244) | 20.74% | 39.08% | 1,440 | 25,628 | 15 to 1 | 94% | $79,400 |
| 50 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private | $60,814 | 9.63% | 46.23% | 1,435 | 13,927 | 8 to 1 | 86% | $86,300 |
| 51 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | Private | $60,518 | 31.26% | 21.25% | 1,428 | 2,049 | 10 to 1 | 90% | $55,800 |
| 52 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Private | $30,042 | 23.68% | 55.99% | 1,425 | 1,543 | 9 to 1 | 88% | - |
| 53 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | Private | $61,966 | 17.19% | 29.42% | 1,425 | 3,054 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $81,100 |
| 54 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private | $60,236 | 53.13% | 18.86% | 1,425 | 12,373 | 11 to 1 | 82% | $77,900 |
| 55 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $38,636 ($10,955) | 52.03% | 23.26% | 1,420 | 40,709 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $70,800 |
| 56 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | Private | $63,310 | 36.55% | 18.29% | 1,420 | 1,615 | 9 to 1 | 87% | $54,500 |
| 57 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | $59,020 | 25.24% | 28.76% | 1,420 | 11,032 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $87,600 |
| 58 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | Private | $58,426 | 38.24% | 21.54% | 1,415 | 1,839 | 8 to 1 | 83% | $59,400 |
| 59 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | $32,892 ($15,442) | 59.66% | 29.22% | 1,415 | 52,679 | 20 to 1 | 85% | $70,900 |
| 60 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Private | $55,860 | 53.98% | 17.03% | 1,410 | 8,616 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $85,300 |
| 61 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN | Private | $50,910 | 56.88% | 19.57% | 1,410 | 1,875 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $64,800 |
| 62 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | Public | $38,608 ($10,720) | 60.35% | 26.08% | 1,410 | 44,640 | 16 to 1 | 89% | $68,000 |
| 63 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | $57,470 | 45.97% | 23.42% | 1,408 | 7,067 | 9 to 1 | 87% | $94,100 |
| 64 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | $61,370 | 37.75% | 24.73% | 1,407 | 2,241 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $74,300 |
| 65 | Connecticut College New London, CT | Private | $60,795 | 40.95% | 15.64% | 1,405 | 1,737 | 9 to 1 | 81% | $62,900 |
| 66 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private | $62,049 | 19.44% | 35.83% | 1,405 | 3,053 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $63,400 |
| 67 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | Public | $33,964 ($12,852) | 15.96% | 49.12% | 1,405 | 39,771 | 19 to 1 | 92% | $85,900 |
| 68 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | $56,518 | 52.30% | 29.27% | 1,405 | 2,040 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $53,900 |
| 69 | George Washington University Washington, DC | Private | $59,870 | 49.71% | 18.99% | 1,400 | 27,017 | 13 to 1 | 84% | $82,400 |
| 70 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $33,818 ($15,254) | 73.23% | 26.18% | 1,400 | 52,017 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $61,200 |
| 71 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Private | $60,240 | 34.34% | 23.74% | 1,399 | 2,658 | 9 to 1 | 82% | $45,500 |
| 72 | Mills College Oakland, CA | Private | $30,950 | 79.81% | 5.77% | 1,396 | 961 | 8 to 1 | 64% | $49,500 |
| 73 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | Private | $56,161 | 58.30% | 10.67% | 1,390 | 16,364 | 13 to 1 | 83% | $67,000 |
| 74 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | Public | $26,420 ($10,390) | 44.15% | 17.70% | 1,390 | 18,148 | 19 to 1 | 84% | $68,100 |
| 75 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Public | $28,375 ($10,455) | 48.06% | 18.31% | 1,390 | 26,782 | 19 to 1 | 78% | $62,600 |
| 76 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $28,659 ($6,381) | 30.13% | 43.98% | 1,385 | 53,372 | 17 to 1 | 91% | $65,700 |
| 77 | St. John's College Annapolis, MD | Private | $36,170 | 53.15% | 27.04% | 1,385 | 446 | 7 to 1 | 75% | $42,000 |
| 78 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private | $54,760 | 28.49% | 22.98% | 1,380 | 17,809 | 12 to 1 | 84% | $72,900 |
| 79 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | $57,114 | 40.74% | 23.23% | 1,380 | 2,514 | 9 to 1 | 88% | $80,500 |
| 80 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | Public | $29,097 ($10,813) | 85.40% | 25.14% | 1,375 | 7,642 | 19 to 1 | 63% | $72,400 |
| 81 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | Private | $55,982 | 58.95% | 15.70% | 1,375 | 1,360 | 8 to 1 | 89% | $59,400 |
| 82 | St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | Private | $35,710 | 62.72% | 41.61% | 1,375 | 355 | 7 to 1 | 72% | $41,400 |
| 83 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | Private | $47,392 | 33.72% | 20.43% | 1,374 | 2,677 | 9 to 1 | 80% | $68,000 |
| 84 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | $59,802 | 34.50% | 26.43% | 1,373 | 3,726 | 9 to 1 | 88% | $82,400 |
| 85 | Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | Private | $59,470 | 58.47% | 16.83% | 1,365 | 1,506 | 10 to 1 | 76% | $48,000 |
| 86 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $40,996 ($11,752) | 28.75% | 47.70% | 1,365 | 50,476 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $73,900 |
| 87 | American University Washington, DC | Private | $53,334 | 64.09% | 18.83% | 1,360 | 14,001 | 11 to 1 | 79% | $67,700 |
| 88 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | Public | $31,108 ($12,068) | 39.98% | 37.10% | 1,360 | 39,147 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $59,100 |
| 89 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | Private | $52,756 | 71.36% | 21.44% | 1,360 | 16,158 | 13 to 1 | 69% | $67,800 |
| 90 | Union College Schenectady, NY | Private | $61,659 | 47.03% | 16.08% | 1,360 | 2,047 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $80,200 |
| 91 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $35,394 ($20,362) | 66.68% | 21.10% | 1,360 | 32,277 | 14 to 1 | 84% | $61,200 |
| 92 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $36,964 ($16,439) | 65.53% | 17.48% | 1,355 | 31,642 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $57,700 |
| 93 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $33,005 ($15,804) | 68.16% | 24.15% | 1,355 | 50,411 | 16 to 1 | 84% | $68,100 |
| 94 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | Private | $58,128 | 30.59% | 21.03% | 1,355 | 2,582 | 8 to 1 | 84% | $57,000 |
| 95 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $29,916 ($9,131) | 47.48% | 32.20% | 1,355 | 36,042 | 14 to 1 | 84% | $59,500 |
| 96 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | Private | $59,960 | 56.33% | 17.82% | 1,355 | 2,507 | 10 to 1 | 82% | $66,300 |
| 97 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private | $59,702 | 52.71% | 16.39% | 1,350 | 9,554 | 13 to 1 | 83% | $77,600 |
| 98 | Centre College Danville, KY | Private | $46,000 | 67.98% | 21.60% | 1,350 | 1,333 | 10 to 1 | 86% | $53,800 |
| 99 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $35,019 ($11,936) | 57.18% | 25.32% | 1,345 | 61,369 | 19 to 1 | 88% | $53,600 |
| 100 | Lawrence University Appleton, WI | Private | $52,401 | 74.96% | 18.45% | 1,345 | 1,430 | 8 to 1 | 80% | $48,700 |
