REALITY CHECK – SAT RANGE, 25TH-75TH PERCENTILE FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS AT
VARIOUS SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES NATIONWIDE
Data based on college Class of 2015 (entered college Fall 2011) and include only those
students who ENROLLED at each individual school, NOT all students who applied NOR
all students who were accepted. Those schools that reported all three sections of the SAT
for The Common Data set are in italics. Otherwise, numbers in brackets are
PROJECTED SAT totals for three scales, calculated by doubling the Critical Reading
section and adding this to the Math section. Normative data released by The College
Board in summer 2011 indicated that the average score for students on the Writing
section of the SAT is 496 nationwide. This is roughly commensurate with the national
average for Critical Reading (502); consequently, the extrapolation of Writing scores to
form a three part total is based on the assumption that the range of Writing results will be
parallel to the range of scores from the Critical Reading section
SOURCE: The Common Data Set 2011-12, The College Board
Agnes Scott College (GA)
Allegheny College (PA)
American University (DC)
Amherst College (MA)
Auburn University (AL)
Austin College (TX)
Babson College (MA)
Bard College (NY)
Barnard College (NY)
Bates College (ME)
Baylor University (TX)
Belmont University (TN)
Beloit College (WI)
Bennington College (VT)
Bentley University (MA)
Berea College (KY)
Berry College (GA)
Binghamton University (NY)
Birmingham Southern College (AL)
Boston College (MA)
Boston University (MA)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Bradley University (IL)
Brandeis University (MA)
Brigham Young University (UT)
Brown University (RI)
Bryant University (RI)
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
1020-1260
1070-1300
1170-1370
1320-1530
1120-1360
1150-1360
1220-1420
1330-1440
1250-1440
1260-1420
1130-1340
1060-1270
1110-1350
1170-1360
1140-1320
980-1230
1040-1270
1220-1390
990-1250
1260-1440
1180-1370
1330-1490
1080-1290
1230-1450
1150-1360
1340-1520
1040-1220
1200-1430
[1550-1890]##
[1590-1940]
[1750-2050]##
[1990-2300]
[1650-2010]++
[1710-2010]++
[1830-2130]++
[2010-2190]##
[1900-2140]
[1900-2140]##
[1660-1980]
[1590-1910]
[1670-2040]
[1730-2050]##
[1690-1970]++
[1490-1840]
[1560-1890]
[1800-2060]
[1480-1860]
[1890-2160]
[1780-2050]
[2000-2250]##
[1580-1910]
[1860-2170]
[1690-2010]
[2010-2290]
[1540-1810]##
[1830-2140]##++
Bucknell University (PA)
Butler University (IN)
California Institute of Technology
California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo
Calvin College (MI)
Carleton College (MN)
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Catholic University of America (DC)
Centre College (KY)
Chapman University (CA)
Claremont McKenna College (CA)
Clark University (MA)
Clarkson University (NY)
Clemson University (SC)
Colby College (ME)
Colgate University (NY)
College of Charleston (SC)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
College of the Ozarks (MO)
College of William and Mary (VA)
College of Wooster (OH)
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia University, Columbia College (NY)
Connecticut College (CT)
Cooper Union (NY)
Cornell College (IA)
Cornell University (NY)
Dartmouth College (NH)
Davidson College (NC)
Denison University (OH)
DePaul University (IL)
DePauw University (IN)
Dickinson College (PA)
Drew University (NJ)
Drexel University (PA)
Duke University (NC)
Earlham College (IN)
Eckerd College (FL)
Elon University (NC)
Emerson College (MA)
Emory University (GA)
Eugene Lang College of the
New School University (NY)
Fairfield University (CT)
1220-1400
1070-1260
1460-1590
1120-1330
1030-1310
1320-1510
1310-1510
1240-1440
1010-1230
1120-1360
1110-1310
1300-1480
1080-1310
1060-1260
1140-1330
1250-1420
1260-1440
1110-1290
1180-1360
1210-1380
1110-1190
1240-1450
1100-1330
1260-1420
1200-1390
1400-1570
1250-1410
1260-1500
1080-1360
1300-1500
1350-1560
1270-1450
1190-1360
1050-1260
1100-1340
1190-1370
1000-1240
1100-1310
1350-1530
1000-1280
1010-1230
1120-1320
1130-1320
1320-1510
[1820-2100]
[1590-1880]
[2160-2380]++
[1660-1970]
[1530-1960]
[1980-2260]
[1950-2250]
[1830-2130]
[1520-1850]
[1690-2030]
[1680-1970]
[1930-2200]
[1620-1960]##
[1540-1850]
[1690-1980]
[1860-2130]##
[1880-2170]
[1670-1940]
[1750-2030]##++
[1810-2080]##
[1650-1760]
[1860-2170]
[1650-1980]
[1880-2130]++
[1730-2030]++
[2100-2360]
[1880-2130]##
[1880-2230]++
[1600-2000]
[1930-2230]
[2030-2350]
[1900-2180]
[1790-2050]##
[1580-1900]##
[1640-1990]
[1790-2060]##
[1500-1850]##
[1620-1940]
[2020-2300]
[1490-1910]
[1510-1830]
[1680-1980]
[1710-1990]
[1980-2260]
1030-1270 [1570-1930]++
1070-1250 [1610-1880]##
Flagler College (FL)
Florida State University
Fordham University (NY)
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Franklin Olin College of Engineering (MA)
Furman University (SC)
George Mason University (VA)
George Washington University (DC)
Georgetown University (DC)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College (PA)
Gonzaga University (WA)
Goucher College (MD)
Grinnell College (IA)
Grove City College (PA)
Guilford College (NC)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Hamilton College (NY)
Hampshire College (MA)
Harvard University (MA)
Harvey Mudd College (CA)
Haverford College (PA)
Hendrix College (AR)
Hillsdale College (MI)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
Hofstra University (NY)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University at Bloomington
Ithaca College (NY)
James Madison University (VA)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Kenyon College (OH)
Kettering University (MI)
Knox College (IL)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Lawrence University (WI)
Lehigh University (PA)
Lewis and Clark College (OR)
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Loyola University in Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans (LA)
Macalester College (MN)
Marist College (NY)
1050-1180
1110-1290
1150-1340
1240-1390
1360-1520
1130-1340
1050-1250
1210-1380
1290-1490
1260-1450
1220-1380
1110-1390
1010-1270
1210-1430
1120-1370
950-1210
1150-1350
1310-1470
1130-1350
1390-1590
1430-1570
1300-1500
1120-1360
1210-1430
1130-1300
1080-1250
1140-1350
1030-1430
1050-1280
1040-1250
1050-1240
1310-1510
1110-1350
1250-1430
1130-1340
1150-1380
1210-1380
1090-1310
1180-1390
1220-1400
1190-1390
1100-1280
1080-1310
1100-1290
1150-1240
1280-1450
1100-1270
[1560-1760]++
[1660-1940]
[1720-2020]
[1850-2070]##
[2030-2270]
[1690-2010]
[1570-1870]##
[1830-2090]
[1930-2230]
[1860-2150]
[1830-2070]##
[1660-2090]++
[1520-1910]##
[1810-2150]
[1680-2060]
[1410-1810]##++
[1730-2030]##
[1960-2200]##
[1710-2020]##
[2080-2380]
[2120-2340]++
[1960-2260]
[1690-2050]
[1800-2160]
[1690-1950]##
[1610-1870]
[1660-1980]
[1570-2100]
[1560-1900]
[1570-1880]
[1570-1880]
[1960-2260]
[1640-2010]
[1890-2160]
[1640-1990]
[1710-2050]##
[1790-2060]++
[1640-1940]##++
[1750-2090]##
[1800-2080]
[1800-2100]##++
[1650-1930]
[1610-1950]
[1640-1930]##
[1740-1860]++
[1920-2180]
[1650-1910]##++
Marlboro College (VT)
Marquette University (WI)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Messiah College (PA)
Miami University (OH)
Middlebury College (VT)
Mills College (CA)
Millsaps College (MS)
Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Muhlenberg College (PA)
New College of Florida
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University (MA)
Northwestern University (IL)
Oberlin College and Conservatory (OH)
Occidental College (CA)
Oglethorpe University (GA)
Ohio State University
Penn State University Park
Pepperdine University (CA)
Pitzer College (CA)
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
(formerly Brooklyn Poly)
Pomona College (CA)
Pratt Institute (NY)
Prescott College (AZ)
Princeton University (NJ)
Providence College (RI)
Purdue University (IN)
Quinnipiac University (CT)
Reed College (OR)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
Rhodes College (TN)
Rice University (TX)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
Rollins College (FL)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
Rutgers University (NJ)
Saint John’s College (MD)
Saint John’s College (NM)
Saint Joseph’s University (PA)
Saint Lawrence University (NY)
Saint Louis University (MO)
Saint Mary’s College (CA)
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
1100-1330
1050-1280
1410-1570
1040-1270
1090-1280
1290-1480
1050-1280
1050-1300
1150-1380
1200-1420
1120-1340
1200-1420
1260-1460
1090-1280
1250-1430
1380-1540
1300-1460
1210-1390
1060-1260
1140-1360
1090-1300
1100-1330
1210-1380
[1650-1990]##
[1570-1910]
[1990-2340]
[1540-1890]##
[1620-1900]
[1940-2240]##
[1570-1910]++
[1560-1950]
[1680-2090]++
[1820-2130]##
[1680-2010]##
[1800-2100]
[1900-2190]##++
[1600-1890]
[1850-2130]++
[2060-2310]++
[1990-2210]++
[1810-2090]
[1570-1880]
[1690-2010]
[1630-1940]
[1660-1990]
[1820-2070]##
1210-1390
1370-1550
1080-1300
980-1280
1410-1590
1050-1260
1040-1300
1060-1200
1300-1470
1290-1470
1180-1370
1330-1530
1100-1320
1090-1280
1180-1390
1080-1310
1210-1410
1160-1410
1030-1210
1150-1320
1080-1330
1000-1210
1100-1330
[1770-2040]
[2050-2330]
[1620-1950]++
[1480-1890]
[2110-2380]
[1590-1900]##
[1540-1910]
[1600-1810]
[1950-2210]
[1870-2170]
[1770-2060]
[1980-2290]
[1620-1960]
[1640-1920]##
[1710-2030]
[1610-1950]
[1850-2140]##
[1760-2170]##++
[1550-1820]
[1720-1980]##++
[1610-1990]
[1500-1810]
[1650-2000]
Saint Olaf College (MN)
Salisbury University (MD)
Santa Clara University (CA)
Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
Scripps College (CA)
Seattle University (WA)
Shimer College (IL)
Siena College (NY)
Skidmore College (NY)
Smith College (MA)
Southern Methodist University (TX)
Southwestern University (TX)
Stanford University (CA)
State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Stonehill College (MA)
Stony Brook University (NY)
Susquehanna University (PA)
Swarthmore College (PA)
Syracuse University (NY)
Temple University (PA)
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
The College of New Jersey
Towson University (MD)
Trinity College (CT)
Trinity University (TX)
Tufts University (MA)
Tulane University (LA)
Union College (NY)
United States Air Force Academy (CO)
United States Coast Guard Academy (CT)
US Merchant Marine Academy (NY)
United States Military Academy (NY)
United States Naval Academy (MD)
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago (IL)
University of Cincinnati (OH)
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Dallas (TX)
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Delaware
University of Denver (CO)
1190-1430 [1770-2140]
1070-1220 [1600-1820]##
1170-1370 [1740-2050]++
optional -- not reported
1280-1450 [1940-2190]
1050-1260 [1580-1890]
1020-1280 [1700-1960]##
1040-1240 [1550-1850]
1150-1350 [1730-2030]
1200-1440 [1820-2160]##
1180-1370 [1750-2040]++
1120-1330 [1680-2010]
1360-1550 [2040-2330]
1190-1380 [1780-2070]
1190-1380 [1750-2040]++
1110-1290 [1660-1970]##++
1130-1330 [1660-1970]
1020-1220 [1510-1820]##
1350-1530 [2030-2300]
1050-1270 [1570-1900]
1010-1210 [1510-1810]
1100-1320 [1610-1940]##
1060-1280 [1600-1920]
1130-1330 [1690-1990]
990-1170 [1490-1760]
1180-1370 [1790-2070]##
1160-1360 [1730-2030]
1360-1500 [2040-2260]
1240-1410 [1880-2130]
1200-1380 [1800-2060]##
1220-1390 [1810-2070]++
1140-1310 [1680-1940]
1160-1320 [1720-1960]++
1150-1370 [1700-2030]
1160-1380 [1720-2060]++
1250-1510 [1870-2230]++
1170-1430 [1760-2140]
1150-1390 [1710-2080]
1090-1280 [1600-1890]
1400-1570 [2100-2350]
1020-1260 [1500-1850]
1060-1280 [1580-1910]
1130-1310 [1680-1960]
1080-1340 [1630-2030]
1030-1250 [1540-1860]
1100-1300 [1650-1950]
1110-1330 [1650-1970]
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
University of Mary Washington (VA)
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami (FL)
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame (IN)
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh (PA)
University of Portland (OR)
University of Puget Sound (WA)
University of Richmond (VA)
University of Rochester (NY)
University of San Diego (CA)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of Scranton (PA)
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
Univ of the Sciences in Philadelphia (PA)
University of The South (TN)
University of Tulsa (OK)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ursinus College (PA)
Vanderbilt University (TN)
Vassar College (NY)
Villanova University (PA)
Virginia Tech
Wagner College (NY)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Washington College (MD)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture (NY)
Wellesley College (MA)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Wheaton College (IL)
Wheaton College (MA)
Whitman College (WA)
Willamette University (OR)
Williams College (MA)
Wofford College (SC)
1170-1370
1120-1310
1230-1440
1030-1250
1190-1400
1090-1280
1230-1400
1250-1450
1200-1400
1340-1520
1350-1530
1170-1380
1110-1320
1130-1340
1190-1390
1250-1440
1130-1320
1030-1250
1030-1210
1280-1490
1120-1380
1060-1250
1140-1330
1120-1380
1090-1280
1240-1460
1080-1350
1170-1410
1100-1320
1380-1550
1320-1470
1210-1390
1110-1310
1050-1280
1230-1400
1310-1480
1090-1240
1400-1540
1330-1510
1290-1490
1300-1480
1220-1400
1160-1340
1250-1440
1100-1320
1310-1530
1150-1370
[1730-2030]
[1680-1960]
[1820-2100]++
[1550-1870]
[1770-2080]
[1620-1910]++
[1830-2090]++
[1870-2170]
[1790-2090]
[1990-2260]
[2020-2300]
[1730-2040]
[1660-1990]++
[1700-2010]
[1770-2080]
[1860-2140]
[1700-1980]
[1550-1880]++
[1540-1810]##
[1930-2230]
[1660-2060]##
[1570-1860]
[1700-2000]##
[1670-2090]
[1630-1920]
[1860-2180]
[1600-1990]
[1760-2090]
[1650-1960]##
[2050-2310]
[1980-2220]
[1800-2070]
[1650-1940]
[1570-1910]##
[1840-2100]##
[1960-2210]
[1610-1860]##
[2090-2300]
[1950-2240]++
[1950-2240]
[1960-2230]
[1820-2100]
[1740-2020]##
[1880-2150]++
[1640-1970]
[1970-2300]
[1720-2040]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
Yale University (CT)
Yeshiva University (NY)
1200-1400 [1760-2050]##
1400-1590 [2110-2380]
1090-1360 [1630-2030]
## -- indicates that submission of standardized testing is OPTIONAL in all or some cases—be
sure to check with individual admissions office!
++ -- indicates gain of forty (40) points or more at either 25% or 75% gate level when compared
with figures from scores of college Class of 2013
Please recall that these figures are standardized test ranges—they are NOT “cut-off” scores or
lines of demarcation. Please also recall that standardized testing is never the most important aspect of
college admissions—they are not unimportant but they are not the end-all and be-all of acceptance. These
figures do not imply or infer in any fashion whether a student will be accepted or denied at the schools to
which s/he applies. And remember—if you have specific or more detailed questions or concerns, call the
admissions office(s) to where you apply!
This list was compiled by Cigus Vanni, New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling
Executive Board Member and former member of the Professional Development Committee of the National
Association for College Admissions Counseling (2007-2010).