National Merit Scores: NMS Qualifying Scores by State/前100大学列表

State	Qualifying Score
District of Columbia	221
Massachusetts	221
New Jersey	221
California	220
Maryland	219
Connecticut	218
Virginia	217
Texas	216
Washington	216
Delaware	215
New York	215
Georgia	214
Pennsylvania	214
Vermont	214
Illinois	213
Minnesota	213
North Carolina	213
Oregon	213
Arizona	212
Colorado	212
Kansas	212
Ohio	212
Florida	211
Hawaii	211
Indiana	211
New Hampshire	211
Rhode Island	211
Maine	210
Missouri	210
Tennessee	210
Alabama	209
Louisiana	209
Kentucky	208
Nevada	208
New Mexico	208
South Carolina	208
Idaho	207
Iowa	207
Michigan	207
Nebraska	207
Wisconsin	207
Oklahoma	206
Utah	205
Alaska	204
Mississippi	204
South Dakota	204
Montana	203
Arkansas	202
North Dakota	200
West Virginia	200
Wyoming	200

每年美国有150万名高中生11年级学生参加SAT/PSAT考试，最后会根据PSAT成绩和作文评出15,000 National Merit Finalists，也就是全体考生的1%。

谢谢新港姐提供的信息！

这个是美国各大学录取SAT等等的参数，供参考。

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/choosingacollege/a/CollegeProfiles.htm

谢谢新港姐！

http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/

U.S. News rank    School    Tuition    Total enrollment    Fall 2011 acceptance rate    Average freshman retention rate    6-year graduation rate
#1 Overall Score 100 out of 100.     Harvard University     40866    19872    0.063    0.98    97
    Cambridge, MA                    
#1 Overall Score 100 out of 100.     Princeton University     38650    7859    0.085    0.98    96
    Princeton, NJ                    
#3 Overall Score 99 out of 100.     Yale University     42300    11875    0.077    0.99    97
    New Haven, CT                    
#4 Overall Score 95 out of 100.     Columbia University     47246    22885    0.07    0.99    96
    New York, NY                    
#4 Overall Score 95 out of 100.     University of Chicago     44574    12316    0.163    0.98    92
    Chicago, IL                    
#6 Overall Score 94 out of 100.     Massachusetts Institute of Technology     42050    10894    0.097    0.98    93
    Cambridge, MA                    
#6 Overall Score 94 out of 100.     Stanford University     41787    19945    0.071    0.98    96
    Stanford, CA                    
#8 Overall Score 93 out of 100.     Duke University     43623    15427    0.14    0.97    94
    Durham, NC                    
#8 Overall Score 93 out of 100.     University of Pennsylvania     43738    19919    0.124    0.98    96
    Philadelphia, PA                    
#10 Overall Score 92 out of 100.     California Institute of Technology     39588    2231    0.128    0.98    87
    Pasadena, CA                    
#10 Overall Score 92 out of 100.     Dartmouth College     45042    6144    0.101    0.98    95
    Hanover, NH                    
#12 Overall Score 91 out of 100.     Northwestern University     43779    19968    0.18    0.97    94
    Evanston, IL                    
#13 Overall Score 90 out of 100.     Johns Hopkins University     43930    21139    0.184    0.97    92
    Baltimore, MD                    
#14 Overall Score 88 out of 100.     Washington University in St. Louis     43705    13908    0.165    0.97    93
    St. Louis, MO                    
#15 Overall Score 87 out of 100.     Brown University     43758    8768    0.089    0.98    95
    Providence, RI                    
#15 Overall Score 87 out of 100.     Cornell University     43413    21131    0.18    0.97    93
    Ithaca, NY                    
#17 Overall Score 84 out of 100.     Rice University     37292    6224    0.188    0.97    92
    Houston, TX                    
#17 Overall Score 84 out of 100.     University of Notre Dame     42971    12004    0.243    0.98    96
    Notre Dame, IN                    
#17 Overall Score 84 out of 100.     Vanderbilt University     42118    12836    0.164    0.97    92
    Nashville, TN                    
#20 Overall Score 82 out of 100.     Emory University     42980    13893    0.267    0.95    90
    Atlanta, GA                    
#21 Overall Score 79 out of 100.     Georgetown University     42870    17130    0.181    0.96    94
    Washington, DC                    
#21 Overall Score 79 out of 100.     University of California–​Berkeley     N/A     36142    0.216    0.97    90
    Berkeley, CA                    
#23 Overall Score 78 out of 100.     Carnegie Mellon University     45124    12058    0.304    0.96    87
    Pittsburgh, PA                    
#24 Overall Score 77 out of 100.     University of California–​Los Angeles     in-state: $12,692, out-of-state: $35,570     40675    0.255    0.97    90
    Los Angeles, CA                    
#24 Overall Score 77 out of 100.     University of Southern California     44463    38010    0.23    0.97    90
    Los Angeles, CA                    
#24 Overall Score 77 out of 100.     University of Virginia     in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018     24297    0.333    0.97    94
    Charlottesville, VA                    
#27 Overall Score 76 out of 100.     Wake Forest University     43200    7351    0.399    0.94    88
    Winston-Salem, NC                    
#28 Overall Score 75 out of 100.     Tufts University     44666    10775    0.219    0.97    90
    Medford, MA                    
#29 Overall Score 74 out of 100.     University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor     in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109     42716    0.406    0.96    90
    Ann Arbor, MI                    
#30 Overall Score 73 out of 100.     University of North Carolina–​Chapel Hill     in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446     29137    0.314    0.97    90
    Chapel Hill, NC                    
#31 Overall Score 71 out of 100.     Boston College     43878    13906    0.28    0.95    91
    Chestnut Hill, MA                    
#32 Overall Score 70 out of 100.     New York University     N/A     43911    0.327    0.92    86
    New York, NY                    
#33 Overall Score 69 out of 100.     Brandeis University     43708    5828    0.4    0.93    91
    Waltham, MA                    
#33 Overall Score 69 out of 100.     College of William and Mary     in-state: $13,570, out-of-state: $36,753     8200    0.346    0.95    91
    Williamsburg, VA                    
#33 Overall Score 69 out of 100.     University of Rochester     43666    10319    0.341    0.95    83
    Rochester, NY                    
#36 Overall Score 67 out of 100.     Georgia Institute of Technology     in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402     20941    0.512    0.94    79
    Atlanta, GA                    
#37 Overall Score 66 out of 100.     Case Western Reserve University     40490    9636    0.513    0.92    78
    Cleveland, OH                    
#38 Overall Score 65 out of 100.     Lehigh University     42220    7055    0.334    0.94    87
    Bethlehem, PA                    
#38 Overall Score 65 out of 100.     University of California–​Davis     in-state: $13,877, out-of-state: $36,755     31732    0.46    0.92    86
    Davis, CA                    
#38 Overall Score 65 out of 100.     University of California–​San Diego     N/A     28593    0.355    0.95    85
    La Jolla, CA                    
#41 Overall Score 64 out of 100.     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute     44475    6914    0.396    0.93    84
    Troy, NY                    
#41 Overall Score 64 out of 100.     University of California–​Santa Barbara     in-state: $13,671, out-of-state: $36,549     21685    0.457    0.91    86
    Santa Barbara, CA                    
#41 Overall Score 64 out of 100.     University of Wisconsin–​Madison     in-state: $10,384, out-of-state: $26,634     42441    0.505    0.94    83
    Madison, WI                    
#44 Overall Score 63 out of 100.     University of California–​Irvine     N/A     27189    0.475    0.94    85
    Irvine, CA                    
#44 Overall Score 63 out of 100.     University of Miami     N/A     16068    0.383    0.9    78
    Coral Gables, FL                    
#46 Overall Score 62 out of 100.     Pennsylvania State University–​University Park     in-state: $16,444, out-of-state: $28,746     45628    0.524    0.92    87
    University Park, PA                    
#46 Overall Score 62 out of 100.     University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign     in-state: $14,428, out-of-state: $28,570     44407    0.676    0.94    82
    Champaign, IL                    
#46 Overall Score 62 out of 100.     University of Texas–​Austin     in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060     51112    0.466    0.92    81
    Austin, TX                    
#46 Overall Score 62 out of 100.     University of Washington     N/A     42428    0.584    0.93    80
    Seattle, WA                    
#46 Overall Score 62 out of 100.     Yeshiva University     36500    6563    0.694    0.91    85
    New York, NY                    
#51 Overall Score 61 out of 100.     Boston University     42994    32439    0.494    0.91    85
    Boston, MA                    
#51 Overall Score 61 out of 100.     Tulane University     45240    13359    0.25    0.9    72 8
    New Orleans, LA                    
#54 Overall Score 60 out of 100.     Pepperdine University     42772    7539    0.316    0.9    81
    Malibu, CA                    
#54 Overall Score 60 out of 100.     University of Florida     N/A     49589    0.432    0.96    84
    Gainesville, FL                    
#56 Overall Score 59 out of 100.     Northeastern University     39736    19719    0.345    0.93    77
    Boston, MA                    
#56 Overall Score 59 out of 100.     Ohio State University–​Columbus     in-state: $10,037, out-of-state: $25,445     56867    0.634    0.93    80
    Columbus, OH                    
#58 Overall Score 58 out of 100.     Fordham University     41732    15189    0.424    0.9    78
    New York, NY                    
#58 Overall Score 58 out of 100.     Southern Methodist University     41750    10982    0.546    0.89    75
    Dallas, TX                    
#58 Overall Score 58 out of 100.     Syracuse University     39004    20829    0.494    0.91    80
    Syracuse, NY                    
#58 Overall Score 58 out of 100.     University of Maryland–​College Park     in-state: $8,908, out-of-state: $27,287     37580    0.447    0.94    82
    College Park, MD                    
#58 Overall Score 58 out of 100.     University of Pittsburgh     in-state: $16,590, out-of-state: $26,280     28766    0.579    0.92    79
    Pittsburgh, PA                    
#63 Overall Score 57 out of 100.     University of Connecticut     in-state: $11,242, out-of-state: $29,074     25868    0.473    0.93    83
    Storrs, CT                    
#63 Overall Score 57 out of 100.     University of Georgia     in-state: $9,842, out-of-state: $28,052     34816    0.63    0.94    83
    Athens, GA                    
#65 Overall Score 56 out of 100.     Purdue University–​West Lafayette     in-state: $9,900, out-of-state: $28,702     39637    0.683    0.88    68
    West Lafayette, IN                    
#65 Overall Score 56 out of 100.     Texas A&M University–​College Station     in-state: $8,505, out-of-state: $25,035     49861    0.635    0.92    80
    College Station, TX                    
#65 Overall Score 56 out of 100.     Worcester Polytechnic Institute     41380    5778    0.567    0.94    76
    Worcester, MA                    
#68 Overall Score 55 out of 100.     Brigham Young University–​Provo     4710    34101    0.628    0.85    78
    Provo, UT                    
#68 Overall Score 55 out of 100.     Clemson University     in-state: $12,674, out-of-state: $29,600     19914    0.633    0.91    80
    Clemson, SC                    
#68 Overall Score 55 out of 100.     Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​New Brunswick     in-state: $13,073, out-of-state: $26,393     39950    0.611    0.92    77
    Piscataway, NJ                    
#68 Overall Score 55 out of 100.     University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities     N/A     52557    0.466    0.89    70
    Minneapolis, MN                    
#72 Overall Score 54 out of 100.     Michigan State University     N/A     47954    0.729    0.91    77
    East Lansing, MI                    
#72 Overall Score 54 out of 100.     University of Iowa     in-state: $8,057, out-of-state: $26,279     29810    0.798    0.85    71
    Iowa City, IA                    
#72 Overall Score 54 out of 100.     Virginia Tech     in-state: $10,930, out-of-state: $25,320     30936    0.666    0.91    82
    Blacksburg, VA                    
#75 Overall Score 53 out of 100.     Stevens Institute of Technology     43561    5541    0.417    0.91    79
    Hoboken, NJ                    
#75 Overall Score 53 out of 100.     University of Delaware     N/A     20737    0.582    0.92    78
    Newark, DE                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     American University     39499    12724    0.416    0.9    77
    Washington, DC                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     Baylor University     33916    15029    0.397    0.84    72
    Waco, TX                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     Colorado School of Mines     in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684     5346    0.446    0.88    70
    Golden, CO                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry     in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820     2346    0.468    0.85    66
    Syracuse, NY                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     University of Alabama     in-state: $9,200, out-of-state: $22,950     31647    0.435    0.85    66
    Tuscaloosa, AL                    
#77 Overall Score 52 out of 100.     University of California–​Santa Cruz     in-state: $13,416, out-of-state: $36,294     17454    0.674    0.9    77
    Santa Cruz, CA                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     Clark University     38450    3462    0.679    0.89    80
    Worcester, MA                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     Drexel University     36090    18489    0.575    0.84    68
    Philadelphia, PA                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     Indiana University–​Bloomington     in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483     42731    0.723    0.9    72
    Bloomington, IN                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     Marquette University     33244    12002    0.568    0.89    81
    Milwaukee, WI                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     University of Denver     39177    11797    0.682    0.88    79
    Denver, CO                    
#83 Overall Score 51 out of 100.     University of Tulsa     31198    4092    0.41    0.88    68
    Tulsa, OK                    
#89 Overall Score 50 out of 100.     Auburn University     in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190     25469    0.7    0.87    66
    Auburn University, AL                    
#89 Overall Score 50 out of 100.     Binghamton University–​SUNY     in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761     14746    0.407    0.91    78
    Binghamton, NY                    
#89 Overall Score 50 out of 100.     Miami University–​Oxford     in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158     17395    0.741    0.89    81
    Oxford, OH                    
#92 Overall Score 49 out of 100.     St. Louis University     35246    14073    0.613    0.85    71
    St. Louis, MO                    
#92 Overall Score 49 out of 100.     Stony Brook University–​SUNY     in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134     24059    0.392    0.89    67
    Stony Brook, NY                    
#92 Overall Score 49 out of 100.     Texas Christian University     34590    9518    0.377    0.86    74
    Fort Worth, TX                    
#92 Overall Score 49 out of 100.     University of San Diego     39970    8317    0.475    0.86    75
    San Diego, CA                    
#92 Overall Score 49 out of 100.     University of Vermont     in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582     13478    0.754    0.86    72
    Burlington, VT                    
#97 Overall Score 48 out of 100.     Florida State University     N/A     41087    0.585    0.91    74
    Tallahassee, FL                    
#97 Overall Score 48 out of 100.     University of Colorado–​Boulder     in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378     32252    0.869    0.84    68
    Boulder, CO                    
#97 Overall Score 48 out of 100.     University of Massachusetts–​Amherst     in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645     28084    0.656    0.88    67
    Amherst, MA                    
#97 Overall Score 48 out of 100.     University of Missouri     in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366     33805    0.823    0.85    69
    Columbia, MO                    
#101 Overall Score 47 out of 100.     Iowa State University     in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838     29611    0.863    0.86    68
    Ames, IA                    

Forbes Rank    Name    State    Cost    Total Student Population
1        California    58846    19945
    Stanford University            
2        California    57014    1586
    Pomona College            
3        New Jersey    54780    7813
    Princeton University            
4        Connecticut    59320    11875
    Yale University            
5        New York    61540    26050
    Columbia University            
6        Pennsylvania    58481    1545
    Swarthmore College            
7        New York    N/A    4624
    United States Military Academy            
8        Massachusetts    57050    27392
    Harvard University            
9        Massachusetts    59412    2126
    Williams College            
10        Massachusetts    57010    10894
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology            
11        Pennsylvania    59600    24832
    University of Pennsylvania            
12        Rhode Island    58140    8768
    Brown University            
13        Massachusetts    59060    1791
    Amherst College            
14        Illinois    62425    14979
    University of Chicago            
15        North Carolina    59528    15427
    Duke University            
16        New Hampshire    61398    6144
    Dartmouth College            
17        Illinois    60840    20959
    Northwestern University            
18        California    56382    2231
    California Institute of Technology            
19        New York    59591    21131
    Cornell University            
20        Maine    58200    1778
    Bowdoin College            
21        Virginia    56616    2193
    Washington and Lee University            
22        California    55766    36137
    University of California, Berkeley            
23        Massachusetts    57164    2502
    Wellesley College            
24        Indiana    57805    12004
    University of Notre Dame            
25        Massachusetts    58800    10777
    Tufts University            
26        District of Columbia    59900    17130
    Georgetown University            
27        New York    59320    2386
    Vassar College            
28        Maryland    N/A    4576
    United States Naval Academy            
29        Virginia    51337    24297
    University of Virginia            
30        Michigan    51976    42716
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor            
31        Colorado    N/A    4413
    United States Air Force Academy            
32        North Carolina    54930    1755
    Davidson College            
33        Texas    52242    6224
    Rice University            
34        California    54810    39271
    University of California, Los Angeles            
35        Massachusetts    58686    14754
    Boston College            
36        New York    57745    2964
    Colgate University            
37        Tennessee    59890    12836
    Vanderbilt University            
38        North Carolina    43847    29137
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill            
39        Connecticut    61167    3202
    Wesleyan University            
40        Pennsylvania    57586    1785
    Bryn Mawr College            
41        Vermont    59200    2507
    Middlebury College            
42        Pennsylvania    59710    11531
    Carnegie Mellon University            
43        Pennsylvania    59654    1198
    Haverford College            
44        Virginia    49712    8200
    College of William and Mary            
45        Minnesota    58275    2018
    Carleton College            
46        Maryland    58980    20996
    Johns Hopkins University            
47        New York    57420    1864
    Hamilton College            
48        Pennsylvania    57688    2478
    Lafayette College            
49        Maine    57300    1815
    Colby College            
50        Ohio    59683    2978
    Oberlin College            
51        Massachusetts    59050    5828
    Brandeis University            
52        California    60613    784
    Harvey Mudd College            
53        Illinois    42706    44407
    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign            
54        New York    59824    2438
    Barnard College            
55        Washington    43621    42444
    University of Washington            
56        New York    61407    43911
    New York University            
57        Missouri    60345    13908
    Washington University in Saint Louis            
58        New York    58100    2220
    Union College            
59        Massachusetts    57913    3162
    Smith College            
60        North Carolina    58260    7351
    Wake Forest University            
61        New York    59156    10290
    University of Rochester            
62        Washington    54865    1596
    Whitman College            
63        California    59883    38010
    University of Southern California            
64        Iowa    53318    1693
    Grinnell College            
65        Oregon    57770    1474
    Reed College            
66        Texas    48730    51112
    University of Texas, Austin            
67        New York    53895    988
    Cooper Union            
68        Wisconsin    40012    41946
    University of Wisconsin, Madison            
69        Ohio    57910    1658
    Kenyon College            
70        Pennsylvania    55515    7055
    Lehigh University            
71        Massachusetts    56730    2905
    College of the Holy Cross            
72        California    57681    8800
    Santa Clara University            
73        Maryland    41725    37631
    University of Maryland, College Park            
74        Florida    42290    49589
    University of Florida            
75        Utah    17470    34101
    Brigham Young University            
76        Colorado    54350    2043
    Colorado College            
77        District of Columbia    58985    25260
    George Washington University            
78        Connecticut    59865    2393
    Trinity College            
79        Pennsylvania    56583    10661
    Villanova University            
80        Kentucky    46400    1309
    Centre College            
81        Texas    58689    10982
    Southern Methodist University            
82        Minnesota    55393    2005
    Macalester College            
83        Georgia    41558    20941
    Georgia Institute of Technology            
84        Massachusetts    55496    2362
    Mount Holyoke College            
85        Massachusetts    59100    32439
    Boston University            
86        Pennsylvania    58580    2363
    Franklin and Marshall College            
87        Virginia    44694    1605
    Virginia Military Institute            
88        Virginia    56010    4348
    University of Richmond            
89        Ohio    56026    9636
    Case Western Reserve University            
90        Georgia    39460    34816
    University of Georgia            
91        Tennessee    46530    1557
    Sewanee—University of the South            
92        Indiana    51050    2352
    DePauw University            
93        Pennsylvania    44156    45628
    Pennsylvania State University, University Park            
94        Connecticut    N/A    1045
    United States Coast Guard Academy            
95        California    58888    985
    Scripps College            
96        California    54945    21685
    University of California, Santa Barbara            
97        Indiana    44566    42731
    Indiana University, Bloomington            
98        Illinois    41496    3069
    Wheaton College            
99        California    55046    31732
    University of California, Davis            
100        California    58772    7539
    Pepperdine University            

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State	Class of 2014 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2013 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2012 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2011 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2010 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2009 Cutoff Scores	Class of 2008 Cutoff Scores
Alabama	211	209	211	210	208	209	209
Alaska	212	204	212	214	211	212	213
Arizona	214	212	213	209	210	209	211
Arkansas	205	202	205	203	203	204	201
California	223	220	221	219	218	217	218
Colorado	215	212	215	212	213	213	213
Connecticut	221	218	220	219	218	218	217
Delaware	218	215	217	215	219	219	219
District of Columbia	224	221	223	223	221	221	223
Florida	214	211	214	210	211	211	212
Georgia	217	214	218	215	214	215	214
Hawaii	215	211	216	215	214	216	213
Idaho	211	207	211	208	209	208	204
Illinois	216	213	216	214	214	214	213
Indiana	215	211	214	212	211	213	213
Iowa	210	207	210	209	209	210	209
Kansas	216	212	214	211	211	211	212
Kentucky	211	208	212	208	209	209	208
Louisiana	209	209	209	210	207	208	206
Maine	215	210	212	213	213	212	211
Maryland	223	219	221	220	221	220	221
Massachusetts	224	221	223	223	221	221	223
Michigan	210	207	210	209	209	209	209
Minnesota	215	213	215	213	215	214	213
Mississippi	207	204	205	205	203	201	202
Missouri	213	210	213	210	211	213	211
Montana	207	203	209	208	204	208	207
Nebraska	209	207	209	210	207	206	207
Nevada	212	208	209	208	202	206	208
New Hampshire	214	211	216	214	213	211	215
New Jersey	224	221	223	221	221	220	221
New Mexico	210	208	210	206	208	209	208
New York	219	215	219	217	218	216	219
North Carolina	215	213	217	214	214	215	214
North Dakota	204	200	204	202	202	201	202
Ohio	215	212	214	212	211	213	211
Oklahoma	210	206	209	206	207	208	207
Oregon	218	213	216	215	213	213	213
Pennsylvania	217	214	215	216	214	213	214
Rhode Island	216	211	213	211	217	213	212
South Carolina	210	208	211	208	211	212	210
South Dakota	206	204	206	205	205	205	203
Tennessee	212	210	214	212	213	213	213
Texas	219	216	219	215	216	215	215
Utah	208	205	208	203	206	203	202
Vermont	217	214	217	212	213	213	216
Virginia	222	217	220	218	218	219	217
Washington	220	216	220	218	217	217	215
West Virginia	203	200	204	202	203	203	200
Wisconsin	210	207	209	209	207	210	208
Wyoming	203	200	204	202	201	201	200
International	224	221	223	223	221	221	223