The SAT in University Admissions
Superscoring is the process by which colleges consider your highest section scores across all the dates you took the SAT.
Schools will take your highest section scores, forming the highest possible composite “superscore”.
May
Verbal Score: 760
Math Score: 700
Total Score: 1460
October
Verbal Score: 720
Math Score: 750
Total Score: 1470
Superscore
Verbal Score: 760
Math Score: 750
Total Score: 1510
The SAT in University Admissions
Here are the average SAT scores of successful applicants to top-tier universities.
Ivy League Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
Yale University | 1550 |
Harvard College | 1520 |
Columbia University | 1520 |
Princeton University | 1520 |
University of Pennsylvania | 1510 |
Brown University | 1510 |
Dartmouth College | 1500 |
Cornell University | 1480 |
Top Private Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
California Institute of Technology | 1560 |
University of Chicago | 1540 |
Vanderbilt University | 1530 |
Stanford University | 1520 |
MIT | 1520 |
Johns Hopkins University | 1510 |
Northwestern University | 1510 |
Carnegie Mellon University | 1500 |
Top Public Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
Georgia Institute of Technology | 1520 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1500 |
UC, Berkeley | 1450 |
U. of Michigan, Ann-Arbor | 1450 |
University of Virginia | 1420 |
UC, Los Angeles | 1400 |
U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 1390 |
The SAT in University Admissions
Superscoring is the process by which colleges consider your highest section scores across all the dates you took the SAT.
Schools will take your highest section scores, forming the highest possible composite “superscore”.
May
Verbal Score: 760
Math Score: 700
Total Score: 1460
October
Verbal Score: 720
Math Score: 750
Total Score: 1470
Superscore
Verbal Score: 760
Math Score: 750
Total Score: 1510
The SAT in University Admissions
Here are the average SAT scores of successful applicants to top-tier universities.
Ivy League Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
Yale University | 1550 |
Harvard College | 1520 |
Columbia University | 1520 |
Princeton University | 1520 |
University of Pennsylvania | 1510 |
Brown University | 1510 |
Dartmouth College | 1500 |
Cornell University | 1480 |
Top Private Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
California Institute of Technology | 1560 |
University of Chicago | 1540 |
Vanderbilt University | 1530 |
Stanford University | 1520 |
MIT | 1520 |
Johns Hopkins University | 1510 |
Northwestern University | 1510 |
Carnegie Mellon University | 1500 |
Top Public Universities | Average Total SAT Scores |
---|---|
Georgia Institute of Technology | 1520 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1500 |
UC, Berkeley | 1450 |
U. of Michigan, Ann-Arbor | 1450 |
University of Virginia | 1420 |
UC, Los Angeles | 1400 |
U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 1390 |