Summary of 2023 SAT Score and Requirements Statistics
For 2022-2023 admission, 1,304 colleges, 96.88% of 4-years colleges, considered the SAT score for their admission. 385,226 enrolled students submitted SAT score and the average SAT score is 1169.
By school type, public schools' SAT average is 1130 over 277,871 students and private schools' SAT average is 1193 over 107,355 students.
The following table summarizes the SAT requirements and average SAT scores by school type. The change from last year indicated in colored text.
| Total1 | Schools Considering SAT2 | Schools Not Considering SAT | Average SAT Score | SAT score Submitted | Total First-Year Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,770+14 | 1,304-42 | 466+56 | 1169+14 | 385,226+13.12% | 1,629,295+2.10% |
| Public Colleges | 549+15 | 446+1 | 103+14 | 1130+2 | 277,871+15.25% | 1,110,985+2.74% |
| Private Colleges | 1,221-1 | 858-43 | 363+42 | 1193+22 | 107,355+7.96% | 527,865-0.25% |
1 Number of 4-years colleges that have competitive admission
2 Includes numbers for "required", "recommended", or "not required, but considered if submitted"
2023 Average SAT Score by State
The following table shows the average SAT score along with SAT requirements and submitted numbers by state. The green or red numbers mean that changes of percentage and headcounts for each column.
| State | Total1 | Schools Considering SAT2 | Schools Not Considering SAT | Average SAT Score | SAT score Submitted | Total First-Year Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 1,267-31.77% |
| Alabama | 25+1 | 19-2 | 6+3 | 1119+29 | 4,464+72.56% | 30,415+2.23% |
| Arkansas | 17- | 15-1 | 2+1 | 1082-3 | 2,892+33.64% | 16,496+7.15% |
| Arizona | 15- | 8-1 | 7+1 | 1207+74 | 2,001+49.55% | 42,706+7.46% |
| California | 120-1 | 49-5 | 71+4 | 1305+27 | 5,331+13.16% | 143,907+1.19% |
| Colorado | 22- | 19+1 | 3-1 | 1178+19 | 9,739+10.95% | 28,515+2.24% |
| Connecticut | 24- | 20-1 | 4+1 | 1226-11 | 6,967+25.51% | 21,133+2.16% |
| District of Columbia | 8+1 | 6- | 2+1 | 1261-17 | 3,301+3.74% | 9,882-4.60% |
| Delaware | 3- | 2-1 | 1 | 1105-143 | 1,740+21.25% | 6,440+11.65% |
| Florida | 60- | 42-4 | 18+4 | 1154+24 | 40,696+2.27% | 70,228-1.14% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1- | 1- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507-20.53% |
| Georgia | 50+1 | 42-2 | 8+3 | 1106+2 | 26,708+83.12% | 57,456-4.51% |
| Guam | 1- | 0 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 31+287.50% |
| Hawaii | 6- | 6- | 0 | 1134-7 | 282-31.55% | 4,939-8.69% |
| Iowa | 32-1 | 25-5 | 7+4 | 1131+13 | 2,815+20.66% | 19,732+0.88% |
| Idaho | 8+1 | 7+1 | 1- | 1092-10 | 3,203+11.91% | 10,572-0.92% |
| Illinois | 60-3 | 51- | 9-3 | 1140+17 | 15,329+2.66% | 52,953+1.96% |
| Indiana | 46- | 37-3 | 9+3 | 1154-2 | 18,330-2.17% | 47,232-0.45% |
| Kansas | 24- | 20-2 | 4+2 | 1047-6 | 952+9.30% | 15,043+2.12% |
| Kentucky | 26-1 | 25- | 1-1 | 1101+1 | 1,857+14.21% | 23,778+6.70% |
| Louisiana | 24- | 21-1 | 3+1 | 1097-1 | 2,092-4.04% | 27,224-0.85% |
| Massachusetts | 67- | 52+2 | 15-2 | 1298+35 | 12,657+8.94% | 53,937-2.61% |
| Maryland | 28-1 | 22+3 | 6-4 | 1206+41 | 7,507+52.52% | 24,271+2.42% |
| Maine | 17+1 | 12+2 | 5-1 | 1247+29 | 1,475+32.76% | 7,432-1.97% |
| Michigan | 47+1 | 38-1 | 9+2 | 1143+10 | 21,645+32.09% | 48,863+1.16% |
| Minnesota | 37- | 29+1 | 8-1 | 1240+5 | 1,278+1.19% | 24,870+0.14% |
| Missouri | 50+1 | 40-4 | 10+5 | 1153+13 | 2,027+7.53% | 25,634-0.36% |
| Mississippi | 16- | 15- | 1- | 1148+71 | 1,218-3.94% | 13,073+9.08% |
| Montana | 7-1 | 6-2 | 1 | 1056-116 | 1,105-13.54% | 6,607+0.44% |
| North Carolina | 59-1 | 48-3 | 11+2 | 1141+25 | 8,122+37.68% | 51,662-1.48% |
| North Dakota | 9- | 6-3 | 3 | 1097+1 | 91-61.76% | 5,945-2.91% |
| Nebraska | 16- | 12- | 4- | 1111+7 | 712-8.60% | 10,840-1.88% |
| New Hampshire | 12- | 6-1 | 6+1 | 1231-8 | 1,812+3.72% | 20,865+16.40% |
| New Jersey | 52+1 | 28+2 | 24-1 | 1192+21 | 10,368+9.09% | 34,684+6.84% |
| New Mexico | 6- | 6- | 0 | 1113-37 | 1,248+27.87% | 6,723+13.85% |
| Nevada | 6-1 | 3-3 | 3+2 | 1110-3 | 369-14.98% | 8,084+1.06% |
| New York | 175+1 | 103- | 72+1 | 1250+18 | 25,550+7.31% | 122,147+0.71% |
| Ohio | 72- | 61-3 | 11+3 | 1163+21 | 9,510+0.76% | 60,809+2.32% |
| Oklahoma | 17-1 | 17-1 | 0 | 1068+10 | 3,081+27.05% | 16,405+4.19% |
| Oregon | 24- | 15- | 9- | 1227+31 | 1,125-36.97% | 17,810+7.83% |
| Pennsylvania | 123+15 | 105+12 | 18+3 | 1184+8 | 24,005-2.24% | 82,557+0.24% |
| Puerto Rico | 37- | 10-2 | 27+2 | 954-23 | 1,693-2.87% | 14,695-0.82% |
| Rhode Island | 11- | 10+1 | 1-1 | 1223-42 | 3,202+21.98% | 11,686+6.17% |
| South Carolina | 31- | 24-4 | 7+4 | 1120+9 | 8,160-0.31% | 28,347+2.48% |
| South Dakota | 12- | 11-1 | 1 | 1099+13 | 396+7.03% | 6,476+5.34% |
| Tennessee | 39- | 33-4 | 6+4 | 1156+17 | 4,102+33.75% | 32,378+3.82% |
| Texas | 79- | 68-1 | 11+1 | 1108+2 | 56,841+19.92% | 122,313+5.12% |
| Utah | 9- | 5-1 | 4+1 | 1236-3 | 2,043-16.54% | 18,434+2.25% |
| Virginia | 47+2 | 36+1 | 11+1 | 1172+4 | 14,032-9.51% | 51,908+6.19% |
| Virgin Islands | 1- | 1- | 0 | 895-35 | 90+11.11% | 251+8.19% |
| Vermont | 12- | 8+1 | 4-1 | 1288+9 | 1,610+27.07% | 6,273+1.29% |
| Washington | 21- | 13- | 8- | 1250+36 | 1,701-3.19% | 24,550+1.19% |
| Wisconsin | 39- | 31-3 | 8+3 | 1208+50 | 2,198+8.17% | 35,898-0.06% |
| West Virginia | 16- | 15-1 | 1 | 1011-31 | 5,554+21.16% | 10,340+3.04% |
| Wyoming | 1- | 0 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 1,627+10.16% |
| Total | 1,770+14 | 1,304-42 | 466+56 | 1169+14 | 385,226+13.12% | 1,629,295+2.10% |