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US Colleges: February 25, 2012
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Top US Liberal Arts Colleges

Below is a table of the middle 50th percentile of SAT scores for enrolled students to some of the best US liberal arts colleges. The means that 50% of all enrolled students received SAT scores within the range between the 25th and 75th percentile.

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* An asterisk indicates a public school. (Data from NCES, SAT Scores for Fall of 2007)
Note: SAT Scores are shown for the 25th-75th percentile.

Rank	School	Admissions Rate	SAT Total	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
1	Amherst College Amherst, MA	17.6%	2000 - 2290	670 - 770	660 - 760	670 - 760
2	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	17.7%	2040 - 2300	680 - 780	680 - 760	680 - 760
3	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	19.0%	1950 - 2200	650 - 740	650 - 730	650 - 730
4	Williams College Williamstown, MA	19.1%	1980 - 2280	660 - 760	660 - 760	n/a - n/a
5	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	21.6%	1900 - 2220	630 - 740	640 - 740	630 - 740
6	Haverford College Haverford, PA	25.1%	1940 - 2240	650 - 750	640 - 740	650 - 750
7	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	27.4%	1960 - 2190	660 - 740	650 - 720	650 - 730
8	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	27.8%	1930 - 2210	640 - 750	650 - 730	640 - 730
9	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	28.1%	2110 - 2320	690 - 760	740 - 800	680 - 760
10	Davidson College Davidson, NC	28.2%	1905 - 2154	630 - 723	640 - 713	n/a - n/a
11	Barnard College New York, NY	28.7%	1910 - 2170	640 - 740	620 - 700	650 - 730
12	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	29.2%	1870 - 2130	630 - 730	610 - 690	630 - 710
13	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	29.9%	1830 - 2090	600 - 690	630 - 710	600 - 690
14	Carleton College Northfield, MN	30.0%	1960 - 2220	650 - 750	660 - 740	650 - 730
15	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	30.1%	1950 - 2190	660 - 740	640 - 710	650 - 740
16	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	31.3%	1880 - 2190	640 - 750	610 - 710	630 - 730
17	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	31.7%	1830 - 2090	610 - 700	620 - 690	600 - 700
18	Colby College Waterville, ME	31.8%	1910 - 2150	640 - 720	640 - 720	630 - 710
19	Trinity College Hartford, CT	34.2%	1818 - 2080	600 - 690	610 - 690	608 - 700
20	Reed College Portland, OR	34.3%	1960 - 2200	680 - 760	630 - 710	650 - 730
21	Lafayette College Easton, PA	34.9%	1750 - 2070	570 - 680	610 - 710	570 - 680
22	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	35.6%	1830 - 2040	610 - 690	610 - 670	n/a - n/a
23	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	35.7%	1960 - 2210	660 - 750	640 - 730	660 - 730
24	Fisk University Nashville, TN	35.7%	1360 - 1670	460 - 580	440 - 540	460 - 550
25	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	37.1%	1470 - 1740	500 - 590	480 - 570	n/a - n/a
26	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	37.2%	1670 - 1970	550 - 650	560 - 660	560 - 660
27	Connecticut College New London, CT	38.0%	1845 - 2130	620 - 720	610 - 700	615 - 710
28	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	38.8%	1740 - 2025	580 - 680	580 - 670	n/a - n/a
29	Denison University Granville, OH	39.1%	1740 - 2040	580 - 690	580 - 670	n/a - n/a
30	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	40.0%	1783 - 2068	583 - 688	610 - 690	590 - 690
31	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	40.6%	1870 - 2160	630 - 730	620 - 710	620 - 720
32	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	41.8%	1785 - 2055	600 - 690	590 - 680	n/a - n/a
33	Scripps College Claremont, CA	42.9%	1920 - 2160	650 - 740	630 - 700	n/a - n/a
34	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	44.1%	1775 - 2080	590 - 700	600 - 690	585 - 690
35	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	45.1%	1875 - 2190	630 - 740	620 - 720	n/a - n/a
36	Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA	45.2%	1600 - 1950	550 - 680	500 - 610	550 - 660
37	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	45.5%	1590 - 1970	540 - 680	530 - 650	520 - 640
38	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	45.5%	1820 - 2140	620 - 730	580 - 690	620 - 720
39	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	47.2%	1554 - 1903	518 - 630	538 - 660	498 - 613
40	San Diego Christian College El Cajon, CA	47.3%	1260 - 1635	430 - 565	400 - 540	430 - 530
41	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	47.9%	1860 - 2145	620 - 730	620 - 700	n/a - n/a
42	The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pomona, NJ	49.6%	1530 - 1755	500 - 580	520 - 590	n/a - n/a
43	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	51.2%	1740 - 2040	580 - 680	580 - 680	n/a - n/a
44	Smith College Northampton, MA	51.8%	1740 - 2080	590 - 710	560 - 670	590 - 700
45	Wesleyan College Macon, GA	52.5%	1455 - 1830	490 - 640	480 - 580	n/a - n/a
46	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	52.7%	1665 - 1980	550 - 660	560 - 660	n/a - n/a
47	Siena College Loudonville, NY	54.2%	1510 - 1800	500 - 590	520 - 620	490 - 590
48	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	54.3%	1545 - 1845	510 - 610	520 - 620	n/a - n/a
49	St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	54.4%	1800 - 2130	600 - 720	600 - 700	n/a - n/a
50	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	54.9%	1635 - 1875	550 - 630	540 - 620	n/a - n/a
51	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	55.2%	1850 - 2130	630 - 720	610 - 700	610 - 710
52	Furman University Greenville, SC	55.5%	1770 - 2070	590 - 690	590 - 690	590 - 690
53	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	56.0%	1730 - 2060	590 - 700	570 - 680	570 - 680
54	St Mary's College of Maryland Saint Mary's City, MD	56.4%	1680 - 2000	570 - 680	550 - 660	560 - 660
55	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	56.5%	1750 - 2050	610 - 700	540 - 660	600 - 690
56	Bethel College McKenzie, TN	56.8%	1215 - 1455	420 - 470	390 - 500	n/a - n/a
57	New College of Florida Sarasota, FL	57.0%	1830 - 2110	650 - 750	580 - 670	600 - 690
58	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	57.1%	1655 - 1960	560 - 660	555 - 650	540 - 650
59	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	57.2%	1695 - 2055	540 - 680	590 - 690	n/a - n/a
60	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	57.7%	1485 - 1860	490 - 630	500 - 610	n/a - n/a
61	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	59.1%	1380 - 1710	460 - 570	460 - 570	n/a - n/a
62	University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI	59.7%	1260 - 1605	410 - 530	430 - 540	n/a - n/a
63	Schreiner University Kerrville, TX	59.8%	1300 - 1640	430 - 540	450 - 560	420 - 540
64	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	59.9%	1788 - 2103	628 - 733	570 - 660	590 - 710
65	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	60.1%	1635 - 1950	540 - 650	550 - 650	n/a - n/a
66	Rosemont College Rosemont, PA	60.2%	1235 - 1500	410 - 495	415 - 500	410 - 505
67	Beloit College Beloit, WI	60.5%	1815 - 2070	620 - 710	590 - 670	n/a - n/a
68	Centre College Danville, KY	60.8%	1710 - 2010	570 - 690	570 - 650	n/a - n/a
69	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	60.9%	1640 - 1960	560 - 660	540 - 660	540 - 640
70	Drew University Madison, NJ	61.0%	1560 - 1930	520 - 650	510 - 630	530 - 650
71	Whittier College Whittier, CA	61.1%	1435 - 1780	480 - 590	475 - 600	480 - 590
72	Knox College Galesburg, IL	61.2%	1780 - 2070	610 - 710	580 - 670	590 - 690
73	Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA	61.5%	1475 - 1740	490 - 580	500 - 590	485 - 570
74	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	61.8%	1440 - 1760	480 - 590	490 - 600	470 - 570
75	Bethany College Bethany, WV	61.9%	1310 - 1670	440 - 570	440 - 550	430 - 550
76	Marlboro College Marlboro, VT	62.0%	1700 - 2010	580 - 680	510 - 650	610 - 680
77	Bennington College Bennington, VT	62.5%	1700 - 2020	580 - 700	540 - 630	580 - 690
78	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	62.6%	1800 - 2130	610 - 730	590 - 690	n/a - n/a
79	Washington College Chestertown, MD	63.5%	1560 - 1860	520 - 630	520 - 610	520 - 620
80	Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee, TN	63.6%	1710 - 2000	570 - 680	560 - 650	580 - 670
81	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	64.0%	1608 - 1929	528 - 633	570 - 673	510 - 623
82	Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary Bethlehem, PA	64.0%	1490 - 1800	500 - 600	500 - 610	490 - 590
83	Mills College Oakland, CA	64.4%	1510 - 1880	520 - 640	490 - 610	500 - 630
84	Wells College Aurora, NY	64.6%	1515 - 1845	510 - 640	500 - 590	n/a - n/a
85	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	65.4%	1575 - 1935	540 - 670	510 - 620	n/a - n/a
86	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	65.5%	1605 - 1950	530 - 650	540 - 650	n/a - n/a
87	Erskine College and Seminary Due West, SC	65.6%	1463 - 1785	490 - 600	493 - 605	480 - 580
88	Hanover College Hanover, IN	65.8%	1530 - 1870	510 - 630	520 - 630	500 - 610
89	Adrian College Adrian, MI	65.8%	1260 - 1575	430 - 515	410 - 535	n/a - n/a
90	Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL	65.9%	1245 - 1965	410 - 660	420 - 650	n/a - n/a
91	Birmingham Southern College Birmingham, AL	66.0%	1575 - 1935	520 - 640	530 - 650	n/a - n/a
92	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	66.4%	1680 - 2010	570 - 690	550 - 660	560 - 660
93	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	66.9%	1510 - 1818	510 - 610	500 - 608	500 - 600
94	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA	66.9%	1505 - 1770	510 - 600	515 - 630	480 - 540
95	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	67.3%	1605 - 1920	530 - 640	540 - 640	n/a - n/a
96	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	67.4%	1695 - 2010	560 - 680	570 - 660	n/a - n/a
97	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	68.2%	1440 - 1695	470 - 550	490 - 580	n/a - n/a
98	Lyon College Batesville, AR	68.6%	1490 - 1765	505 - 585	505 - 600	480 - 580
99	Salem College Winston Salem, NC	68.8%	1455 - 1920	490 - 650	480 - 630	n/a - n/a
100	Earlham College Richmond, IN	68.9%	1680 - 2010	570 - 690	550 - 650	n/a - n/a
101	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	69.1%	1600 - 1960	530 - 650	540 - 660	530 - 650
102	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	69.4%	1530 - 1810	510 - 600	510 - 600	510 - 610
103	Austin College Sherman, TX	69.7%	1650 - 1990	560 - 670	560 - 660	530 - 660
104	Westminster College New Wilmington, PA	70.8%	1420 - 1680	470 - 580	480 - 530	470 - 570
105	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	70.8%	1545 - 1875	500 - 610	530 - 640	n/a - n/a
106	University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC	71.2%	1560 - 1890	530 - 640	520 - 630	510 - 620
107	Gordon College Wenham, MA	71.3%	1580 - 1920	530 - 650	520 - 630	530 - 640
108	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	71.5%	1305 - 1680	440 - 570	430 - 550	n/a - n/a
109	Emory and Henry College Emory, VA	72.0%	1365 - 1687.5	460 - 575	450 - 550	n/a - n/a
110	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	72.2%	1335 - 1710	440 - 570	450 - 570	n/a - n/a
111	Wittenberg University Springfield, OH	72.5%	1485 - 1845	490 - 610	500 - 620	n/a - n/a
112	Stephens College Columbia, MO	72.9%	1526 - 1746	520 - 565	476 - 571	530 - 610
113	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC	73.1%	1305 - 1620	430 - 530	440 - 550	n/a - n/a
114	Goshen College Goshen, IN	73.1%	1450 - 1970	510 - 650	440 - 690	500 - 630
115	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	73.2%	1650 - 1950	560 - 650	550 - 650	540 - 650
116	McDaniel College Westminster, MD	73.2%	1500 - 1860	500 - 610	500 - 630	n/a - n/a
117	Roanoke College Salem, VA	73.2%	1480 - 1760	500 - 600	500 - 590	480 - 570
118	Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH	73.5%	1290 - 1605	440 - 550	430 - 535	420 - 520
119	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	73.9%	1440 - 1740	490 - 600	470 - 560	n/a - n/a
120	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	74.3%	1635 - 1995	540 - 680	550 - 650	n/a - n/a
121	University of Dallas Irving, TX	74.8%	1600 - 1990	550 - 680	520 - 650	530 - 660
122	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	75.3%	1260 - 1665	420 - 550	420 - 560	n/a - n/a
123	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	75.9%	1530 - 1980	520 - 680	500 - 640	n/a - n/a
124	West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV	77.1%	1280 - 1670	430 - 560	420 - 560	430 - 550
125	Hiram College Hiram, OH	77.1%	1425 - 1815	480 - 610	470 - 600	n/a - n/a
126	Willamette University Salem, OR	77.1%	1670 - 2010	570 - 690	550 - 660	550 - 660
127	Millsaps College Jackson, MS	77.3%	1635 - 1980	550 - 670	540 - 650	n/a - n/a
128	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	78.0%	1380 - 1710	460 - 570	470 - 580	450 - 560
129	Muskingum College New Concord, OH	78.1%	1300 - 1690	420 - 570	460 - 560	420 - 560
130	Alma College Alma, MI	78.1%	1521 - 1956	498 - 665	520 - 668	503 - 623
131	Hastings College Hastings, NE	78.3%	1275 - 1665	430 - 550	420 - 560	n/a - n/a
132	Texas A & M University at Galveston Galveston, TX	78.4%	1425 - 1785	460 - 590	490 - 600	n/a - n/a
133	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA	79.3%	1350 - 1620	450 - 530	450 - 550	n/a - n/a
134	Ripon College Ripon, WI	79.6%	1380 - 1890	440 - 610	480 - 650	n/a - n/a
135	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	79.6%	1350 - 1650	450 - 540	450 - 560	n/a - n/a
136	The University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA	79.7%	1268 - 1570	420 - 530	428 - 530	420 - 510
137	Westminster College Fulton, MO	79.9%	1430 - 1840	480 - 610	500 - 620	450 - 610
138	Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA	80.0%	1520 - 1830	520 - 630	500 - 600	500 - 600
139	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	80.2%	1485 - 1920	490 - 630	500 - 650	n/a - n/a
140	Judson College Marion, AL	80.3%	1560 - 1770	570 - 590	520 - 640	470 - 540
141	The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID	81.0%	1456 - 1891	488 - 640	498 - 633	470 - 618
142	Albion College Albion, MI	81.3%	1545 - 1890	500 - 620	530 - 640	n/a - n/a
143	Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	81.4%	1485 - 1815	510 - 620	480 - 590	n/a - n/a
144	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	81.7%	1567.5 - 1935	505 - 630	540 - 660	n/a - n/a
145	Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO	82.3%	1275 - 1635	420 - 540	430 - 550	n/a - n/a
146	Luther College Decorah, IA	82.6%	1520 - 1970	480 - 670	540 - 650	500 - 650
147	Hendrix College Conway, AR	82.7%	1670 - 2020	570 - 690	550 - 660	550 - 670
148	Hope College Holland, MI	82.8%	1605 - 1950	530 - 650	540 - 650	n/a - n/a
149	American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA	82.8%	1405 - 1928	480 - 675	472 - 588	453 - 665
150	Randolph College Lynchburg, VA	83.4%	1500 - 1875	510 - 640	490 - 610	n/a - n/a