SAT scores for the Ivy League
What SAT score do you need for the Ivy League? About 1510 or more puts you inside the middle 50% at every Ivy that prints an SAT total.
Ivies where your SAT is in range
Enter both section scores
Middle 50% SAT of students who enrolled, and tests for fall 2027
| College | SAT middle 50% | Tests for fall 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| HarvardCDS 2025-26, 79% sent SAT | R&W 720 to 770Math 730 to 790 | Required |
| YaleCDS 2025-26, 67% sent SAT | 1480 to 1560 | Required |
| PrincetonCDS 2025-26, 60% sent SAT | 1490 to 1560 | Optional |
| ColumbiaCDS 2025-26, 50% sent SAT | 1510 to 1560 | Optional |
| PennCDS 2025-26, 52% sent SAT | R&W 740 to 770Math 770 to 800 | Required |
| BrownCDS 2025-26, 77% sent SAT | 1470 to 1550 | Required |
| DartmouthCDS 2025-26, 69% sent SAT | 1440 to 1550 | Required |
| CornellCDS 2025-26, 43% sent SAT | 1490 to 1550 | Required |
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Questions people ask
What SAT score do you need for the Ivy League?
About 1510 or more puts you inside the middle 50% at every Ivy that prints an SAT total. The 25th percentiles run from 1440 at Dartmouth to 1510 at Columbia.
Which Ivy League schools require the SAT for fall 2027?
Six: Harvard, Yale, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth and Cornell require the SAT or ACT. Princeton and Columbia are test optional for 2026-27 applicants; Columbia requires tests again from fall 2028 entry.
Is 1500 a good SAT score for the Ivy League?
It is inside the middle 50% at Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth and Cornell, and just under it at Columbia, whose range starts at 1510.
What is Harvard's SAT range?
Harvard prints sections only: Reading and Writing 720 to 770 and Math 730 to 790 for students who enrolled in fall 2025 (Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does a perfect SAT get you into an Ivy?
No. Every Ivy admits under 10% of applicants and reads the whole application. A top score helps, but grades, courses, essays and recommendations decide.
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How we work this out
What it does
Enter your two section scores to see where you stand at all eight Ivies.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth and Cornell, from each college's latest Common Data Set: 2025-26 for all eight.
Method
- The middle 50% is the 25th to 75th percentile SAT of first-year students who enrolled and sent scores (Common Data Set, section C9).
- Your total is compared with the college's printed total range. Harvard and Penn print no total, so both your sections must be inside their section ranges.
- Above means at or over the 75th percentile, in means from the 25th up to it, below means under the 25th.
- Testing rules are each college's own page for students applying in 2026-27 to start in fall 2027.
Sources
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- Harvard University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Harvard University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Yale University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Yale University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Princeton University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Princeton University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Columbia University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Columbia University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- University of Pennsylvania: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- University of Pennsylvania: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Brown University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Brown University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Dartmouth College: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Dartmouth College: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants
- Cornell University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores), rows C.901 to C.916
- Cornell University: Standardized testing policy, Testing requirement for first-year applicants