<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 STUDENT BODY DEPTH-FOCUS ON SAT MATH. The comparison shows what percentage of students achieved at the 700+ level on this test and is a potentially valuable indicator of the depth of the student body's abilities. 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>% scoring 700+ on SAT Math , Private National University</p>
<p>100% , Caltech
85% , MIT
77% , Princeton
77% , Wash U
76% , Yale
71% , Northwestern
70% , U Penn
69% , U Chicago
68% , Duke
67% , Dartmouth
66% , Stanford
66% , Columbia
66% , Brown
66% , Vanderbilt
66% , Carnegie Mellon
65% , Rice
64% , Cornell
64% , Notre Dame
62% , Tufts
61% , Emory
60% , Johns Hopkins
56% , Georgetown
52% , Rensselaer
52% , TOP PUBLIC (U Illinois)
50% , USC
43% , Brandeis
42% , Boston College
42% , U Rochester
41% , Case Western
40% , Lehigh
37% , NYU
37% , Worcester
33% , Wake Forest
27% , U Miami
24% , Tulane
23% , Boston University
21% , George Washington
19% , SMU
18% , Yeshiva
18% , Pepperdine
17% , BYU
12% , Syracuse
11% , Fordham</p>
<p>na , Harvard</p>
<p>% scoring 700+ on SAT Math , State University</p>
<p>52% , U ILLINOIS
51% , UC BERKELEY
47% , GEORGIA TECH
46% , U MICHIGAN
40% , UCLA
40% , U VIRGINIA
40% , U WISCONSIN
35% , WILLIAM & MARY
33% , UC SAN DIEGO
30% , U N CAROLINA
30% , U MARYLAND
28% , U MINNESOTA
25% , U FLORIDA
25% , U TEXAS
22% , OHIO STATE
21% , U PITTSBURGH
20% , U WASHINGTON
19% , U IOWA
18% , UC IRVINE
18% , RUTGERS
17% , CLEMSON
16% , UC DAVIS
15% , UC S BARBARA
15% , PENN STATE
15% , TEXAS A&M
14% , U GEORGIA
14% , PURDUE
14% , VIRGINIA TECH
13% , U CONNECTICUT
13% , U DELAWARE
13% , MICHIGAN ST
9% , INDIANA U
8% , UC S CRUZ</p>
<p>% scoring 700+ on SAT Math , LAC</p>
<p>94% , Harvey Mudd
74% , Pomona
60% , Williams
60% , Amherst
59% , Swarthmore
55% , Claremont McK
54% , Wesleyan
53% , Carleton
53% , W&L
52% , TOP PUBLIC (U Illinois)
51% , Bowdoin
51% , Haverford
48% , Middlebury
46% , Colgate
44% , Hamilton
43% , Wellesley
43% , Vassar
41% , Davidson
38% , Colby
36% , Oberlin
36% , Bucknell
35% , Macalester
33% , Scripps
32% , Grinnell
30% , Lafayette
30% , Trinity
28% , Barnard
27% , US Naval Acad
27% , Colorado College
26% , Kenyon
25% , Mt. Holyoke
25% , Whitman
22% , US Military Acad
21% , Bryn Mawr
21% , Holy Cross
20% , Occidental
18% , Smith
18% , U Richmond
18% , Sewanee
18% , Furman</p>
<p>na , Bates
na , Bard</p>