Highest SAT colleges in Pacific
50 colleges ranked by average SAT
These 50 highest-scoring colleges in Pacific, ranked by average SAT, run from 1,057 at Western Oregon University to 1,553 at Stanford University. 6 are public and 44 are private.
| # | College | Type | Avg SAT | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | 1,553 | 4% | $12,136 |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | 1,537 | 13% | $32,492 |
| 3 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | 1,520 | 7% | $19,424 |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | 1,514 | 11% | $27,384 |
| 5 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private | 1,501 | 10% | $31,927 |
| 6 | Scripps College Claremont, CA | Private | 1,480 | 34% | $38,802 |
| 7 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | Private | 1,461 | 40% | $39,329 |
| 8 | Reed College Portland, OR | Private | 1,420 | 27% | $39,951 |
| 9 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Private | 1,417 | 44% | $50,959 |
| 10 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private | 1,367 | 50% | $45,409 |
| 11 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | Private | 1,367 | 80% | $32,926 |
| 12 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | Private | 1,365 | 50% | $35,506 |
| 13 | Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA | Private | 1,360 | 70% | $21,446 |
| 14 | Chapman University Orange, CA | Private | 1,353 | 56% | $47,527 |
| 15 | Willamette University Salem, OR | Private | 1,339 | 79% | $23,663 |
| 16 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | Private | 1,332 | 76% | $38,920 |
| 17 | Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | Private | 1,321 | 75% | $36,084 |
| 18 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | Private | 1,316 | 76% | $36,371 |
| 19 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Private | 1,313 | 51% | $39,495 |
| 20 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | Private | 1,303 | 95% | $25,926 |
| 21 | DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA | Private | 1,295 | 68% | $42,033 |
| 22 | Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA | Private | 1,278 | 82% | $50,168 |
| 23 | Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA | Private | 1,277 | 79% | $25,032 |
| 24 | University of Portland Portland, OR | Private | 1,277 | 95% | $36,371 |
| 25 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | Private | 1,266 | 76% | $34,802 |
| 26 | Biola University La Mirada, CA | Private | 1,258 | 60% | $28,101 |
| 27 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | 1,257 | 85% | $21,782 |
| 28 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | Public | 1,235 | 91% | $18,680 |
| 29 | University of Redlands Redlands, CA | Private | 1,231 | 81% | $22,867 |
| 30 | California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA | Private | 1,224 | 89% | $26,433 |
| 31 | Whitworth University Spokane, WA | Private | 1,212 | 87% | $25,884 |
| 32 | Northwest University Kirkland, WA | Private | 1,204 | 88% | $25,161 |
| 33 | Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA | Private | 1,194 | 96% | $50,218 |
| 34 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA | Private | 1,191 | 91% | $24,820 |
| 35 | John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA | Private | 1,181 | 79% | $29,124 |
| 36 | Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI | Private | 1,180 | 84% | $30,557 |
| 37 | George Fox University Newberg, OR | Private | 1,170 | 96% | $29,981 |
| 38 | Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR | Public | 1,165 | 92% | $16,391 |
| 39 | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA | Public | 1,161 | 97% | $22,585 |
| 40 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | Public | 1,157 | 70% | $13,181 |
| 41 | Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | Private | 1,155 | 79% | $19,798 |
| 42 | Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI | Private | 1,155 | 93% | $28,061 |
| 43 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA | Private | 1,152 | 81% | $21,370 |
| 44 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | Private | 1,123 | 92% | $35,350 |
| 45 | Bushnell University Eugene, OR | Private | 1,120 | 66% | $23,520 |
| 46 | University of La Verne La Verne, CA | Private | 1,116 | 48% | $26,925 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI | Private | 1,104 | 38% | $13,884 |
| 48 | Pacific Union College Angwin, CA | Private | 1,093 | 42% | $20,979 |
| 49 | Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | Private | 1,057 | 76% | $22,618 |
| 50 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR | Public | 1,057 | 99% | $18,290 |