SAT Scores for Admission to Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges

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):

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2007-08 data from 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%
University of Mary Washington	560	660	530	630	550	650
SUNY Geneseo	620	700	630	690	-	-
The College of New Jersey	560	650	580	680	560	660
Ramapo College	490	600	510	620	500	600
St. Mary's College of Maryland	570	670	560	660	560	660
New College of Florida	630	730	590	670	600	690
College of Charleston	540	640	550	640	530	630
UNC Asheville	540	640	520	620	510	620
Truman State University	570	690	560	670	-	-