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(2004) Top National Colleges/Universities with Doctoral Programs

1. Private Universities:

Name SAT/ACT Range

1. California Institute of Technology 1470- 1580 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 1420- 1560 3. Harvard University (MA) 1400- 1580 4. Princeton University (NJ) 1380- 1550 5. Yale University (CT) 1370- 1560

6. Stanford University (CA) 1350- 1540 7. Dartmouth College (NH) 1330- 1520 8. University of Pennsylvania 1330- 1500 9. Rice University (TX) 1320- 1520 10. Columbia University (NY) 1320- 1510 10. Duke University (NC) 1320- 1510

12. University of Chicago 1310- 1500 13. Washington University in St. Louis 1310- 1480 14. Northwestern University (IL) 1300- 1480 15. Emory University (GA) 1300- 1460

16. Brown University (RI) 1290- 1500 17. Johns Hopkins University (MD) 1280- 1490 18. Cornell University (NY) 1280- 1470 19. Georgetown University (DC) 1280- 1460 20. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 1270- 1470

21. University of Notre Dame (IN) 1270- 1450 22. Brandeis University (MA) 1257- 1420 23. Tufts University (MA) 1250- 1430 24. Vanderbilt University (TN) 1250- 1420 25. Univ. of Southern California 1240- 1420

2. Public Universities:

Name SAT/ACT Range

1. College of William and Mary (VA)* 1250- 1440 2. Georgia Institute of Technology * 1250- 1430 3. University of Virginia * 1220- 1420 4. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor * 26- 30 (SAT equivalent: 1200- 1350) 4. University of Illinois – Urbana - Champaign * 26- 30 (SAT equivalent: 1200 - 1350)

6. University of California – Berkeley * 1180- 1440 7. U. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill * 1180- 1370 8. Univ. of Maryland – College Park * 1170- 1370 9. Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison * 25- 30 (SAT equivalent: 1160- 1350) 10. Univ. of California – Los Angeles * 1140- 1390

11. Univ. of California – San Diego * 1140- 1350 12. University of Florida * 1130- 1340 13. University of Texas – Austin * 1110- 1330 14. University of Pittsburgh * 1100- 1290 15. Pennsylvania State U. – University Park * 1090- 1300 15. Rutgers – New Brunswick (NJ)* 1090- 1300

17. University of Delaware * 1080- 1270 18. Ohio State University – Columbus * 23- 27 (SAT equivalent: 1080-1230) 19. University of California – Davis * 1070- 1300 20. University of California – Irvine * 1070- 1290 20. Texas A&M Univ. – College Station * 1070- 1290

22. University of Washington * 1060- 1290 23. Univ. of California – Santa Barbara * 1060- 1280 24. Univ. of Minnesota – Twin Cities * 22- 28 (SAT equivalent: 1050-1270) 25. University of Iowa * 22- 27 (SAT equivalent: 1050-1230) 25. Michigan State University * 22- 27 (SAT equivalent: 1050-1230)

3. Some Others:

Name SAT/ACT Range

New York University 1210- 1410 University of Rochester (NY) 1210- 1410 Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) 1220- 1440 Univ. of California – Santa Cruz * 1020- 1250 Univ. of California – Riverside * 950- 1180 Purdue Univ. – West Lafayette (IN)* 1030- 1270 Indiana University – Bloomington * 990- 1210