The 25 smartest colleges in the U.S, 2020 | Statista

With an average SAT score of 1545, the California Institute of Technology was the smartest college in the United States in 2020. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Washington University in St. Louis, and Harvard University rounded out the top five smartest colleges in the U.S.

The 25 smartest colleges in the United States in 2020, by average SAT score

Characteristic	Average test score
California Institute of Technology	1,545
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1,535
Harvey Mudd College	1,530
Washington University in St. Louis	1,520
Harvard University	1,520
University of Chicago	1,520
Johns Hopkins University	1,515
Yale University	1,515
Carnegie Mellon University	1,510
Duke University	1,510
Columbia University	1,510
Vanderbilt University	1,505
Rice University	1,505
Stanford University	1,505
Princeton University	1,505
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	1,501
University of Pennsylvania	1,500
Dartmouth College	1,500
Northwestern University	1,495
Brown University	1,485
Amherst College	1,480
Webb Institute	1,480
Cornell University	1,480
Williams College	1,479
University of Notre Dame	1,475

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