United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest SAT Score

Below is a list of the 482 public colleges in the United States with the highest SAT Score for incoming freshmen. University of Virginia Main Campus leads the list with an average SAT Score of 1475. Alternatively, check out the ACT version of these rankings.

The SAT is a standardized test used by colleges to evaluate applicants. It is not a guarantee of success in college, but it is a strong indicator of academic potential.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest SAT Score
College	Average SAT Score
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, Virginia	1475
University of Maryland College Park College Park, Maryland	1465
William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia	1465
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina	1460
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, Georgia	1455
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, Wisconsin	1450
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan	1445
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, California	1420
University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri	1420
Binghamton University Vestal, New York	1420
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	1415
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, Illinois	1415
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York	1415
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts	1405
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey	1405
Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado	1400
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida	1400
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota	1400

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.