SAT Scores for Ivy League Admissions

If you're wondering if you have the SAT scores you'll need to get into an Ivy League school, 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 Ivy League admissions.

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

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

	SAT Scores
	Reading		Math		Writing
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Brown	630	740	650	760	640	750
Columbia	690	780	700	790	690	780
Cornell	630	730	670	770	-	-
Dartmouth	670	780	690	790	690	790
Harvard	690	790	700	800	690	790
Princeton	700	790	710	800	700	790
U Penn	660	750	690	780	670	770
Yale	700	800	710	790	710	800
View the ACT version of this table