<p>It goes without saying that schools with top SAT scores place a high value on SAT scores.</p>
<p>Top 20 USNWR Universities, ranked by 25%-75% SAT scores</p>
<ol>
<li>California Institute of Technology 1470-1570 </li>
<li>Harvard University (MA) 1390-1590</li>
<li>Yale University (CT) 1390-1580</li>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1380-1560</li>
<li>Princeton University (NJ) 1370-1590</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis 1370-1530</li>
<li>Dartmouth College (NH) 1350-1550</li>
<li>Duke University (NC) 1350-1540</li>
<li>Brown University (RI) 1350-1530</li>
<li>Stanford University (CA) 1340-1540</li>
<li>Tufts University (MA) 1340-1480</li>
<li>Columbia University (NY) 1330-1540</li>
<li>Rice University (TX) 1330-1540</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania 1330-1530</li>
<li>University of Chicago 1320-1530</li>
<li>Northwestern University (IL) 1320-1500</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University ¶ 1300-1490</li>
<li>Emory University (GA) 1300-1470</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame (IN) 1290-1500</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins University (MD) 1290-1490</li>
</ol>
<p>Top 20 USNWR Liberal Arts Colleges, ranked by 25%-75% SAT scores</p>
<ol>
<li>Harvey Mudd College (CA) 1420-1550</li>
<li>Pomona College (CA) 1370-1520</li>
<li>Amherst College (MA) 1330-1530</li>
<li>Carleton College (MN) 1330-1490</li>
<li>Swarthmore College ¶ 1320-1530</li>
<li>Williams College (MA) 1320-1520</li>
<li>Claremont McKenna College (CA) 1310-1490</li>
<li>Wellesley College (MA) 1310-1470</li>
<li>Bowdoin College (ME) 1300-1480</li>
<li>Washington and Lee University (VA) 1300-1470</li>
<li>Vassar College (NY) 1300-1450</li>
<li>Haverford College ¶ 1290-1500</li>
<li>Wesleyan University (CT) 1290-1480</li>
<li>Oberlin College (OH) 1290-1460</li>
<li>Reed College (OR) 1280-1460</li>
<li>Barnard College (NY) 1280-1450</li>
<li>Middlebury College (VT) 1270-1480</li>
<li>Colby College (ME) 1270-1440</li>
<li>Bates College (ME) 1270-1400</li>
<li>Hamilton College (NY) 1260-1460</li>
</ol>