SAT Scores for Admission to Top Colleges

If you're wondering if you have the SAT scores you'll need to get into one of the top 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.

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 College SAT Score Comparison (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

	SAT Scores
	Reading		Math		Writing
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Amherst	660	760	660	770	670	770
Carleton	660	750	660	760	660	750
Grinnell	600	720	610	710	-	-
Haverford	650	750	650	750	660	760
Middlebury	640	740	650	740	650	750
Pomona	680	780	690	770	680	780
Swarthmore	680	770	670	760	680	770
Wellesley	650	740	640	750	660	750
Wesleyan	635	740	660	740	650	750
Williams	660	770	650	760	-	-
View the ACT version of this table