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Summary of District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia, 5 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score District of Columbia colleges is 1,261.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 5 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 District of Columbia Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
80 to 99+
- 1
80 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 1
60 to 80
- 1
60 to 80
1350 - 1400 1
40 to 60
- 1
40 to 60
1300 - 1350 - - -
1250 - 1300 - - -
1200 - 1250 - - -
1150 - 1200 1
20 to 40
- 1
20 to 40
1100 - 1150 - - -
1050 - 1100 - - -
1000 - 1050 - - -
Below 1000 1
0 to 20
- 1
0 to 20

District of Columbia Colleges by SAT Score Chart

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

List of District of Columbia Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for District of Columbia 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.
5 District of Columbia Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Georgetown University
Private | Washington, DC
1,500
+20 (1.35%)
1,480
George Washington University
Private | Washington, DC
1,410
+10 (0.71%)
1,400
American University
Private | Washington, DC
1,370
+10 (0.74%)
1,360
Howard University
Private | Washington, DC
1,170
-15 (-1.27%)
1,185
Gallaudet University
Private | Washington, DC
855
-107 (-11.12%)
962
Average1,261
-16 (-1.28%)
1,277