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
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