Below is a list of the 806 private colleges in the United States with the highest SAT Score for incoming freshmen. California Institute of Technology tops the list with an average SAT Score of 1555. Alternatively, check out the ACT version of these rankings.
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA |
1555 |
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD |
1555 |
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
1545 |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
1545 |
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Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
1540 |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
1540 |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
1540 |
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ |
1540 |
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
1540 |
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Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO |
1535 |
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH |
1535 |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
1535 |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
1535 |
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Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
1535 |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
1535 |
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Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
1535 |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
1530 |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
1525 |