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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