<p>In order to assist some in their college search process, I have prepared a series of threads that will compare colleges on a variety of measurements. In making these comparisons, I have created three broad groups (private national universities, public national universities and liberal arts colleges) and provide comparisons involving 117 colleges (national universities ranked in the USNWR Top 75 and LACs ranked in the USNWR Top 40). </p>
<p>Following is a comparison on STANDARDIZED TESTS-FOCUS ON SAT CRITICAL READING. While standardized test scores are best considered in combination with other student data that adcomms have access to (rigor of curriculum, grades in demanding courses, GPA, etc.), they are the best single source of data that outside observers have to compare the strengths of student bodies at various schools. </p>
<p>To aid in the comparisons, I have included the level of the highest-ranking public universities with each of the private groups for National Universities and LACs. This should help families appreciate the way that the very top scoring public compares with their private competition. </p>
<p>I hope that you enjoy the thread and find some helpful information. Good luck to all in your college search process!</p>
<p>Critical Reading 25 - CR 75 Private National University ( % of students submitting SAT scores )</p>
<p>700 - 800 Yale ( 92% )
700 - 760 Caltech ( 97% )
690 - 800 Harvard ( 98% )
690 - 790 Princeton ( 98% )
690 - 780 U Chicago ( 79% )
680 - 770 Columbia ( 97% )
680 - 760 Wash U ( 75% )
670 - 750 Northwestern ( 80% )
670 - 750 Tufts ( 71% )
660 - 770 Dartmouth ( 78% )
660 - 770 Johns Hopkins ( 94% )
660 - 760 MIT ( 95% )
660 - 760 Duke ( 91% )
650 - 760 Stanford ( 93% )
650 - 760 Brown ( 92% )
650 - 750 Rice ( 97% )
650 - 740 U Penn ( 94% )
650 - 740 Vanderbilt ( 63% )
650 - 740 Notre Dame ( 55% )
650 - 740 Georgetown ( 92% )
640 - 740 Emory ( 88% )
640 - 720 Brandeis ( 81% )
630 - 730 Cornell ( 95% )
630 - 730 TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary)<br>
630 - 720 Tulane ( 52% )
620 - 720 Carnegie Mellon ( 98% )
620 - 720 USC ( 84% )
620 - 720 NYU ( 87% )
610 - 700 Boston College ( 89% )
610 - 690 Wake Forest ( 72% )
600 - 700 U Rochester ( 92% )
600 - 690 Rensselaer ( 72% )
590 - 690 Case Western ( 80% )
590 - 680 Lehigh ( 93% )
590 - 680 George Washington ( 76% )
580 - 680 U Miami ( 62% )
580 - 670 Boston University ( 90% )
560 - 660 Fordham ( 90% )
560 - 660 SMU ( 69% )
550 - 670 Pepperdine ( 81% )
550 - 670 BYU ( 33% )
550 - 660 Worcester ( 93% )
540 - 670 Yeshiva ( 79% )
520 - 620 Syracuse ( 90% )</p>
<p>Critical Reading 25 - CR 75 State University ( % of students submitting SAT scores )</p>
<p>630 - 730 WILLIAM & MARY ( 96% )
600 - 710 U VIRGINIA ( 97% )
600 - 690 GEORGIA TECH ( 94% )
590 - 690 U N CAROLINA ( 98% )
580 - 710 UC BERKELEY ( 97% )
580 - 690 U MICHIGAN ( 42% )
570 - 680 UCLA ( 98% )
570 - 680 U FLORIDA ( 69% )
570 - 680 U MARYLAND ( 95% )
570 - 680 U PITTSBURGH ( 94% )
560 - 660 U GEORGIA ( 93% )
550 - 640 CLEMSON ( 79% )
550 - 640 U DELAWARE ( 96% )
540 - 660 UC SAN DIEGO ( 98% )
540 - 670 U WISCONSIN ( 24% )
540 - 660 U TEXAS ( 94% )
540 - 650 OHIO STATE ( 53% )
540 - 630 U CONNECTICUT ( 96% )
540 - 630 VIRGINIA TECH ( 96% )
530 - 650 U ILLINOIS ( 26% )
530 - 650 UC S BARBARA ( 98% )
530 - 650 U WASHINGTON ( 90% )
530 - 630 PENN STATE ( 79% )
530 - 670 U MINNESOTA ( 17% )
530 - 630 RUTGERS ( 99% )
520 - 630 UC IRVINE ( 100% )
520 - 630 TEXAS A&M ( 74% )
510 - 620 INDIANA U ( 79% )
510 - 630 UC S CRUZ ( 98% )
510 - 660 U IOWA ( 9% )
500 - 630 UC DAVIS ( 99% )
490 - 610 PURDUE ( 79% )
480 - 620 MICHIGAN ST ( 18% )</p>
<p>Critical Reading 25 - CR 75 LAC ( % of students submitting SAT scores )</p>
<p>700 - 780 Pomona ( 88% )
680 - 760 Swarthmore ( 93% )
680 - 740 Bard ( 80% )
670 - 750 Vassar ( 85% )
670 - 770 Harvey Mudd ( 99% )
660 - 760 Williams ( 95% )
660 - 760 Amherst ( 73% )
660 - 750 Carleton ( 77% )
660 - 740 W&L ( 61% )
660 - 750 Oberlin ( 83% )
650 - 760 Bowdoin ( 76% )
650 - 740 Haverford ( na )
650 - 750 Claremont McK ( 86% )
650 - 730 Hamilton ( 60% )
640 - 740 Wellesley ( 89% )
640 - 740 Wesleyan ( 79% )
640 - 720 Colby ( 76% )
640 - 730 Scripps ( 85% )
640 - 740 Macalester ( 70% )
640 - 740 Barnard ( 90% )
630 - 740 Middlebury ( 83% )
630 - 730 Davidson ( 90% )
630 - 730 Colgate ( 72% )
630 - 730 TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary)<br>
630 - 720 Bates ( 51% )
630 - 730 Kenyon ( 77% )
630 - 730 Whitman ( 72% )
620 - 700 Colorado College ( 58% )
620 - 730 Bryn Mawr ( 89% )
620 - 720 Mt. Holyoke ( 60% )
615 - 740 Grinnell ( 53% )
600 - 710 Smith ( 90% )
600 - 680 Bucknell ( 80% )
590 - 700 Occidental ( 83% )
590 - 690 Furman ( 88% )
580 - 680 U Richmond ( 88% )
580 - 670 Lafayette ( 93% )
580 - 670 Holy Cross ( 52% )
580 - 700 Trinity ( 36% )
570 - 680 Sewanee ( 60% )
560 - 670 US Military Acad ( 87% )
560 - 670 US Naval Acad ( 86% )</p>