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SAT Scores for Admission to Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges

A Side-by-Side Comparison of SAT Data for Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges

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If you're wondering if you have the SAT scores you'll need to get into one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the United States, here's a side-by-side comparison of scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you're on target for admission to one of these top colleges.

Realize, of course, that SAT scores are just one part of the application. Perfect 800s don't guarantee admission if other parts of your application are weak. Admissions officers will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.

Also, if you are an out-of-state applicant, you may need to have scores significantly higher than those shown here. Most state-funded universities give preference to in-state applicants.

To see a full profile of each college, click on the names in the chart below. You can also check out these other SAT charts (or ACT charts):

SAT Comparison Charts: the Ivy League | top universities (non-Ivy) | top liberal arts colleges | more top liberal arts | top public universities | top public liberal arts colleges | University of California campuses | Cal State campuses | SUNY campuses | more SAT charts

Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges SAT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

SAT Scores
Reading Math Writing
25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75%
College of Charleston 560 640 560 640 - -
The College of New Jersey 550 650 580 680 560 660
New College of Florida 630 740 570 680 600 680
Ramapo College 493 600 520 620 500 600
St. Mary's College of Maryland 568 680 550 650 558 660
SUNY Geneseo 590 690 600 690 - -
Truman State University 510 630 530 650 - -
University of Mary Washington 530 640 500 610 520 620
University of Minnesota-Morris 510 650 510 650 490 630
UNC Asheville 540 650 520 620 510 620
View the ACT version of this table
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