Highest test-score schools

Where the middle 50% SAT range starts highest. A reasonable proxy for academic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Methodology

Ranked by the 25th percentile of submitted SAT scores. Schools without published SAT data are excluded.

1
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
SAT mid-501520-1570
2
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
SAT mid-501520-1580
3
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
SAT mid-501510-1580
4
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
SAT mid-501510-1580
5
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
SAT mid-501510-1580
6
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
SAT mid-501510-1570
7
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
SAT mid-501510-1580
8
Rice UniversityHouston, TX
SAT mid-501510-1570
9
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
SAT mid-501510-1580
10
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
SAT mid-501510-1580
11
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
SAT mid-501510-1570
12
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
SAT mid-501500-1570
13
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
SAT mid-501500-1570
14
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
SAT mid-501500-1570
15
Duke UniversityDurham, NC
SAT mid-501500-1570
16
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA
SAT mid-501500-1570
17
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
SAT mid-501500-1570
18
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
SAT mid-501500-1570
19
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA
SAT mid-501493-1558
20
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA
SAT mid-501490-1580
21
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA
SAT mid-501490-1560
22
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
SAT mid-501490-1560
23
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
SAT mid-501490-1570
24
New York UniversityNew York, NY
SAT mid-501480-1560
25
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY
SAT mid-501470-1560
26
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
SAT mid-501470-1550
27
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
SAT mid-501470-1560
28
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
SAT mid-501470-1550
29
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
SAT mid-501470-1560
30
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
SAT mid-501470-1570
31
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
SAT mid-501460-1550
32
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA
SAT mid-501460-1550
33
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
SAT mid-501460-1560
34
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
SAT mid-501455-1560
35
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
SAT mid-501450-1560
36
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
SAT mid-501450-1550
37
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
SAT mid-501450-1550
38
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
SAT mid-501450-1550
39
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
SAT mid-501445-1550
40
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
SAT mid-501440-1540
41
Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY
SAT mid-501440-1580
42
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
SAT mid-501440-1540
43
Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA
SAT mid-501440-1540
44
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
SAT mid-501430-1540
45
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
SAT mid-501430-1540
46
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
SAT mid-501430-1540
47
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY
SAT mid-501430-1530
48
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
SAT mid-501420-1530
49
Boston UniversityBoston, MA
SAT mid-501420-1530
50
Northeastern University OaklandOakland, CA
SAT mid-501420-1520
51
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
SAT mid-501420-1540
52
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
SAT mid-501415-1540
53
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA
SAT mid-501410-1540
54
University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA
SAT mid-501410-1530
55
University of RochesterRochester, NY
SAT mid-501410-1540
56
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA
SAT mid-501410-1540
57
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
SAT mid-501410-1520
58
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC
SAT mid-501400-1530
59
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
SAT mid-501400-1520
60
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD
SAT mid-501400-1530
61
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA
SAT mid-501400-1530
62
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI
SAT mid-501396-1530
63
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA
SAT mid-501395-1510
64
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA
SAT mid-501390-1530
65
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
SAT mid-501390-1520
66
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
SAT mid-501390-1550
67
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
SAT mid-501390-1530
68
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA
SAT mid-501380-1530
69
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA
SAT mid-501380-1520
70
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
SAT mid-501380-1505
71
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI
SAT mid-501380-1520
72
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
SAT mid-501375-1510
73
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA
SAT mid-501370-1540
74
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
SAT mid-501370-1500
75
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH
SAT mid-501360-1520
76
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI
SAT mid-501360-1530
77
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH
SAT mid-501358-1503
78
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT
SAT mid-501350-1500
79
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
SAT mid-501350-1500
80
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
SAT mid-501350-1500
81
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN
SAT mid-501350-1510
82
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA
SAT mid-501350-1490
83
Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY
SAT mid-501340-1500
84
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY
SAT mid-501340-1480
85
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
SAT mid-501340-1490
86
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX
SAT mid-501340-1500
87
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY
SAT mid-501340-1510
88
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA
SAT mid-501333-1510
89
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
SAT mid-501330-1500
90
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO
SAT mid-501320-1480
91
Denison UniversityGranville, OH
SAT mid-501320-1490
92
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY
SAT mid-501320-1480
93
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI
SAT mid-501320-1490
94
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN
SAT mid-501320-1500
95
University of FloridaGainesville, FL
SAT mid-501320-1480
96
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL
SAT mid-501320-1480
97
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA
SAT mid-501310-1470
98
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA
SAT mid-501310-1460
99
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA
SAT mid-501310-1463
100
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH
SAT mid-501310-1480