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SAT Scores for Ivy League Admissions

A Side-by-Side Comparison of Ivy League Admissions Data

By Allen Grove, About.com

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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. It's possible to have perfect 800s for each SAT subject 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 college, 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

2007-08 data from 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 660 760 670 770 660 760
Columbia 660 760 670 780 660 750
Cornell 630 730 660 770 630 720
Dartmouth 670 770 680 780 670 770
Harvard 700 800 700 790 700 790
Princeton 690 790 700 790 690 780
U Penn 650 750 680 770 660 750
Yale 700 790 690 790 690 790

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