What GPA and SAT do admitted students actually have?
By Leo Cao, CEO of Aristo Scholars · Updated
We counted the GPA and SAT scores that admitted applicants reported for 166 US colleges, from 7,057 public results posts on r/collegeresults, and published the medians school by school.
At the most selective colleges, admitted and rejected applicants often report similar grades and scores; what separates them is usually the rest of the file.
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Medians reported by admitted applicants
| College | Admits counted | Unweighted GPA | SAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 331 | 4.00 | 1,560 |
| Harvard | 268 | 4.00 | 1,550 |
| MIT | 243 | 4.00 | 1,560 |
| UCLA | 686 | 3.99 | 1,550 |
| UC Berkeley | 744 | 3.97 | 1,540 |
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How to read these numbers
Students who post results are a self-selected group, so these medians describe that group, not every applicant, and they are not an acceptance rate. For official figures use each college's Common Data Set. The numbers are most useful for one question: whether grades and scores are where you would expect, so the essays and activities can do the rest.
Questions families ask
- How does my student compare with admitted applicants?
- Start with the medians on each college page, then book a free call: a counselor can read your student's file against those numbers and tell you where it stands out and where it does not.
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