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
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut	1105
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida	1105
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan	1105
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, North Carolina	1105
Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, Ohio	1105
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon	1105
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania	1105
University of North Texas Denton, Texas	1105
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas	1105
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire	1104
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, Pennsylvania	1102
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, Colorado	1100
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois	1100
University of Mississippi University, Mississippi	1100
Penn State DuBois DuBois, Pennsylvania	1100
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	1100
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, South Carolina	1100
Louisiana State University Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana	1097

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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.