Summary of California Colleges by SAT Score
More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process.
In california, no public schools require or consider the SAT score. The major university systems such as University of California and California State University no longer uses SAT scores in application process. However, still many california private colleges including Stanford University consider the SAT score to determine admission eligibility.
SAT Percentile and Score Table
The 2023 Average SAT score California colleges is 1,305.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 27 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private Colleges |
---|---|---|---|
1500 or higher | 5 81 to 99+ |
- | 5 81 to 99+ |
1450 - 1500 | 1 78 to 81 |
- | 1 78 to 81 |
1400 - 1450 | 1 74 to 78 |
- | 1 74 to 78 |
1350 - 1400 | 5 56 to 74 |
- | 5 56 to 74 |
1300 - 1350 | 3 44 to 56 |
- | 3 44 to 56 |
1250 - 1300 | 2 37 to 44 |
- | 2 37 to 44 |
1200 - 1250 | 2 30 to 37 |
- | 2 30 to 37 |
1150 - 1200 | 2 22 to 30 |
- | 2 22 to 30 |
1100 - 1150 | 4 7 to 22 |
- | 4 7 to 22 |
1050 - 1100 | 2 0 to 7 |
- | 2 0 to 7 |
1000 - 1050 | - | - | - |
Below 1000 | - | - | - |
California Colleges by SAT Score Chart
The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for California colleges.
List of California Colleges by SAT score
The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for California colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
School Name | SAT Average Score | |
---|---|---|
2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
Stanford University Private | Stanford, CA |
1,550 +30 (1.97%) |
1,520 |
Harvey Mudd College Private | Claremont, CA |
1,530 +10 (0.66%) |
1,520 |
Pomona College Private | Claremont, CA |
1,520 - |
1,520 |
University of Southern California Private | Los Angeles, CA |
1,520 +45 (3.05%) |
1,475 |
Claremont McKenna College Private | Claremont, CA |
1,510 +35 (2.37%) |
1,475 |
Scripps College Private | Claremont, CA |
1,460 +10 (0.69%) |
1,450 |
Occidental College Private | Los Angeles, CA |
1,430 +15 (1.06%) |
1,415 |
Pepperdine University Private | Malibu, CA |
1,390 +40 (2.96%) |
1,350 |
Westmont College Private | Santa Barbara, CA |
1,375 +64 (4.88%) |
1,311 |
Santa Clara University Private | Santa Clara, CA |
1,364 -46 (-3.26%) |
1,410 |
Loyola Marymount University Private | Los Angeles, CA |
1,360 +25 (1.87%) |
1,335 |
Soka University of America Private | Aliso Viejo, CA |
1,350 +47 (3.61%) |
1,303 |
University of San Francisco Private | San Francisco, CA |
1,310 +20 (1.55%) |
1,290 |
Thomas Aquinas College Private | Santa Paula, CA |
1,310 +35 (2.75%) |
1,275 |
Chapman University Private | Orange, CA |
1,300 -10 (-0.76%) |
1,310 |
University of the Pacific Private | Stockton, CA |
1,255 +5 (0.40%) |
1,250 |
Biola University Private | La Mirada, CA |
1,250 +24 (1.96%) |
1,226 |
California Lutheran University Private | Thousand Oaks, CA |
1,230 +40 (3.36%) |
1,190 |
Whittier College Private | Whittier, CA |
1,220 -10 (-0.81%) |
1,230 |
University of Redlands Private | Redlands, CA |
1,190 -5 (-0.42%) |
1,195 |
Dominican University of California Private | San Rafael, CA |
1,175 +6 (0.51%) |
1,169 |
William Jessup University Private | Rocklin, CA |
1,130 | - |
University of La Verne Private | La Verne, CA |
1,115 +94 (9.21%) |
1,021 |
Azusa Pacific University Private | Azusa, CA |
1,110 -7 (-0.63%) |
1,117 |
Southern California Institute of Architecture Private | Los Angeles, CA |
1,100 -195 (-15.06%) |
1,295 |
John Paul the Great Catholic University Private | Escondido, CA |
1,092 -87 (-7.38%) |
1,179 |
Pacific Union College Private | Angwin, CA |
1,080 | - |
Average | 1,305 +31 (2.40%) |
1,274 |