Average Admission Scores
Part of preparing for the SAT/ACT is finding out what score you need. Try to beat the average admission scores.
Institution
UCLA
UC Davis
UC San Diego
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Barbara
UC Riverside
UC Irvine
San Diego State
Fresno State
CSU Long Beach
Cal Poly - SLO
Chico State
Sacramento State
Humboldt State
Ivy League
USC
UNR
University of Oregon
Oregon State
University of Washington
Washington State
University of Arizona
Arizona State
Average SAT
1333
1200
1267
1467
1200
1267
1164
1252
1169
1050
1200
1267
1000
1067
934
1467+
1359
1067
1040
1150
1300
1007
1000
1050
Average ACT
30
26
28
32
26
28
26
28
26
21
26
28
21
22
20
33+
32
22
25
24
27
23
23
24
Average GPA
3.9
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.7
3.8
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.0+
3.7
3.3
3.6
3.5
3.8
3.3
3.1
3.3
University
of
California
California
State
University
Private
&
Out-of-State Schools
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Application Deadline: November 30
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Application Deadline: November 30
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Accepts current and redesigned SAT scores for admission and exemption from the Entry Level Mathematics and English Placement Test.
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Application deadlines vary from early Nov - late March.
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Out-of-state fees almost double the cost of tuition in some cases.
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Some schools are extremely selective, while others don't even require the SAT or ACT
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Private schools often offer more financial aid than public schools
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Ivy league schools use Holistic Admissions criteria to admit students. Even students with a 4.0 and perfect test scores sometimes do not get admitted.