Top 10 Public Universities based on SATs

College Search & Selection
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<p>There are some surprises. Maryland is ranked very high. SUNY Binghamton is ranked higher than I expected. It has the SUNY stigma, so I was surprised. Binghamton might be an anomoly...notice the lower SAT 75th percentile. </p>

<p>Sorted first by SAT 25th percentile, then by SAT 75th percentile.</p>

<p>1250 1420 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
1240 1450 College of William and Mary
1230 1440 University of Virginia-Main Campus
1230 1430 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1210 1390 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1200 1460 University of California-Berkeley
1200 1430 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1200 1390 University of Maryland-College Park
1190 1350 SUNY at Binghamton
1170 1400 University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>

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<p>This time, sorted first by SAT 75th percentile, then by SAT 25th percentile.
Which is a better indicator, 25th or 75th percentile? They can be quite different.</p>

<p>1200 1460 University of California-Berkeley
1240 1450 College of William and Mary
1230 1440 University of Virginia-Main Campus
1230 1430 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1200 1430 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1250 1420 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
1170 1400 University of Wisconsin-Madison
1150 1400 University of California-Los Angeles
1210 1390 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1200 1390 University of Maryland-College Park</p>

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<p>I don’t put much stock in those Illinois numbers for 2 reasons.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>The vast majority of students take ACT.</p></li>
<li><p>Take out engineering students and both ACT and SAT scores for Illinois plummet.
Numerous students from my low achieving hs get into UIUC w/under 24 ACT.</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>The vast majority of students at Michigan take the ACT too.</p>

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<p>Novi, close to 40% take the SAT at Michigan.</p>

<p>Collegehelp, last time I checked UIUC’s 75% SAT was 1400.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the correction Alexandre, I thought it was lower.</p>

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<p>sorted first by ACT 75th percentile, then by ACT 25th percentile</p>

<p>27 32 College of William and Mary
27 32 University of Virginia-Main Campus
25 32 University of California-Berkeley
28 31 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
27 31 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
27 31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
26 31 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
25 31 Missouri University of Science and Technology
24 31 University of California-Los Angeles
26 30 Colorado School of Mines
26 30 University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>

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<p>sorted first by ACT 25th percentile, then by ACT 75th percentile</p>

<p>(Alexandre, these are IPEDS numbers from 2009-10)</p>

<p>28 31 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
27 32 College of William and Mary
27 32 University of Virginia-Main Campus
27 31 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
27 31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
26 31 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
26 30 Colorado School of Mines
26 30 University of Wisconsin-Madison
26 29 SUNY at Binghamton
25 32 University of California-Berkeley</p>

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<p>percent of students submitting ACTs</p>

<p>U Maryland did not report ACTs</p>

<p>30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
29 College of William and Mary
26 University of Virginia-Main Campus
46 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
80 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
99 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
87 Colorado School of Mines
86 University of Wisconsin-Madison
26 SUNY at Binghamton
34 University of California-Berkeley
96 Missouri University of Science and Technology
21 Clemson University
86 Ohio State University-Main Campus
33 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
25 University of Florida
40 University of California-Los Angeles
25 Texas A & M University
44 The University of Texas at Austin
46 The University of Texas at Dallas
35 University of California-San Diego</p>

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<p>Collegehelp, where did you get this data? According to UNC’s CDS, the mid 50% ACT range for the 2009-2010 admissions cycle was 26-31. And I have never seen Cal ACT ranges.</p>

<p><a href=“http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/data-summaries-and-publications/common-data-set.html[/url]”>http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/data-summaries-and-publications/common-data-set.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Alexandre, the CDS is probably a year old. These numbers are 2009-10 and are based on a careful definition of who must be included in the freshman class.</p>

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<p>Not so collegehelp, UNC’s 2009-2010 CDS clearly states 26-31.</p>

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<p>What I’m really interested in is to see the breakdown of Michigan’s, UVa’s and UCLA’s SAT by college. Because I don’t think it makes sense comparing Michigan, for example, and G-Tech with SATs alone as indicators. </p>

<p>BTWm, which amongst these schools superscore SATs?</p>

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<p>Alexandre, I can’t explain the discrepancy. The IPEDS data was reported to the US Department of Education by someone at UNC Chapel Hill.</p>

<p>P.S. Actually I can explain it…
IPEDS says the 26-31 was for 2008-09. The 2009-10 CDS contains 2008-09 data.</p>

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<p>I would go with the CDS.</p>

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<p>Maybe those are the stats for UNC Charlotte and not UNC-CH?</p>

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<p>Alexandre, next year the UNC CDS will say 28-31, not 26-31, because it will use the 2009-10 data.</p>

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<p>Berkeley’s is 1220 - 1470</p>

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<p>If you include public LAC’s SUNY Geneseo is right up there actually ahead of Binghamton. </p>

<p>SAT 25% 75%
1230 1380</p>

<p>ACT 28 30</p>

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<p>Public universities ranked 11-60, sorted first by SAT 75th percentile.</p>

<p>1120 1380 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
1160 1370 Missouri University of Science and Technology
1140 1370 University of California-San Diego
1160 1360 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
1140 1360 University of Florida
1190 1350 SUNY at Binghamton
1160 1350 Colorado School of Mines
1100 1350 Michigan Technological University
1100 1350 The University of Texas at Austin
1080 1350 The University of Texas at Dallas
1040 1350 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1120 1340 Ohio State University-Main Campus
1100 1330 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
1060 1330 University of Iowa
1040 1330 Iowa State University
1085 1326 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
1130 1320 Clemson University
1130 1320 University of Georgia
1120 1310 University of Connecticut
1110 1310 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1100 1300 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
1080 1300 Texas A & M University
1070 1300 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
1060 1300 Auburn University Main Campus
1060 1300 University of California-Santa Barbara
1060 1300 University of Missouri-Columbia
1050 1300 University of California-Davis
1040 1300 University of Missouri-Kansas City
1040 1300 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
1110 1290 Florida State University
1100 1290 Stony Brook University
1080 1290 University of Maryland-Baltimore County
1060 1290 Indiana University-Bloomington
1040 1290 The University of Tennessee
970 1290 University of Illinois at Chicago
1090 1280 University of South Carolina-Columbia
1090 1280 University of Vermont
1080 1280 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
1080 1280 University of Colorado at Boulder
1070 1280 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
1070 1280 University of California-Irvine
1060 1280 Miami University-Oxford
1060 1280 University of Delaware
1060 1280 University of Massachusetts Amherst
1040 1280 Purdue University-Main Campus
980 1280 University of Alabama at Birmingham
1090 1270 University of Central Florida
1030 1270 University of California-Santa Cruz
1020 1270 University of Alabama in Huntsville
1010 1270 Michigan State University</p>