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SAT Scores for Admission to Women's Colleges

A Side-by-Side Comparison of SAT Scores for Highly Ranked Women's Colleges

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Do you have the SAT scores you need to get into a competitive women's colleges? This article compares the SAT scores of accepted students for seven highly ranked women's colleges. If your scores fall within or above the range in the chart below, you're on target for admission to one of these great women's colleges.

SAT scores are just one part of the application. It's possible to have scores above the averages presented here and still get rejected if other parts of your application are weak. Similarly, some students with scores significantly below the ranges listed here gain admission because they demonstrate other strengths.

To see a full profile of each women's college including acceptance rates and financial aid information, 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 private universities (non-Ivy) | top liberal arts colleges | more top liberal arts colleges | top public universities | top public liberal arts colleges | University of California campuses | Cal State campuses | SUNY campuses

2008-09 data from National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Women's Colleges SAT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

SAT Scores
Reading Math Writing
25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75%
Agnes Scott 520 680 500 610 520 660
Barnard 640 740 610 700 650 750
Bryn Mawr 620 730 580 680 620 710
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Scripps 640 730 620 710 650 730
Smith 600 710 570 680 590 700
Wellesley 640 740 630 725 650 740

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