Realize that SAT scores are just one part of the application, and a strong high school record carries even more weight.
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 universities (non-Ivy) | top liberal arts colleges | more top liberal arts | top public universities | top public liberal arts colleges | University of California campuses | Cal State campuses | SUNY campuses | more SAT charts
Data from National Center for Educational Statistics
| University of California SAT Scores (what do these numbers mean?) |
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| Reading | Math | Writing | ||||
| Campus | 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% |
| Berkeley | 600 | 730 | 630 | 760 | 610 | 740 |
| Davis | 520 | 650 | 570 | 680 | 530 | 650 |
| Irvine | 510 | 620 | 560 | 680 | 520 | 640 |
| Los Angeles | 570 | 680 | 610 | 740 | 580 | 710 |
| Merced | 430 | 550 | 460 | 590 | 450 | 560 |
| Riverside | 450 | 560 | 480 | 610 | 460 | 570 |
| San Diego | 540 | 670 | 610 | 720 | 560 | 690 |
| San Francisco | Graduate Study Only | |||||
| Santa Barbara | 540 | 650 | 550 | 670 | 540 | 650 |
| Santa Cruz | 490 | 630 | 510 | 640 | 500 | 620 |
| View the ACT version of this table | ||||||




