ACC schools ranked by SAT scores

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College football conferences are usually judged by championships, recruiting classes and NFL draft picks, but the ACC also brings together some of the nation’s most selective and academically recognized universities.

From the Stanford Cardinal and Duke Blue Devils to the Florida State Seminoles and Clemson Tigers, the conference’s 17 members represent a wide range of institutions. Some are private universities with exceptionally low acceptance rates, while others are large public schools serving tens of thousands of undergraduate students. Comparing their admissions data offers another perspective on how the league’s schools stack up away from the field.

According to data compiled from Niche, the Seminoles rank No. 15 among the ACC's 17 football-playing institutions when schools are ordered by their published SAT and ACT score ranges. The Seminoles sit ahead of Louisville and Clemson in the SAT-based order but behind Syracuse, Virginia Tech and the remainder of the conference. At the top of the list are several of the country’s most selective universities, highlighting the academic depth the ACC gained through recent expansion.

Admissions standards can change from year to year, and test-optional policies have also affected how standardized scores are reported. Still, the available figures provide a useful snapshot of the academic profiles associated with each ACC football program. Here is where every conference school ranks based on its Niche SAT range.

17. University of Louisville​

SAT Range: 1040-1270

ACT Range: 19-27

City: Louisville, Kentucky

Undergraduate enrollment: 17,086

U.S. News ranking: No. 158

Acceptance rate: 79%

16. Clemson University​

SAT Range: 1240-1410

ACT Range: 28-32

City: Clemson, South Carolina

Undergraduate enrollment: 23,401

U.S. News ranking: No. 75

Acceptance rate: 38%

15. Florida State University​

SAT Range: 1270-1410

ACT Range: 29-32

City: Tallahassee, Florida

Undergraduate enrollment: 32,720

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 24%

14. Syracuse University​

SAT Range: 1270-1440

ACT Range: 29-32

City: Syracuse, New York

Undergraduate enrollment: 15,957

U.S. News ranking: No. 75 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 46%

13. Virginia Tech​

SAT Range: 1280-1450

ACT Range: 28-32

City: Blacksburg, Virginia

Undergraduate enrollment: 31,035

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 55%

12. University of Pittsburgh​

SAT Range: 1280-1460

ACT Range: 29-33

City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Undergraduate enrollment: 20,418

U.S. News ranking: No. 69 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 58%

11. North Carolina State University​

SAT Range: 1300-1470

ACT Range: 28-32

City: Raleigh, North Carolina

Undergraduate enrollment: 28,422

U.S. News ranking: No. 64 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 42%

10. University of Miami​

SAT Range: 1320-1480

ACT Range: 30-33

City: Coral Gables, Florida

Undergraduate enrollment: 13,250

U.S. News ranking: No. 64 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 19%

9. Southern Methodist University​

SAT Range: 1340-1490

ACT Range: 30-34

City: Dallas, Texas

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,285

U.S. News ranking: No. 88 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 63%

8. University of California, Berkeley​

SAT Range: 1310-1530

ACT Range: 30-35

City: Berkeley, California

Undergraduate enrollment: 33,469

U.S. News ranking: No. 15 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 11%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology​

SAT Range: 1370-1540

ACT Range: 30-34

City: Atlanta, Georgia

Undergraduate enrollment: 20,592

U.S. News ranking: No. 32 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 14%

6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill​

SAT Range: 1390-1530

ACT Range: 28-34

City: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Undergraduate enrollment: 21,075

U.S. News ranking: No. 26 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 15%

5. Wake Forest University​

SAT Range: 1410-1520

ACT Range: 32-34

City: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,490

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 22%

4. University of Virginia​

SAT Range: 1410-1540

ACT Range: 32-35

City: Charlottesville, Virginia

Undergraduate enrollment: 17,901

U.S. News ranking: No. 26 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 17%

3. Boston College​

SAT Range: 1440-1540

ACT Range: 33-35

City: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Undergraduate enrollment: 9,654

U.S. News ranking: No. 36 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 16%

2. Duke University​

SAT Range: 1500-1570

ACT Range: 34-35

City: Durham, North Carolina

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,523

U.S. News ranking: No. 7 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 6%

1. Stanford University​

SAT Range: 1510-1580

ACT Range: 34-35

City: Stanford, California

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,904

U.S. News ranking: No. 4 (tied)

Acceptance rate: 4%

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