The Scholastic Aptitude Test is the United States’ ticket to college admissions. Colleges have been using the scores from this test since 1901 and have developed individual standards levels for acceptance.

Here is a look at the most competitive schools and the SAT scores they require.

Most Competitive

• Georgetown – 616 verbal; 657 math

• Brown – 630 verbal; 670 math

• Columbia – 630 verbal; 660 math

• Dartmouth – 620 verbal; 670 math

• Duke – 606 verbal; 657 math

• Harvard – 50% scored above 600 verbal; 50% scored above 600 math

• Northwestern – 590 verbal; 650 math

• Princeton – 649 verbal; 695 math

• Stanford – 620 verbal; 670 math

• Yale – 660 verbal; 680 math

Very Competitive

• Bard – 560 verbal; 520 math

• Clark University – 530 verbal; 570 math

• Trinity – 560 verbal; 590 math

• University of California (Berkeley) – 532 verbal; 670 math

• University of Michigan – 550 verbal; 620 math

• University of Notre Dame – 560 verbal; 630 math

• University of Virginia – 580 verbal; 630 math

Competitive

• Clemson – 471 verbal; 542 math

• George Washington University – 530 verbal; 560 math

• Purdue – 465 verbal; 540 math

• Lake Forest – 520 verbal; 540 math

• New York University – combined score of 1100

• Penn State – 510 verbal; 565 math

• Wheaton – 530 verbal; 540 math

This data may be a bit dated, as it changes from year to year, but provides a starting point for understanding what a college is looking for when it comes to SAT scores.

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