College by SAT score Range

You must always remember that you are more than a bunch of numbers. Apart from the standardized test scores (like SAT , GRE, TOEFL) your Essays, Statement of Purpose and Recommendations are VERY important aspect of your application. With 2400 in SAT you CAN get rejected from Stanford, MIT or any other Ivy Leagues and top colleges. And with an 1900 you CAN get into one of those!
So here is a list of colleges and universities which you should look into with you score. Scores here are the sum of Critical Reading PLUS Mathematics Sections score only!

Median SAT over 1250
Amherst College, MA
Barnard College, NY
Bates College, ME
Bowdoin College,ME
Brown University, RI
Bryn Mawr College, PA
Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology, CA
Claremont McKenna College, CA
College of William and Mary, VA
Columbia University, NY
Cooper Union, NY
Cornell University, NY
Curtis Institute of Music, PA
Dartmouth College, NH
Davidson College, NC
Duke University, NC
Georgetown University, DC
Harvard & Radcliffe colleges, MA (over 1300 since 2000)
Harvey Mudd College, CA
Haverford College, PA
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Julliard School, NY
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Northwestern University, IL
Oberlin College, OH
Pomona College, CA
Princeton University, NJ
Rice University, TX
Smith College, MA
Stanford University, CA
Swarthmore College, PA
Tufts University, MA
United States Air Force Academy, CO
United States Coast Guard Academy, CT
United States Military Academy, NY
United States Naval Academy, MD
University of Chicago, IL
University of Michigan, MI
University of Notre Dame, IN
University of Pennsylvania, PA
University of Virginia, VA
Vassar College, NY
Wake Forest University, NC
Washington and Lee University, VA
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, NY
Wellesley College, MA
Wesleyan University, CT
Williams College, MA
Yale University, CT


Median SAT 1150-1250
Bard College, NY
Brandeis University, MA
Carleton College, MN
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Case Western Reserve University, OH
Colorado State University, CO
Connecticut College, CT
Drew University, NJ
Emory University, GA
Fordham University, NY
George Washington University, DC
Gettysburg College, PA
Grinnell College, IA
Hamilton College, NY
Kenyon College, OH
Lawrence University, WI
Macalester College, MN
Miami University, OH
Middlebury College, VT
Mount Holyoke College, MA
New College of the University of S. Florida
New York University, NY
Reed College, OR
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN
Rutgers College, NJ
Saint Olaf College, MN
Sarah Lawrence College, NY
Skidmore College, NY
Southwestern University, TX
State University of New York at Binghamton, NY
Syracuse University, NY
Trinity College, CT
Tulane University, LA
University of California at Berkeley, CA
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vanderbuilt University, TN
Western International University, AZ
Wheaton College, IL


Median SAT 1050-1150
Alfred University, NY
American University, DC
Beloit College, WI
Birmingham-Southern College, AL
Boston University, MA
Brigham Young University, UT
City University of NY/Hunter College
Coe College, IA
Denison University, OH
DePaw University, IN
Earlham College, IN
Eckerd College, FL
Florida State University, FL
Goucher College, MD
Hampshire College, MA
Hillsdale College, MI
Hofstra University, NY
La Salle University, PA
Lewis and Clark College, OR
Loyola College, MD
Marlboro College, VT
Marquette University, WI
Mills College, CA
Mississippi State University, MS
Northeast Missouri State University, MO
Prescott College, AZ
Saint John's College, MD
Texas A & M University, TX
Transylvania University, KY
University of Connecticut, CT
University of Maryland at College Park, MD
University of Miami, FL
University of Missouri-Rolla, MO
University of Texas at Austin, TX
University of Vermont, VT
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Valpraiso University, IN


Median SAT 900-1050
Adelphi University, NY
Auburn University, AL
Ball State University, IN
Benington College, VT
Bethany College, WV
Calvin College, MI
Catholic University of America, DC
Christendom College, VA
Christian Brothers University, TN
College of Wooster, OH
Covenant College, GA
Drake University, IA
Drury University, MO
Fisk University, TN
Glassboro State College, NJ
Guliford College, NC
Hope College, MI
Howard University, DC
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA
Kent State University, OH
LeTourneau University, LA
Loyola University, LA
Manhattan College, NY
Millsaps College, MS
Monmouth College, GA
Morehouse College, GA
Niagra University, NY
Northwestern College, WI
Rockhurst College, MO
Seton Hall University, NJ
Sweet Briar College, VA
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
University of Iowa, IA
University of Oregon, OR
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Washington College, MD
Wayne State University, MI
Wheaton College, MA


Median SAT Under 900
Albany State College, GA
Alcorn State University, MS
Bethel College, TN
Blue Mountain College, MS
Boise State University, ID
Central Missouri State University, MO
College of Santa Fe, NM
Cumberland College, KY
Fayeteville State University, NC
Frankline Pierce College, NH
Indiana State University at Kokomo, IN
Jackson State University, MS
Johnson C. Smith University, NC
Lamar University, TX
Lane College, TN
Marshall University, WV
Methodist College, NC
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
New England College, NH
Nicholas College, MA
Nyack College, NY
Pfeiffer College, NC
Piedmont College, GA
Saint Augustine's College, NC
Saint Leo College, FL
Simpson College, CA
Tuskegee University, AL
University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE

US Universities Engineering Rankings

Since I personally love this field my first university list is the ranking of Engineering degrees of various universities across USA. Then you must remember that you should not go by rank alone. You should take into account scholarship availability, trans-disciplinary studies, Opportunities for research and how many "professors" take your class. Big state universities often use their Graduate Assistants to take undergraduate class... surely you don't want that. So here's the list of the universities.

USNews Undergraduate General Engineering Rankings for Schools offering a PhD:

Rank, School, Peer Assessment Score
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 4.9
2 Stanford University Stanford, CA 4.7
2University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA 4.7
4 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 4.6
5 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 4.5
5 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 4.5
7 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 4.3
7 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 4.3
9 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 4.2
9 Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN 4.2
9 University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX 4.2
12 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 4.0
12 University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI 4.0
14 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 3.9
14 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 3.9
14 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 3.9
17 Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA 3.8
17 Texas A&M University--College Station College Station, TX 3.8
19 Rice University Houston, TX 3.7
19 University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 3.7
19 University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA 3.7
19 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 3.7
23 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 3.6
23 University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD 3.6
23 University of Washington Seattle, WA 3.6
26 Columbia University New York, NY 3.5
26 Duke University Durham, NC 3.5
26 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 3.5
26 North Carolina State University--Raleigh Raleigh, NC 3.5
26 Ohio State University--Columbus Columbus, OH 3.5
26 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 3.5
26 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 3.5
26 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 3.5
34 University of California--Davis Davis, CA 3.4
34 University of California--Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 3.4
34 University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO 3.4
37 Brown University Providence, RI 3.3
37 Iowa State University Ames, IA 3.3
37 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 3.3
40 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 3.2
41 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 3.2
41 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 3.2
41 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO 3.2
41 Yale University New Haven, CT 3.2
45 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3.1
45 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 3.1
45 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ 3.1
45 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 3.1
45 University of California--Irvine Irvine, CA 3.1
45 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 3.1
51 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 3.0
51 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 3.0
51 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 3.0
51 University of Delaware Newark, DE 3.0
51 University of Massachusetts--Amherst Amherst, MA 3.0
51 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 3.0
57 Boston University Boston, MA 2.9
57 Clemson University Clemson, SC 2.9
57 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 2.9
57 Northeastern University Boston, MA 2.9
57 Tufts University Medford, MA 2.9
57 University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL 2.9
57 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 2.9
64 Auburn University Auburn University, AL 2.8
64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 2.8
64 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 2.8
64 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 2.8
64 Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, NY 2.8
64 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 2.8
64 SUNY--Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 2.8
64 University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY 2.8
64 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 2.8
64 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 2.8
64 Washington State University Pullman, WA 2.8
64 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 2.8
76 Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO 2.7
76 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 2.7
76 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 2.7
76 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 2.7
76 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 2.7
76 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 2.7
76 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2.7
76 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 2.7
76 University of Rochester Rochester, NY 2.7
85 Brigham Young University--Provo Provo, UT 2.6
85 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 2.6
85 Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA 2.6
85 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 2.6
85 University of California--Riverside Riverside, CA 2.6
85 University of Houston Houston, TX 2.6
85 University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE 2.6
85 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 2.6
85 University of North Carolina--Charlotte Charlotte, NC 2.6
85 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 2.6
95 George Washington University Washington, DC 2.5
95 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 2.5
95 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 2.5
95 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 2.5
95 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 2.5
95 University of Missouri Columbia, MO 2.5
95 University of Texas--Dallas Richardson, TX 2.5

There is also a separate rankings for specialty Engineering cores like Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Agriculture, Mechanical and so on which I shall post later.

Reasons to study in USA

Here I'll try to show you why to choose USA for your higher studies at any level.


1. Flexibility of courses: To me this is a great thing. You can bend your course to combine German with Electrical Engineering, or High Energy Physics with History! This can be a great boon while trying to get employment. Further at the Undergraduate level, if you are majoring in Electrical Engineering but a after a semester you find that EE is not your thing..you are always welcomed to change your major to one that suits you the best. May be Aerospace
Engineering, Physics or even Economics!

2. Excellent Research and Employment opportunities: This applies only if you are employable enough. You need to be very good at English and at least another foreign language!

3. Best Universities: The majority of colleges and universities featured in world rankings are in the United States. Universities like Harvard, Yale, MIT, CalTech, Stanford at the top of the list with their research facilities and employment opportunities.

4. Approach to Learning: Unlike in India, the approach to learning is not dictated by the kind of questions that will be asked in the exams. Instead, you absorb and perform at a steady pace and there is no pressure of your whole life being determined by one exam.

5. Various Extra-Curricular development: Universities in US offer a broad spectrum of Extra-Curricular Activities which not only helps your overall growth but also makes you attractive to prospective employers.

6. Value of Degree Earned: A degree earned from the USA is respected everywhere in the world. So you can work almost any place in the world.

7. Tie-Ups: Most universities have research tie ups with the best institutions in the world like Oxford, Cambridge, Max Plank Institutes, University of Bremen. Imagine spending an year abroad doing research in Germany, France or England!

8. Internships: USA has the most number of acclaimed companies in the world. Starting from Microsoft, Apple, HP, IBM to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon. Even major companies have their companies set up in USA like Siemens,SONY, PWC and what not. Thus you can do internships at many of these companies to gain skills in your field of study be it engineering or Administration.

So, what are you waiting for? Start preparing your resume today!

Admissions 101

Here is the basic things that you must do if you seriously want to get into universities in the USA.

1. You must hone up your reading and writing skill from a very early age. It is however never too late to begin.

2. Start early: You must grow your interest early. As if you applying for MS you need to answer a "Why" question. For example " Why are you specifically interested in this particular university and this course.

3. You have to have a strong extra-curricular participation and accomplishments if you want to get good financial aid or get accepted at the best universities. Yes! Unlike in India you marks matters just so much. They want impressive human being not impressive statistics

4. Develop your strengths and build them up!

5. The most important: Believe in yourself! Most people who have failed to get an acceptance was that they lacked self confidence.. their application showed pointed at their poor self esteem..

I'll be posting information regarding universities soon. I would also urge you to comment on my post and request information like if you would like to know about universities who would accept you with a low GRE of XXXX or XXX.". I will be glad to help.

Genesis...

During my research on US universities for my higher studies at the undergraduate level ( and also my brother's Masters), I came to see how very helpless students are while selecting universities due to lack of information. And even the internet is too vast to search for specific requirements on SAT and GRE scores, GPA among others. SO I decided that I should put everything neatly for students who are considering USA for their higher studies.

I have seen numerous students paying HUGE of money to various institutes for University SELECTION, Admission COUNSELING and tips for preparation. Here you can get it for free. But I have not given everything out. Those interested to get a personal one on one guidance should contact me at usuniversitiesadmissions@gmail.com . I will also help out with your essays, SOP by giving you various tips and telling you the MAJOR MISTAKES that students do.

Now you may ask who am I to give you the info when the whole internet is there. True! Only thing I did here was to assemble the information clearly. All things published here is the result of a thorough research for about two years on universities in the USA and will definitely help you to select your universities properly regardless of the level of education.

I myself have been helped thoroughly with my research! I got 17 acceptances! And I'll most probably be attending a state university next Fall! I look forward to help you all.