The median math SAT score for incoming Harvard students has been 750 or higher over the past decade, in at least the 95th percentile for students nationwide.

The median math score for the most recently enrolled undergraduate class at Harvard College was 790 out of 800 on the SATs and 35 out of 36 on the ACTs. The average high school GPA was 4.2.

Start with the median selling price, a benchmark that draws much of real estate’s wrath. It’s rather simple math, reflecting the mid-point of prices paid by all homebuyers in a period.