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SAT Scores for Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Colleges

A Side-by-Side Comparison of College Admissions Data

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - ERAU - Daytona Beach

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - ERAU - Daytona Beach

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What SAT scores do you need to get into one of the country's top 10 undergraduate engineering colleges? 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 highly regarded colleges.

Realize, of course, that SAT scores are just one part of the application. Admissions officers will also be looking for a strong high school record, a well-crafted admissions essay, good letters of recommendations, and meaningful extracurricular activities.

The engineering colleges listed below offer a bachelor's or master's as the highest degree. For an SAT comparison of PhD-granting institutions such as MIT, Stanford and Caltech, view this engineering SAT chart.

More 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

Undergraduate Engineering Colleges SAT Score Comparison (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

SAT Scores
Reading Math Writing
25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75%
Air Force Academy 590 680 630 710 - -
Annapolis 560 680 600 700 - -
Cal Poly Pomona 460 580 490 630 - -
Cal Poly 540 640 580 680 - -
Cooper Union 610 720 650 780 620 730
Embry-Riddle 470 590 510 630 - -
Harvey Mudd 690 770 740 800 690 770
MSOE 530 670 620 710 - -
Olin College 690 773 718 773 670 750
Rose-Hulman 550 670 630 720 - -
see the ACT version of this table
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