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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in California Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 California Institute of Technology 1580 1600 (1.3%)
2 2 Stanford University 1570 No Change
3 3 Harvey Mudd College 1560 No Change
4 4 Pomona College 1540 No Change
5 6 University of California-Berkeley 1530 1490 (2.7%)
6 7 University of Southern California 1530 1480 (3.4%)
7 9 University of California-Los Angeles 1520 1440 (5.6%)
8 5 Claremont McKenna College 1500 No Change
9 8 Scripps College 1480 1453 (1.9%)
10 11 University of California-San Diego 1470 1390 (5.8%)
11 14 University of California-Santa Barbara 1460 1340 (9.0%)
12 10 Occidental College 1450 1400 (3.6%)
13 12 Santa Clara University 1440 1380 (4.3%)
14 16 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 1430 1340 (6.7%)
15 15 Pepperdine University 1420 1340 (6.0%)
16 26 University of California-Irvine 1410 1270 (11.0%)
17 17 Soka University of America 1410 1340 (5.2%)
18 13 Thomas Aquinas College 1400 1340 (4.5%)
19 18 University of California-Davis 1400 1320 (6.1%)
20 31 University of California-Santa Cruz 1400 1230 (13.8%)

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