T40 SAT-Based Rerank of Combined 2026 U.S. News National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges
2026 US News data only. Schools without SAT ranges were excluded from the ranking. Ordering was by the 75th percentile in descending order, then the 25th percentile in descending order.
| Rank_by_SAT | Institution | Category | SAT Range (25th-75th) | SAT_25th | SAT_75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | National University | 1520-1580 | 1520 | 1580 |
| 2 | Princeton University | National University | 1510-1580 | 1510 | 1580 |
| 2 | Harvard University | National University | 1510-1580 | 1510 | 1580 |
| 2 | Stanford University | National University | 1510-1580 | 1510 | 1580 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | National University | 1510-1580 | 1510 | 1580 |
| 2 | Brown University | National University | 1510-1580 | 1510 | 1580 |
| 7 | Amherst College | Liberal Arts College | 1490-1580 | 1490 | 1580 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | National University | 1520-1570 | 1520 | 1570 |
| 9 | Northwestern University | National University | 1510-1570 | 1510 | 1570 |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania | National University | 1510-1570 | 1510 | 1570 |
| 9 | Rice University | National University | 1510-1570 | 1510 | 1570 |
| 12 | Duke University | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Cornell University | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Dartmouth College | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon University | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Washington University in St. Louis | National University | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 12 | Harvey Mudd College | Liberal Arts College | 1500-1570 | 1500 | 1570 |
| 19 | Columbia University | National University | 1490-1570 | 1490 | 1570 |
| 19 | Williams College | Liberal Arts College | 1490-1570 | 1490 | 1570 |
| 21 | Yale University | National University | 1470-1570 | 1470 | 1570 |
| 22 | Swarthmore College | Liberal Arts College | 1490-1560 | 1490 | 1560 |
| 22 | Pomona College | Liberal Arts College | 1490-1560 | 1490 | 1560 |
| 24 | New York University | National University | 1480-1560 | 1480 | 1560 |
| 25 | Tufts University | National University | 1470-1560 | 1470 | 1560 |
| 25 | Claremont McKenna College | Liberal Arts College | 1470-1560 | 1470 | 1560 |
| 25 | Barnard College | Liberal Arts College | 1470-1560 | 1470 | 1560 |
| 28 | Wellesley College | Liberal Arts College | 1460-1560 | 1460 | 1560 |
| 29 | University of Notre Dame | National University | 1455-1560 | 1455 | 1560 |
| 30 | Carleton College | Liberal Arts College | 1450-1560 | 1450 | 1560 |
| 31 | Emory University | National University | 1470-1550 | 1470 | 1550 |
| 31 | Bowdoin College | Liberal Arts College | 1470-1550 | 1470 | 1550 |
| 33 | Colby College | Liberal Arts College | 1460-1550 | 1460 | 1550 |
| 33 | Haverford College | Liberal Arts College | 1460-1550 | 1460 | 1550 |
| 35 | University of Southern California | National University | 1450-1550 | 1450 | 1550 |
| 35 | Hamilton College | Liberal Arts College | 1450-1550 | 1450 | 1550 |
| 37 | Vassar College | Liberal Arts College | 1448-1550 | 1448 | 1550 |
| 38 | Middlebury College | Liberal Arts College | 1445-1550 | 1445 | 1550 |
| 39 | Georgetown University | National University | 1390-1550 | 1390 | 1550 |
| 40 | Boston College | National University | 1440-1540 | 1440 | 1540 |
| 40 | Northeastern University | National University | 1440-1540 | 1440 | 1540 |