The average SAT scores for colleges and universities can vary widely depending on the institution, the selectivity of the school, and the competitiveness of the applicant pool. Here are the average SAT scores (out of 1600) for a few notable colleges and universities:
- Harvard University: 1515
- Stanford University: 1505
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): 1535
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech): 1560
- Yale University: 1510
- Princeton University: 1505
- Columbia University: 1505
- Duke University: 1495
- University of Pennsylvania: 1505
- Brown University: 1475
- Cornell University: 1475
- University of Chicago: 1505
- Northwestern University: 1495
- Dartmouth College: 1490
- Johns Hopkins University: 1500
- University of California, Berkeley: 1415
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): 1405
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: 1435
- University of Virginia: 1460
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1380
- Georgia Institute of Technology: 1455
- University of Notre Dame: 1440
- University of Southern California (USC): 1440
- Emory University: 1440
- New York University (NYU): 1455
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1390
- University of Texas at Austin: 1360
- University of California, San Diego: 1375
- Carnegie Mellon University: 1490
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1440
It’s important to keep in mind that these are just averages, and that individual students may be admitted with scores above or below these averages. SAT scores are just one factor in the college admissions process, and many schools consider a variety of other factors such as grades, essays, extracurricular activities, and letters of recommendation.