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Every college whose inferred whole-class SAT median is above 1400, ranked by inferred 25th percentile. Published quartiles describe only the students who submitted scores; the inferred quartiles estimate what the whole class scored.

#	University	Category	SAT p25	SAT p50	SAT p75	Test Submitted	Inferred p25	Inferred p50	Inferred p75	Degrees	Accept	RD Yield	Accept / Yield	Earnings	Earn %	Earn z	ROI	Employ	Debt-to-Earn	4-Yr Grad	6-Yr Grad	Transfers	Male	White	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Intl	SAT p25	SAT p50	SAT p75	Submit %
1	Caltech	University	1540	1560	1580	100%	1540	1560	1580	250	3.8%	40%	0.10	$154,960	100	+2.19	1153445	97%	—	77.1%	94.4%	3.5%	55%	19%	36%	4%	18%	14%	1540	1560	1580	100%
2	MIT	University	1520	1550	1570	100%	1520	1550	1570	1,158	4.6%	86%	0.05	$152,793	100	+2.17	1129673	94%	—	82.8%	96.4%	0.0%	51%	21%	35%	8%	14%	12%	1520	1550	1570	100%
3	Johns Hopkins	University	1530	1550	1560	77%	1510	1530	1540	1,393	6.1%	24%	0.25	$98,770	93	+0.92	560127	95%	—	87.1%	93.8%	3.1%	45%	19%	29%	8%	19%	15%	1530	1550	1560	77%
4	Stanford	University	1520	1550	1570	77%	1500	1530	1540	2,153	3.8%	70%	0.05	$122,706	99	+1.70	823098	94%	—	50.8%	91.9%	0.7%	49%	23%	29%	8%	17%	13%	1520	1550	1570	77%
5	Northwestern	University	1520	1540	1560	73%	1500	1520	1540	2,431	7.5%	36%	0.21	$104,592	95	+1.72	602390	93%	2.5%	83.4%	95.1%	0.0%	46%	30%	21%	8%	16%	12%	1520	1540	1560	73%
6	Rice	University	1510	1540	1560	83%	1490	1520	1540	1,352	8.0%	27%	0.30	$111,050	98	+1.31	664324	95%	—	87.0%	94.6%	0.0%	50%	26%	29%	8%	17%	13%	1510	1540	1560	83%
7	Carnegie Mellon	University	1500	1530	1560	84%	1480	1520	1540	1,893	11%	38%	0.29	$159,498	100	+3.02	1182081	96%	—	81.4%	94.1%	1.9%	51%	21%	34%	4%	10%	19%	1500	1530	1560	84%
8	Duke	University	1510	1540	1570	75%	1480	1520	1540	2,258	5.2%	44%	0.12	$118,604	99	+2.22	726085	95%	—	87.0%	96.8%	1.0%	46%	34%	21%	9%	11%	12%	1510	1540	1570	75%
9	Yale	University	1480	1520	1560	92%	1480	1520	1560	1,860	3.2%	53%	0.06	$121,986	99	+2.46	783403	95%	—	57.5%	95.7%	0.0%	49%	31%	22%	9%	16%	11%	1480	1520	1560	92%
10	Columbia	University	1510	1540	1560	67%	1480	1510	1530	2,496	4.9%	46%	0.11	$113,982	98	+1.61	702749	92%	—	81.0%	96.1%	0.5%	51%	27%	19%	7%	15%	20%	1510	1540	1560	67%
11	Harvey Mudd	STEM, Business & Military	1500	1530	1560	76%	1480	1510	1530	228	12%	24%	0.51	$148,437	100	+1.82	1067600	95%	—	80.8%	91.9%	5.6%	49%	25%	20%	5%	22%	11%	1500	1530	1560	76%
12	U. of Chicago	University	1500	1530	1560	82%	1480	1510	1540	2,085	4.5%	73%	0.06	$126,621	100	+1.94	821055	96%	—	87.2%	95.9%	0.0%	54%	30%	20%	7%	17%	17%	1500	1530	1560	82%
13	Brown	University	1470	1510	1550	100%	1470	1510	1550	1,904	6.3%	45%	0.14	$115,764	98	+1.32	705619	93%	—	77.1%	95.7%	0.0%	50%	33%	23%	8%	12%	13%	1470	1510	1550	100%
14	Princeton	University	1490	1530	1560	80%	1470	1510	1540	1,337	4.4%	58%	0.08	$112,274	98	+1.45	721470	96%	—	75.3%	97.6%	0.0%	50%	34%	23%	9%	10%	13%	1490	1530	1560	80%
15	U. of Pennsylvania	University	1500	1530	1560	70%	1470	1500	1530	2,917	4.9%	50%	0.10	$144,090	100	+3.18	1030388	95%	3.6%	86.5%	96.5%	0.0%	45%	26%	29%	9%	11%	13%	1500	1530	1560	70%
16	Washington University in St Louis	University	1500	1530	1550	61%	1470	1490	1520	2,170	12%	24%	0.50	$104,713	96	+1.15	587842	97%	—	85.1%	94.3%	0.0%	47%	39%	22%	8%	13%	9%	1500	1530	1550	61%
17	Vanderbilt	University	1510	1540	1560	52%	1460	1490	1510	1,830	5.4%	44%	0.12	$106,631	97	+2.31	615855	96%	—	87.2%	93.5%	0.0%	48%	39%	19%	9%	11%	11%	1510	1540	1560	52%
18	Cornell	University	1490	1520	1550	56%	1460	1480	1510	4,187	8.4%	46%	0.18	$120,914	99	+2.09	772792	95%	—	86.9%	95.4%	0.0%	46%	31%	26%	7%	13%	10%	1490	1520	1550	56%
19	Williams	Liberal Arts	1490	1520	1550	61%	1450	1490	1510	575	8.6%	29%	0.30	$106,079	97	+1.85	608679	94%	—	71.2%	93.6%	0.9%	48%	46%	12%	6%	14%	9%	1490	1520	1550	61%
20	Emory	University	1480	1510	1540	68%	1450	1480	1510	2,326	10%	14%	0.74	$99,627	94	+1.73	549847	95%	—	80.9%	91.1%	0.0%	43%	30%	25%	10%	12%	16%	1480	1510	1540	68%
21	Swarthmore	Liberal Arts	1480	1520	1550	55%	1450	1480	1520	456	7.5%	26%	0.29	$94,548	93	+0.69	497356	98%	—	75.9%	92.3%	0.0%	48%	30%	17%	9%	15%	13%	1480	1520	1550	55%
22	Barnard	Liberal Arts	1480	1510	1540	54%	1450	1470	1500	873	10%	40%	0.25	$83,805	82	+0.60	394159	91%	—	80.9%	93.0%	4.2%	0%	32%	22%	6%	14%	16%	1480	1510	1540	54%
23	Dartmouth	University	1440	1500	1550	100%	1440	1500	1550	1,357	6.0%	47%	0.13	$113,625	98	+2.00	712553	96%	—	74.9%	95.5%	0.0%	51%	44%	13%	6%	10%	14%	1440	1500	1550	100%
24	Harvard	University	1440	1500	1550	100%	1440	1500	1550	2,158	4.2%	75%	0.06	$119,302	99	+2.06	794737	92%	—	55.7%	97.6%	0.1%	46%	30%	23%	9%	12%	15%	1440	1500	1550	100%
25	Pomona	Liberal Arts	1490	1520	1550	49%	1440	1480	1510	465	7.1%	29%	0.24	$93,389	92	+0.47	514299	96%	—	60.9%	93.2%	2.2%	44%	29%	18%	9%	17%	14%	1490	1520	1550	49%
26	Amherst	Liberal Arts	1470	1510	1540	56%	1440	1470	1500	537	7.7%	27%	0.29	$105,661	96	+1.45	617480	94%	—	75.0%	93.9%	2.9%	45%	36%	16%	9%	14%	13%	1470	1510	1540	56%
27	Bowdoin	Liberal Arts	1470	1510	1540	52%	1430	1470	1490	528	6.8%	33%	0.21	$98,830	93	+1.23	538320	96%	—	72.4%	95.3%	3.2%	48%	53%	11%	5%	15%	7%	1470	1510	1540	52%
28	Carleton	Liberal Arts	1460	1500	1530	64%	1430	1470	1490	517	22%	21%	1.04	$81,852	77	+0.05	349406	97%	—	81.9%	89.6%	0.0%	50%	51%	10%	6%	10%	10%	1460	1500	1530	64%
29	Claremont McKenna	Liberal Arts	1480	1510	1540	48%	1430	1470	1500	374	9.4%	27%	0.35	$105,946	97	+1.27	619014	95%	—	75.3%	91.4%	0.0%	50%	36%	17%	4%	15%	15%	1480	1510	1540	48%
30	Colby	Liberal Arts	1460	1510	1550	52%	1430	1470	1510	619	8.0%	22%	0.36	$90,223	90	+1.05	445851	98%	—	75.3%	88.8%	6.6%	49%	55%	10%	5%	8%	11%	1460	1510	1550	52%
31	U. of Notre Dame	Religious University	1460	1500	1540	67%	1430	1470	1510	2,198	9.4%	29%	0.32	$117,238	98	+1.90	725244	98%	—	89.2%	95.2%	0.0%	51%	59%	6%	5%	15%	7%	1460	1500	1540	67%
32	Wellesley	Liberal Arts	1460	1500	1540	62%	1430	1470	1510	573	15%	29%	0.51	$92,131	91	+0.83	502962	94%	—	77.7%	91.5%	0.2%	0%	30%	26%	8%	14%	13%	1460	1500	1540	62%
33	Haverford	Liberal Arts	1460	1500	1530	54%	1430	1460	1500	399	13%	25%	0.53	$87,984	86	+0.85	420637	91%	—	76.2%	89.6%	6.7%	43%	49%	13%	5%	11%	11%	1460	1500	1530	54%
34	Tufts	University	1460	1490	1520	58%	1430	1460	1490	1,843	11%	27%	0.40	$92,269	91	+0.63	484401	95%	—	82.6%	93.5%	4.5%	43%	41%	17%	6%	10%	13%	1460	1490	1520	58%
35	New York University	University	1480	1520	1550	37%	1420	1460	1490	7,603	9.1%	32%	0.28	$88,319	86	+0.87	459290	92%	3.8%	73.7%	87.6%	5.2%	41%	22%	22%	7%	14%	27%	1480	1520	1550	37%
36	Olin College of Engineering	STEM, Business & Military	1490	1530	1560	25%	1420	1460	1490	94	8.0%	44%	0.18	$128,433	100	+1.49	868474	96%	—	63.9%	96.4%	0.0%	53%	42%	24%	2%	13%	7%	1490	1530	1560	25%
37	U. of Southern California	University	1470	1510	1540	45%	1420	1460	1490	5,846	11%	40%	0.28	$91,834	91	+0.82	482141	94%	2.8%	74.5%	91.8%	0.0%	48%	25%	23%	7%	20%	13%	1470	1510	1540	45%
38	Case Western Reserve	University	1440	1490	1530	67%	1410	1460	1500	1,552	35%	10%	3.53	$90,364	90	+0.25	444815	95%	—	72.8%	87.2%	0.0%	52%	33%	31%	6%	12%	11%	1440	1490	1530	67%
39	Middlebury	Liberal Arts	1460	1500	1530	49%	1410	1450	1480	809	13%	17%	0.75	$88,058	86	+0.84	431302	95%	—	65.6%	91.4%	4.6%	46%	55%	7%	5%	12%	12%	1460	1500	1530	49%
40	Vassar	Liberal Arts	1460	1490	1520	46%	1410	1450	1470	636	21%	15%	1.39	$65,528	30	-0.24	214382	92%	—	84.1%	91.1%	5.0%	38%	51%	12%	4%	13%	6%	1460	1490	1520	46%
41	Georgetown	Religious University	1400	1470	1530	100%	1400	1470	1530	1,868	14%	23%	0.59	$106,248	97	+1.69	623855	95%	—	87.2%	94.8%	0.0%	41%	48%	16%	5%	6%	14%	1400	1470	1530	100%
42	Boston College	Religious University	1440	1490	1540	45%	1400	1450	1490	2,567	14%	24%	0.58	$105,407	96	+1.93	607033	96%	—	86.4%	90.8%	7.2%	48%	57%	11%	5%	12%	7%	1440	1490	1540	45%
43	Colgate	Liberal Arts	1450	1480	1510	39%	1400	1430	1450	830	18%	13%	1.35	$99,473	94	+1.49	548749	96%	—	84.9%	91.2%	6.5%	43%	64%	5%	4%	10%	8%	1450	1480	1510	39%
44	Washington & Lee	Liberal Arts	1430	1480	1530	52%	1390	1440	1480	463	14%	23%	0.59	$100,214	95	+1.50	554551	99%	—	89.5%	93.9%	0.0%	49%	68%	5%	5%	9%	8%	1430	1480	1530	52%
45	Hamilton	Liberal Arts	1440	1480	1510	48%	1390	1430	1460	564	14%	18%	0.76	$84,330	82	+0.37	390746	95%	—	79.6%	90.6%	6.5%	45%	62%	9%	3%	10%	8%	1440	1480	1510	48%
46	U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Public University	1400	1460	1520	69%	1380	1440	1500	5,629	17%	40%	0.42	$86,774	84	+0.68	506427	96%	—	83.6%	91.2%	5.1%	39%	53%	16%	7%	10%	6%	1400	1460	1520	69%
47	Smith	Liberal Arts	1420	1470	1520	45%	1380	1430	1480	690	22%	23%	0.97	$67,675	36	-0.55	247311	91%	—	69.8%	89.1%	7.0%	0%	50%	9%	5%	12%	14%	1420	1470	1520	45%
48	Northeastern	University	1440	1480	1510	28%	1380	1420	1450	6,004	17%	25%	0.68	$104,157	95	+1.03	615678	95%	—	0.0%	90.5%	3.6%	43%	41%	23%	5%	10%	12%	1440	1480	1510	28%
49	Tulane	University	1430	1470	1500	38%	1380	1420	1440	2,311	14%	18%	0.81	$93,767	92	+1.23	477096	96%	—	78.7%	86.1%	10.3%	38%	66%	5%	6%	11%	5%	1430	1470	1500	38%
50	Wake Forest	University	1420	1460	1490	46%	1380	1410	1450	1,332	18%	22%	0.82	$108,983	98	+2.09	638354	96%	—	84.2%	89.2%	0.0%	45%	65%	5%	6%	10%	6%	1420	1460	1490	46%
51	Georgia Tech	Public University	1370	1460	1530	100%	1370	1460	1530	4,872	13%	46%	0.29	$119,277	99	+0.96	900221	96%	—	63.6%	94.0%	3.6%	60%	34%	34%	8%	9%	8%	1370	1460	1530	100%
52	Grinnell	Liberal Arts	1410	1480	1540	50%	1370	1430	1490	453	14%	14%	1.00	$85,056	83	+0.56	377218	94%	—	74.7%	88.1%	0.0%	46%	48%	10%	5%	9%	21%	1410	1480	1540	50%
53	U. of Virginia	Public University	1410	1460	1510	60%	1370	1430	1470	4,564	16%	30%	0.52	$99,014	94	+1.10	573859	96%	—	92.3%	95.6%	2.3%	45%	48%	20%	7%	8%	5%	1410	1460	1510	60%
54	Boston University	University	1420	1470	1510	46%	1370	1420	1460	5,291	13%	16%	0.79	$87,478	85	+0.60	443833	95%	4.9%	74.7%	88.7%	0.0%	41%	32%	21%	6%	12%	21%	1420	1470	1510	46%
55	William & Mary	Public University	1390	1460	1520	62%	1370	1420	1490	1,899	37%	17%	2.18	$87,737	86	+0.86	512038	96%	—	84.4%	89.4%	7.3%	41%	63%	11%	5%	9%	3%	1390	1460	1520	62%
56	Davidson	Liberal Arts	1410	1460	1500	50%	1370	1410	1450	509	13%	22%	0.57	$78,689	69	+0.45	317635	—	—	85.6%	91.1%	0.0%	46%	61%	5%	7%	11%	11%	1410	1460	1500	50%
57	Scripps	Liberal Arts	1430	1470	1500	31%	1370	1410	1440	301	40%	14%	2.85	$66,507	34	+0.01	232326	—	—	60.7%	82.5%	0.0%	0%	54%	15%	4%	12%	4%	1430	1470	1500	31%
58	U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Public University	1390	1460	1520	57%	1360	1420	1480	9,459	37%	30%	1.22	$99,725	94	+0.88	670217	96%	5.6%	73.2%	85.1%	0.0%	52%	38%	23%	5%	15%	14%	1390	1460	1520	57%
59	U. of Maryland, College Park	Public University	1410	1470	1520	44%	1360	1420	1470	8,617	45%	22%	2.05	$93,159	91	+0.69	607511	96%	—	77.1%	88.6%	7.8%	51%	39%	24%	13%	11%	3%	1410	1470	1520	44%
60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	STEM, Business & Military	1380	1440	1500	66%	1350	1410	1470	1,266	63%	11%	5.76	$108,447	97	+0.36	676081	96%	—	71.7%	83.6%	0.0%	69%	45%	22%	5%	11%	7%	1380	1440	1500	66%
61	U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Public University	1370	1460	1530	73%	1340	1430	1500	9,047	16%	45%	0.36	$107,208	97	+1.29	633081	96%	5.2%	81.7%	93.2%	0.0%	46%	46%	18%	5%	12%	8%	1370	1460	1530	73%
62	U. of Florida	Public University	1330	1410	1490	100%	1330	1410	1490	9,841	20%	41%	0.50	$82,158	77	+0.30	545726	95%	5.3%	75.7%	91.1%	5.1%	45%	49%	12%	5%	25%	3%	1330	1410	1490	100%
63	U. of Texas at Austin	Public University	1320	1450	1530	74%	1300	1410	1500	10,973	27%	49%	0.54	$89,208	89	+0.89	547992	95%	—	73.5%	88.9%	0.0%	42%	30%	25%	5%	28%	5%	1320	1450	1530	74%
64	U. of Missouri - Kansas City	Public University	1290	1430	1550	57%	1260	1410	1510	1,655	76%	29%	2.62	$72,124	50	-0.05	418599	94%	5.4%	35.3%	55.5%	0.0%	40%	45%	11%	14%	18%	4%	1290	1430	1550	57%

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