Source: Unpublished numbers obtained from College Board and sorted by Arthur Hu, 1990
Here are ratios compared to white where 1.;0 is equal, -X is worse ratio and +X is better, thus Asians scored only 1% better than whites but Jews 10% better and Blacks 27% worse.
SAT-Combined W1.0 B-1.27 H-1.18 A1.01 J*1.10 I*1.10 *
Asians overall scored only slightly better than whites
overall when both math and verbals are counted. Asians were outscored
by Episcopals, Presbyterians, Black Unitarians, Jews and Hindus. Only
White Unitarians and Quakers outscored Jews.
This most amazing number is that Black unitarians outscored everybody but Jews and Hindu. This to my knowledge is the only group of Blacks that scores higher than White protestants and Asians, though it doesn’t tell us the secret to getting the entire population of blacks to that level, it strongly suggests a socioeconomic or cultural component to high SAT scores rather than IQ bound to genetics. This may support my theory is that if all Blacks studied as hard as Asians and Jews they would all do better and not just the high performing black students.
Rank by test score - all and Asian
Race - Wh-white Af-Black As-Asian Al-All Races
Wh Judaism 25,600 1030 * Jewish Avg
As Hindu 4138 1029 * Asian Indian
Af Unitarian 64 966 * Top Black group
Al Episcopal 22,109 957 * Episcopal
Al Presbyterian 37,353 955 * Presbyterian
As Total 70739 938 * Asian Avg
Wh Total 688,933 934 * White Avg
Race Religion Number Math + Verbal SAT
Wh Unitarian 1,745 1073
Wh Quaker 894 1037
Wh Judaism 25,600 1030 * Jewish Avg
Al Quaker 1,009 1029
As Hindu 4138 1029
Al Judaism 27,374 1026
As Presbyterian 3195 1022
As Angelican 197 1019
Al Hindu 4,741 1012
Wh Hindu 82 1004
As No Pref 17987 1001
As U Methodist 662 998
Wh Mennonite 952 990
As Unitarian 49 986
As Episcopal 444 983
Wh Chistian Sci 830 979
Wh No Pref 99,076 979
Al Mennonite 1,063 974
As Methodist 1108 973
As Quaker 25 973
Wh Mormon 6,400 972
Wh Episcopal 19,555 970
As S Baptist Conv 332 966
Af Unitarian 64 966 *Top Black
Al No Pref 137,305 963
Wh Luth Missouri 8,038 963
Wh Un Church of Christ 7,066 962
As Wesleyan 32 960
Al Luth Missouri 8,624 959
Al Episcopal 22,109 957* Episcopal
Wh Presbyterian 32,019 956
Wh Angelican 1,765 956
Al Chistian Sci 989 955
Al Presbyterian 37,353 955* Presbyterian
Al Un Church of Christ 7826 951
Wh U Methodist 23,470 949
Al Mormon 7,594 948
Wh Other 20,125 947
Wh Lutheran in Am 23,380 943
As Christn Reformed 298 943
Wh No Answer 44,397 942
Al U Methodist 26,037 939
Wh Afr Methodist 144 939
As Total 70739 938* Asian Avg
Wh S Baptist Conv 14,165 938
Al Lutheran in Am 25,020 937
Wh Total 688,933 934* White Avg
As Lutheran in Am 471 931
As Un Church of Christ 253 930
Al S Baptist Conv 15,729 929
As Judaism 218 925
Wh Christn Reformed 2,235 924
As Baptist 3003 924
As Islam 2184 923
Al Total 904
Wh Islam 900
Al Islam 5148 878
2001 UPDATE: SATs and Religion
The affiliations that rank as the top 10 based on average SAT scores
of college bound seniors last year, all races.
1. 1209 Unitarian Universalist Association
2. 1161 Judaism [The Jews]
3. 1153 Quaker
4. 1110 Hinduism [Indo Americans]
5. 1097 Mennonite
6. 1097 Reformed Church in America
7. 1096 Episcopal ##
8. 1094 Evang Lutheran Church in America ##
9. 1092 Presbyterian USA (USA) ##
10. 1073 Baha'i
1020 National Average
## traditionally defined as dominant christian / WASP groups
Source: College Board z55\clip\2002\04\colljew.txt
http://online.wsj.com/ The Wall Street Journal April 29, 2002 In
Effort to Lift Their Rankings, Colleges Recruit Jewish Students By
DANIEL GOLDEN
