If youre wondering if you have the SAT scores youll need to get into one of the top public universities in the United States, heres a side-by-side comparison of scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, youre on target for admission to one of these top universities. Realize, of course, that SAT scores are just one part of the application. Perfect 800s dont 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. Also, if you are an out-of-state applicant, you may need to have scores significantly higher than those shown here. Most state-funded universities give preference to in-state applicants. If the public university youre looking for isnt in the table below, check out this SAT comparison table for 22 more great public universities. And you can also find SAT information in any of the A to Z college profiles. 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: 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 Top Public University SAT Scores (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean) SAT Scores Reading Math Writing 25% 75% 25% 75% 25% 75% College of William and Mary 620 730 620 720 620 720 Georgia Tech 590 690 650 740 590 690 UC Berkeley 600 730 630 760 610 740 UCLA 570 680 610 740 580 710 UC San Diego 540 670 610 720 560 690 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 540 660 690 780 590 680 University of Michigan 630 730 670 770 650 750 UNC Chapel Hill 590 700 610 710 590 690 University of Virginia 610 720 630 740 620 720 University of Wisconsin 530 670 620 740 580 670
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:25:53 +0000