SAT是美国大学的入场券，但并不意味着就是美国本科申请的万金油，在美国各州高校招生中，那些最难被录取的大学往往对于SAT成绩要求往往并没有想象的那么高不可攀。
商业内幕网站BusinessInsider基于美国教育部报告的分数，结合学术评论网站Niche.com的学院名单，大学录取率占60%、SAT/ACT分数占40%，得到一份：美国各州最难进入的大学名单（共47个州，阿拉斯加州、特拉华州、内华达州和怀俄明州因为没有足够的学院数据没有排名），这份榜单也附上了各州最难进大学的SAT分数要求——
从榜单中，我们还可以看出，美国各州的教育水平差距还是很大的，从5%到60%+都有；而不同州来看，最难被录取的大学也不是一成不变的，比如华盛顿特区今年最难被录取的是惠特曼学院，而之前是乔治城大学。
还需要注意的是，最难录取不等于SAT要求最高，需要结合录取率来看。
下面是各州最难被录取的大学榜单汇总
（榜单按A-Z排列）
Alabama:University of Alabama
亚拉巴马州：亚拉巴马大学
Acceptance rate:51.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:990-1250
Arizona:Arizona Christian University
亚利桑那州：亚利桑那基督教大学
Acceptance rate:56.7%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:840-1090
Arkansas:University of Arkansas
阿肯色州：阿肯色大学
Acceptance rate:62%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1010-1230
California:California Institute of Technology
加州：加州理工学院
Acceptance rate:8.8%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1500-1600
Colorado:Colorado College
科罗拉多州：科罗拉多学院
Acceptance rate:17.9%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1240-1430
Connecticut:Yale University
康涅狄格州：耶鲁大学
Acceptance rate:6.3%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1410-1600
District of Columbia（D.C.）：Georgetown University
哥伦比亚特区：乔治城大学
Acceptance rate:17.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1320-1520
Florida:University of Miami
佛罗里达州：迈阿密大学
Acceptance rate:38.2%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1220-1420
Georgia:Emory University
乔治亚州：埃默里大学
Acceptance rate:26.8%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1280-1460
Hawaii:Brigham Young University at Hawaii
夏威夷州：杨百翰大学夏威夷分校
Acceptance rate:34.9%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:970-1170
Idaho:Northwest Nazarene University
爱达荷州：西北拿撒勒大学
Acceptance rate:65.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:900-1180
Illinois:University of Chicago
伊利诺斯州：芝加哥大学
Acceptance rate:8.8%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1435-1600
Indiana:University of Notre Dame
印第安纳州：圣母大学
Acceptance rate:21.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1340-1520
Iowa:Grinnell College
艾奥瓦州：格林内尔学院
Acceptance rate:28.0%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1290-1500
Kansas:Sterling College-Kansas
堪萨斯州：斯特林学院
Acceptance rate:44.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:820-1040
Kentucky:Berea College
肯塔基州：伯利亚学院
Acceptance rate:33.7%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1020-1226
Louisiana:Tulane University
路易斯安娜州：杜兰大学
Acceptance rate:28%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1230-1410
Maine:Bowdoin College
缅因州：鲍登学院
Acceptance rate:14.9%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1340-1520
Maryland:Johns Hopkins University
马里兰州：约翰霍普金斯大学
Acceptance rate:16.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1360-1510
Massachusetts:Harvard University
马萨诸塞州：哈佛大学
Acceptance rate:6%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1410-1600
Michigan:University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
密歇根州：密歇根大学安娜堡分校
Acceptance rate:32.2%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1280-1480
Minnesota:Carleton College
明尼苏达州：卡尔顿学院
Acceptance rate:22.8%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1320-1510
Mississippi:Mississippi Valley State University
密西西比州：密西西比河谷州立大学
Acceptance rate:16.3%
ACT 25th-75th percentile:15-19
Missouri:Washington University in St.Louis
密苏里州：圣路易斯华盛顿大学
Acceptance rate:17.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1420-1570
Montana:Carroll College
蒙大拿州：卡罗尔学院
Acceptance rate:57.5%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:990-1250
Nebraska:Union College
内布拉斯加州：联合学院
Acceptance rate:52.1%
ACT 25th-75th percentile:19-25
New Hampshire:Dartmouth College
新罕布什尔州：达特茅斯学院
Acceptance rate:11.5%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1360-1550
New Jersey:Princeton University
新泽西州：普林斯顿大学
Acceptance rate:7.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1400-1600
New Mexico:New Mexico Institute of Mining&Technology
新墨西哥州：新墨西哥矿业技术学院
Acceptance rate:36.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1120-1310
New York:Columbia University
纽约州：哥伦比亚大学
Acceptance rate:7%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1390-1570
North Carolina:Duke University
北卡罗莱纳州：杜克大学
Acceptance rate:11.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1370-1550
North Dakota:University of Jamestown
北达科他州：詹姆斯敦大学
Acceptance rate:64.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1066-1227
Ohio:Kenyon College
俄亥俄州：凯尼恩学院
Acceptance rate:25.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1230-1420
Oklahoma:University of Tulsa
俄克拉何马州：塔尔萨大学
Acceptance rate:40.3%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1130-1410
Oregon:Reed College
俄勒冈州：里德学院
Acceptance rate:38.7%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1290-1480
Pennsylvania:University of Pennsylvania
宾夕法尼亚州：宾夕法尼亚大学
Acceptance rate:10.4%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1360-1550
Rhode Island:Brown University
罗得岛州：布朗大学
Acceptance rate:8.7%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1330-1550
South Carolina:Clemson University
南加州：克莱姆森大学
Acceptance rate:51.5%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1150-1340
South Dakota:Augustana College
南达科他州：奥古斯塔那学院
Acceptance rate:61.3%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1010-1230
Tennessee:Vanderbilt University
田纳西州：范德堡大学
Acceptance rate:13.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1430-1580
Texas:Rice University
德克萨斯州：莱斯大学
Acceptance rate:15.1%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1390-1550
Utah:Brigham Young University
犹他州：杨百翰大学
Acceptance rate:47%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1150-1370
Vermont:Middlebury College
佛蒙特州：明德学院
Acceptance rate:17.2%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1260-1470
Virginia:Washington&Lee University
维吉尼亚州：华盛顿与李大学
Acceptance rate:19.5%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1320-1460
Washington:Whitman College
华盛顿特区：惠特曼学院
（之前是乔治城大学）
Acceptance rate:41%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1200-1430
West Virginia:Concord University
西弗吉尼亚州：康科德大学
Acceptance rate:37.8%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:860-1060
Wisconsin:University of Wisconsin
威斯康星州：威斯康星州大学
Acceptance rate:56.9%
SAT 25th-75th percentile:1180-1400
从美国各州最难录取大学盘点中我们可以看出，SAT成绩很必要，但却也不是绝对，我们在准备SAT成绩的同时也要兼顾其他方面的提升和发展，这样才能够更有机会获得美国名校的认可和青睐。
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