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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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges SAT Scores (mid 50%)
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	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
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