What is a superscore?
A superscore is a student's best combined score by section, regardless of test date. For example, suppose a student takes the SAT in December and scores a 1200, with a 600 Verbal and 600 Math. Then, the student takes the SAT in May and scores a 1200 again, but this time with a 650 Verbal and 550 Math. The student's superscore would be a 1250, because her best sections are a 650 Verbal (from May) and a 600 Math (from December), creating a combined total of 1250. For colleges that accept superscores, this student would be considered to have a 1250 SAT rather than a 1200.
For the ACT, the system works similarly, with colleges combining the student's best score in each of the four sections (English, Math, Reading, Science), regardless of test date, in order to create the best combined superscore.
Do all colleges superscore the SAT and ACT?
More colleges superscore the SAT than the ACT, but many superscore both tests. The chart below shows superscore policies by college. Colleges listed as 'Contact School' do not clearly state their superscore policies. You should contact the college's admissions office for details.
| College | Superscore SAT? | Superscore ACT? |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny College | Y | Y |
| American University | Y | N |
| Amherst College | Y | Y |
| Arcadia University | N | N |
| Arizona State University | N | N |
| Auburn University | N | N |
| Bard College | Y | Y |
| Barnard College | Y | Y |
| Bates College | Y | Y |
| Bennington College | Y | Y |
| Bentley University | Y | Y |
| Binghamton University | Y | Y |
| Bloomsburg University | N | N |
| Boston College | Y | Y |
| Boston University | Y | Y |
| Bowdoin College | Y | Y |
| Brandeis University | Y | N |
| Brown University | Y | Y |
| Bryn Mawr College | Y | N |
| Bucknell University | Y | N |
| CalTech | Y | N |
| Carleton College | Y | N |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Y | N |
| Case Western Reserve University | Y | Y |
| Chatham University | N | N |
| Chestnut Hill College | N | N |
| Claremont McKenna College | Y | Y |
| Clemson University | Y | Y |
| Coastal Carolina University | Y | N |
| Colby College | Y | Y |
| Colgate University | Y | Y |
| College of Charleston | Y | Y |
| College of New Jersey | Y | N |
| College of William and Mary | Y | N |
| Colorado State University | Y | Y |
| Columbia University | Y | Y |
| Cornell University | Y | Y |
| Dartmouth College | Y | N |
| Davidson College | Y | Y |
| DePaul University | N | N |
| Dickinson College | Y | Y |
| Drew University | Y | N |
| Drexel University | Y | N |
| Duke University | Y | Y |
| Duquesne University | Y | Y |
| Eastern University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Elon University | Y | Y |
| Emerson College | Y | Y |
| Emory University | Y | Y |
| Fairfield University | Y | Y |
| Farleigh Dickinson University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Florida Southern College | N | N |
| Florida State University | Y | Y |
| Fordham University | Y | Y |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Y | Y |
| George Mason University | Y | N |
| George Washington University | Y | N |
| Georgetown University | Y | N |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Y | Y |
| Georgia State University | Y | Y |
| Gettysburg College | Y | Y |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Y | Y |
| Hamilton College | Y | Y |
| Harvard College | Y | N |
| Harvey Mudd College | Y | Y |
| Haverford College | Y | Y |
| High Point University | Y | Y |
| Hofstra University | Y | Y |
| Hollins University | Y | Y |
| Howard University | Y | N |
| Indiana University (Bloomington) | Y | Y |
| Iowa State University | N | N |
| Ithaca College | Y | Y |
| James Madison University | Y | Y |
| Johns Hopkins University | Y | Y |
| Kansas State University | Y | Y |
| Kenyon College | Y | Y |
| King's College of PA | N | N |
| Kutztown University | N | N |
| La Salle University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Lafayette College | Y | Y |
| Lebanon Valley College | Y | Y |
| Lehigh University | Y | Y |
| Lock Haven University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Lousiana State University | N | N |
| Loyola University of Maryland | Y | Y |
| M.I.T. | Y | Y |
| Miami University (Ohio) | Y | Y |
| Michigan State University | N | N |
| Middlebury College | Y | Y |
| Millersville University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Mississippi State University | Y | Y |
| Missouri State University | Y | Y |
| Monmouth University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Muhlenberg College | Y | N |
| Neumann University | Y | Y |
| New York University | Y | Y |
| North Carolina State University | Y | Y |
| Northeastern University | Y | Y |
| Northwestern University | Y | Y |
| Oberlin College | Y | Y |
| Ohio State University | N | N |
| Ohio University | Y | N |
| Oklahoma State University | Y | Y |
| Oregon State University | N | N |
| Penn State University | N | N |
| Pepperdine University | Y | Y |
| Pfeiffer University | Y | N |
| Pomona College | Y | Y |
| Princeton University | Y | N |
| Providence College | Y | N |
| Purdue University | Y | Y |
| Quinnipiac University | Y | N |
| Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute | Y | N |
| Rice University | Y | Y |
| Rider University | Y | Y |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Y | Y |
| Rollins University | Y | N |
| Rowan University | Y | N |
| Rutgers Camden | Y | N |
| Rutgers New Brunswick | Y | N |
| Rutgers Newark | Y | N |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Y | Y |
| Scripps College | Y | Y |
| Seton Hall University | Y | Y |
| Shippensburg University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Skidmore College | Y | N |
| Smith College | Y | N |
| St. Joseph's University | Y | N |
| Stanford University | Y | N |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Y | Y |
| Stockton University | Y | Y |
| Swarthmore College | Y | Y |
| Syracuse University | Y | N |
| Temple University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Texas A and M University | N | N |
| Texas State University | N | N |
| The New School | Contact school | Contact school |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Towson University | Y | Y |
| Tufts University | Y | Y |
| Tulane University | Y | N |
| US Military Academy | Y | Y |
| US Naval Academy | Y | Y |
| University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) | Y | Y |
| University of Arizona | N | N |
| University of Arkansas | Y | Y |
| University of California (all campuses) | N | N |
| University of Chicago | Y | Y |
| University of Connecticut | Y | Y |
| University of Delaware | Y | Y |
| University of Florida | Y | N |
| University of Georgia | Y | Y |
| University of Illinois (Chicago) | N | N |
| University of Maine | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of Maryland (College Park) | Y | Y |
| University of Massachusetts | Y | Y |
| University of Miami | Y | Y |
| University of Michigan | Y | Y |
| University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) | N | N |
| University of Mississippi | Y | Y |
| University of Missouri | Y | Y |
| University of Montana | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of Nevada (Las Vegas) | N | N |
| University of New Hampshire | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of New Haven | N | N |
| University of New Mexico | Y | N |
| University of New Orleans | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of North Carolina | Y | Y |
| University of Notre Dame | Y | Y |
| University of Pennsylvania | Y | Y |
| University of Pittsburgh | Y | N |
| University of Rhode Island | Y | Y |
| University of Richmond | Y | Y |
| University of Rochester | Y | Y |
| University of Scranton | Y | Y |
| University of South Carolina | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of South Florida | Y | Y |
| University of Southern California | Y | N |
| University of Tampa | Y | Y |
| University of Tennessee | Y | Y |
| University of Texas (Austin) | Contact school | Contact school |
| University of Vermont | Y | Y |
| University of Virginia | Y | Y |
| University of Washington | Y | Y |
| University of Wisconsin (Madison) | N | N |
| Ursinus College | Y | Y |
| Vanderbilt University | Y | Y |
| Vassar College | Y | Y |
| Villanova University | Y | Y |
| Virginia Tech | Y | Y |
| Wake Forest University | Y | Y |
| Washington and Lee University | Y | Y |
| Washington University in St. Louis | N | N |
| Wellesley College | N | N |
| Wesleyan University | Y | Y |
| West Chester University | Y | N |
| West Virginia University | Y | Y |
| Widener University | Contact school | Contact school |
| Williams College | Y | Y |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | N | N |
| Yale University | Y | Y |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Contact school | Contact school |