Highest SAT Scores Colleges in California

California Colleges Having Highest SAT Scores

This page lists colleges with the highest SAT scores in California. Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 out of 1,600 in California. Pomona College has the second highest SAT scores of 1,540 and Harvey Mudd College is following them with SAT score 1,540. The score is based on 75^th and 25^th percentile of submitted SAT scores from enrolled students. You may want to check colleges with the Highest ACT scores in California.

California Colleges Having Highest SAT Scores (2024-2025)
	Name	SAT Total	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	SAT Math
1	Stanford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA	1,550	760	790
2	Pomona College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	1,540	760	780
3	Harvey Mudd College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	1,540	750	790
4	Claremont McKenna College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	1,530	750	780
5	Scripps College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	1,500	750	750
6	University of Southern California Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	1,500	730	770
7	Soka University of America Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAliso Viejo, CA	1,440	675	765
8	Occidental College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	1,440	720	720
9	Santa Clara University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Clara, CA	1,420	700	720
10	Pepperdine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMalibu, CA	1,370	680	690

Highest SAT Scores in California

California Colleges Having Highest SAT Scores

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