Colleges With the Highest SAT Scores

Colleges ranked by the SAT score of their admitted students (75th percentile). This is a quick way to gauge how academically competitive a school's admitted class is. Each links to its full admissions profile and what it weighs beyond scores.

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100

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16%

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3% acceptance

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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which of the Colleges With the Highest SAT Scores can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 25 of the 100 colleges here, including UC Santa Barbara, Oberlin College and Case Western Reserve University. 17 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Smith College and Wake Forest University. The other 58 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Harvard Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
California Institute of Technologyadmits 3%	4%Reach	4%Reach	7%Reach
Duke Universityadmits 6%	6%Reach	8%Reach	12%Reach
Princeton Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Stanford Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Yale Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
University of Chicagoadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Brown Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Columbia Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Dartmouth Collegeadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Northwestern Universityadmits 8%	7%Reach	10%Reach	15%Reach
Rice Universityadmits 8%	7%Reach	9%Reach	16%Reach
University of Pennsylvaniaadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Vanderbilt Universityadmits 6%	6%Reach	8%Reach	12%Reach
Johns Hopkins Universityadmits 6%	6%Reach	8%Reach	12%Reach
Cornell Universityadmits 9%	8%Reach	10%Reach	18%Reach
University of Notre Dameadmits 11%	9%Reach	12%Reach	21%Reach
Carnegie Mellon Universityadmits 12%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Washington University in St. Louisadmits 12%	10%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
Pomona Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	14%Reach
Georgia Techadmits 14%	10%Reach	15%Reach	28%Target
Northeastern Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	11%Reach
University of California, Berkeleyadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	21%Reach

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Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT (continued)
University of Southern Californiaadmits 10%	8%Reach	12%Reach	20%Reach
New York Universityadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
Swarthmore Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	14%Reach
Tufts Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	22%Reach
Williams Collegeadmits 8%	7%Reach	10%Reach	16%Reach
Boston Collegeadmits 16%	12%Reach	17%Reach	32%Target
Georgetown Universityadmits 13%	10%Reach	15%Reach	26%Target
University of Michiganadmits 16%	11%Reach	17%Reach	33%Target
Bowdoin Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	14%Reach
Claremont McKenna Collegeadmits 10%	9%Reach	12%Reach	20%Reach
Emory Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	22%Reach
UCLAadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
University of Virginiaadmits 17%	12%Reach	19%Reach	34%Target
Carleton Collegeadmits 20%	14%Reach	22%Reach	41%Target
Boston Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Tulane Universityadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target
Colby Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	15%Reach
Hamilton Collegeadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target
Haverford Collegeadmits 12%	10%Reach	14%Reach	24%Reach
Wellesley Collegeadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target
UC San Diegoadmits 27%	17%Reach	32%Target	59%Likely
Wake Forest Universityadmits 22%	15%Reach	25%Target	46%Likely
Middlebury Collegeadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Vassar Collegeadmits 19%	13%Reach	22%Reach	39%Target
Wesleyan Universityadmits 16%	12%Reach	19%Reach	32%Target
University of Illinoisadmits 42%	28%Target	57%Likely	87%Safety
University of Miamiadmits 19%	13%Reach	22%Reach	40%Target
William & Maryadmits 34%	22%Reach	43%Target	75%Safety
Case Western Reserve Universityadmits 37%	24%Reach	48%Likely	80%Safety
Davidson Collegeadmits 13%	10%Reach	16%Reach	27%Target
University of Marylandadmits 45%	32%Target	64%Likely	91%Safety
University of North Carolinaadmits 15%	11%Reach	18%Reach	32%Target
Bates Collegeadmits 13%	10%Reach	16%Reach	27%Target
Grinnell Collegeadmits 15%	11%Reach	18%Reach	32%Target
Washington and Lee Universityadmits 14%	11%Reach	17%Reach	29%Target
Colgate Universityadmits 14%	11%Reach	17%Reach	30%Target
University of Texas at Austinadmits 27%	17%Reach	33%Target	62%Likely
Villanova Universityadmits 27%	17%Reach	33%Target	61%Likely
Brandeis Universityadmits 41%	27%Target	57%Likely	87%Safety
Rensselaer Polytechnic Instituteadmits 63%	61%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
University of Rochesteradmits 40%	27%Target	56%Likely	85%Safety
University of Washingtonadmits 39%	26%Target	54%Likely	85%Safety
Stevens Institute of Technologyadmits 48%	36%Target	71%Safety	94%Safety
Southern Methodist Universityadmits 63%	62%Likely	93%Safety	98%Safety
University of Floridaadmits 24%	15%Reach	31%Target	57%Likely
University of Wisconsinadmits 45%	32%Target	67%Likely	92%Safety
Colorado Collegeadmits 18%	13%Reach	22%Reach	40%Target
Macalester Collegeadmits 29%	18%Reach	38%Target	67%Likely
Smith Collegeadmits 21%	14%Reach	26%Target	47%Likely
Worcester Polytechnic Instituteadmits 60%	55%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
Binghamton Universityadmits 39%	26%Target	57%Likely	86%Safety
Lehigh Universityadmits 26%	17%Reach	34%Target	61%Likely
Ohio State Universityadmits 61%	57%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Purdue Universityadmits 50%	37%Target	77%Safety	96%Safety
Santa Clara Universityadmits 48%	36%Target	73%Safety	94%Safety
UC Santa Barbaraadmits 33%	21%Reach	45%Likely	76%Safety
University of Georgiaadmits 38%	24%Reach	55%Likely	85%Safety
University of Richmondadmits 22%	15%Reach	28%Target	51%Likely
Bryn Mawr Collegeadmits 29%	18%Reach	38%Target	67%Likely
Oberlin Collegeadmits 34%	22%Reach	47%Likely	77%Safety
Brigham Young Universityadmits 68%	72%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Cal Poly San Luis Obispoadmits 31%	19%Reach	43%Target	73%Safety
George Washington Universityadmits 47%	34%Target	73%Safety	94%Safety
UC Irvineadmits 29%	18%Reach	40%Target	69%Likely
Babson Collegeadmits 17%	12%Reach	22%Reach	39%Target
Colorado School of Minesadmits 61%	57%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Connecticut Collegeadmits 37%	24%Reach	54%Likely	83%Safety
Franklin & Marshall Collegeadmits 28%	18%Reach	38%Target	64%Likely
Kenyon Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	43%Target	72%Safety
Occidental Collegeadmits 44%	31%Target	66%Likely	91%Safety
Bucknell Universityadmits 29%	19%Reach	41%Target	70%Safety
Lafayette Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	44%Target	73%Safety
Rutgers Universityadmits 58%	51%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
U.S. Air Force Academyadmits 14%	10%Reach	19%Reach	32%Target
University of Minnesotaadmits 80%	91%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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