<p>All colleges that I know of “say” that they are both equal, but I visited Cal Poly SLO and was able to talk to someone involved in admissions and they said they prefer the ACT because it is more objective but they still accept SAT scores, but between two equivalent ACT and SAT scores they prefer the ACT. </p>
<p>I’m sure there are many cases like this at different colleges and possibly between different admissions officers. I personally believe that even though they say they don’t prefer one or the other there are definitely preferences.</p>