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Colleges for a 1550 SAT Score
50 colleges where a 1550 SAT puts you in the competitive range. Sorted by how closely each school's average SAT matches your score, with outcomes data from College Scorecard and Opportunity Insights.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private nonprofit
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private nonprofit
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit
Pomona College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofit
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
Emory University
Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private nonprofit
Barnard College
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
New York University
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private nonprofit
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA · Private nonprofit
Carleton College
Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit
Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private nonprofit
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit
Haverford College
Haverford, PA · Private nonprofit
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT · Private nonprofit
Colby College
Waterville, ME · Private nonprofit
Smith College
Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · Private nonprofit
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA · Private nonprofit
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit
Scripps College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit