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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 2025 Average SAT score California colleges is 1,329.
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.
Number of California Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 6
78 to 99+
- 6
78 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 3
67 to 78
- 3
67 to 78
1350 - 1400 3
56 to 67
- 3
56 to 67
1300 - 1350 4
41 to 56
- 4
41 to 56
1250 - 1300 5
22 to 41
- 5
22 to 41
1200 - 1250 1
19 to 22
- 1
19 to 22
1150 - 1200 1
15 to 19
- 1
15 to 19
1100 - 1150 1
11 to 15
- 1
11 to 15
1050 - 1100 2
4 to 11
- 2
4 to 11
1000 - 1050 1
0 to 4
- 1
0 to 4
Below 1000 - - -

California Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for California colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

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.
27 California Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
Stanford University
Private | Stanford, CA
1,550
+5 (0.32%)
1,545
Pomona College
Private | Claremont, CA
1,540
+20 (1.32%)
1,520
Harvey Mudd College
Private | Claremont, CA
1,540
+20 (1.32%)
1,520
Claremont McKenna College
Private | Claremont, CA
1,530
+25 (1.66%)
1,505
Scripps College
Private | Claremont, CA
1,500
+25 (1.69%)
1,475
University of Southern California
Private | Los Angeles, CA
1,500
+5 (0.33%)
1,495
Soka University of America
Private | Aliso Viejo, CA
1,440
+100 (7.46%)
1,340
Occidental College
Private | Los Angeles, CA
1,440
+10 (0.70%)
1,430
Santa Clara University
Private | Santa Clara, CA
1,420
-
1,420
Pepperdine University
Private | Malibu, CA
1,370
+20 (1.48%)
1,350
Chapman University
Private | Orange, CA
1,350
+10 (0.75%)
1,340
Loyola Marymount University
Private | Los Angeles, CA
1,350 -
University of the Pacific
Private | Stockton, CA
1,345
+55 (4.26%)
1,290
Westmont College
Private | Santa Barbara, CA
1,330
+15 (1.14%)
1,315
Otis College of Art and Design
Private | Los Angeles, CA
1,310 -
Thomas Aquinas College
Private | Santa Paula, CA
1,310
+65 (5.22%)
1,245
Dominican University of California
Private | San Rafael, CA
1,290
+109 (9.23%)
1,181
University of San Francisco
Private | San Francisco, CA
1,290
-10 (-0.77%)
1,300
California Lutheran University
Private | Thousand Oaks, CA
1,270
+42 (3.42%)
1,228
Biola University
Private | La Mirada, CA
1,265
+20 (1.61%)
1,245
Point Loma Nazarene University
Private | San Diego, CA
1,260
-15 (-1.18%)
1,275
University of Redlands
Private | Redlands, CA
1,240
+39 (3.25%)
1,201
William Jessup University
Private | Rocklin, CA
1,150 -
Azusa Pacific University
Private | Azusa, CA
1,105
-50 (-4.33%)
1,155
University of La Verne
Private | La Verne, CA
1,095
-42 (-3.69%)
1,137
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Private | Escondido, CA
1,080
-95 (-8.09%)
1,175
Hope International University
Private | Fullerton, CA
1,020 -
Average1,329
+7 (0.50%)
1,323