<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 WRITING. 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>SAT Writing 25 , SAT Writing 75 , SAT Writing Average , Private National University</p>
<p>700 , 790 , 745 , Yale
690 , 790 , 740 , Harvard
690 , 780 , 735 , Princeton
690 , 770 , 730 , Caltech
690 , 770 , 730 , Columbia
680 , 770 , 725 , Dartmouth
670 , 760 , 715 , Stanford
670 , 760 , 715 , U Penn
670 , 760 , 715 , Tufts
670 , 750 , 710 , Northwestern
660 , 770 , 715 , Brown
660 , 760 , 710 , Duke
660 , 750 , 705 , MIT
650 , 740 , 695 , Emory
650 , 730 , 690 , Vanderbilt
640 , 750 , 695 , Rice
640 , 740 , 690 , Johns Hopkins
640 , 730 , 685 , Notre Dame
640 , 730 , 685 , USC
640 , 730 , 685 , Brandeis
640 , 720 , 680 , Tulane
620 , 720 , 670 , NYU
620 , 710 , 665 , Carnegie Mellon
620 , 710 , 665 , Boston College
610 , 720 , 665 , TOP PUBLIC (U Virginia and W&M)
600 , 690 , 645 , George Washington
590 , 700 , 645 , U Rochester
590 , 680 , 635 , Boston University
580 , 680 , 630 , Case Western
580 , 680 , 630 , Rensselaer
580 , 670 , 625 , U Miami
570 , 670 , 620 , Fordham
560 , 660 , 610 , SMU
550 , 660 , 605 , Pepperdine
550 , 650 , 600 , Worcester
530 , 630 , 580 , Syracuse</p>
<p>na , na , na , U Chicago
na , na , na , Wash U
na , na , na , Cornell
na , na , na , Georgetown
na , na , na , Wake Forest
na , na , na , Lehigh
na , na , na , Yeshiva
na , na , na , BYU</p>
<p>SAT Writing 25 , SAT Writing 75 , SAT Writing Average , State University</p>
<p>610 , 720 , 665 , U VIRGINIA
610 , 720 , 665 , WILLIAM & MARY
600 , 720 , 660 , UC BERKELEY
590 , 700 , 645 , U MICHIGAN
590 , 690 , 640 , U N CAROLINA
590 , 680 , 635 , GEORGIA TECH
580 , 700 , 640 , UCLA
570 , 670 , 620 , U WISCONSIN
560 , 670 , 615 , UC SAN DIEGO
560 , 660 , 610 , U GEORGIA
560 , 650 , 605 , U DELAWARE
550 , 640 , 595 , U CONNECTICUT
540 , 670 , 605 , U TEXAS
540 , 640 , 590 , OHIO STATE
540 , 640 , 590 , CLEMSON
540 , 640 , 590 , RUTGERS
530 , 650 , 590 , UC S BARBARA
530 , 640 , 585 , U WASHINGTON
520 , 630 , 575 , UC IRVINE
510 , 640 , 575 , UC DAVIS
510 , 630 , 570 , UC S CRUZ
500 , 610 , 555 , TEXAS A&M
490 , 600 , 545 , PURDUE
480 , 610 , 545 , MICHIGAN ST</p>
<p>na , na , na , U ILLINOIS
na , na , na , PENN STATE
na , na , na , U FLORIDA
na , na , na , U MARYLAND
na , na , na , U PITTSBURGH
na , na , na , U MINNESOTA
na , na , na , INDIANA U
na , na , na , U IOWA
na , na , na , VIRGINIA TECH</p>
<p>SAT Writing 25 , SAT Writing 75 , SAT Writing Average , LAC</p>
<p>680 , 770 , 725 , Pomona
680 , 760 , 720 , Harvey Mudd
660 , 760 , 710 , Amherst
660 , 760 , 710 , Swarthmore
660 , 750 , 705 , Bowdoin
660 , 750 , 705 , Haverford
660 , 750 , 705 , Vassar
660 , 730 , 695 , W&L
650 , 750 , 700 , Carleton
650 , 750 , 700 , Claremont McK
650 , 750 , 700 , Barnard
650 , 740 , 695 , Wellesley
650 , 740 , 695 , Oberlin
650 , 730 , 690 , Scripps
640 , 740 , 690 , Middlebury
640 , 740 , 690 , Wesleyan
630 , 730 , 680 , Davidson
630 , 730 , 680 , Macalester
630 , 720 , 675 , Bates
630 , 720 , 675 , Kenyon
630 , 710 , 670 , Colby
625 , 700 , 665 , Mt. Holyoke
620 , 710 , 665 , Bryn Mawr
620 , 710 , 665 , Whitman
620 , 700 , 660 , Colorado College
610 , 720 , 665 , Trinity
610 , 720 , 665 , TOP PUBLIC (U Virginia and W&M)
610 , 700 , 655 , Bucknell
590 , 700 , 645 , Smith
590 , 690 , 640 , U Richmond
590 , 690 , 640 , Occidental
590 , 680 , 635 , Lafayette
580 , 680 , 630 , Furman
550 , 650 , 600 , US Military Acad</p>
<p>na , na , na , Williams
na , na , na , Grinnell
na , na , na , Colgate
na , na , na , US Naval Acad
na , na , na , Hamilton
na , na , na , Holy Cross
na , na , na , Sewanee
na , na , na , Bard</p>