Summary of 2025 SAT Score and Requirements Statistics
For 2024-2025 admission, 1,143 colleges, 96.70% of 4-years colleges, considered the SAT score for their admission. 352,676 enrolled students submitted SAT score and the average SAT score is 1185.
By school type, public schools' SAT average is 1139 over 260,832 students and private schools' SAT average is 1217 over 91,844 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 | 1,738-19 | 1,143-39 | 595+20 | 1185+10 | 352,676-4.71% | 1,684,135+0.97% |
| Public Colleges | 542-2 | 433-4 | 109+2 | 1139+4 | 260,832-4.10% | 1,158,754+1.49% |
| Private Colleges | 1,196-17 | 710-35 | 486+18 | 1217+16 | 91,844-6.41% | 529,619-0.42% |
1 Number of 4-years colleges that have competitive admission
2 Includes numbers for "required", "recommended", or "not required, but considered if submitted"
2025 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 | 2-1 | 0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 194-86.90% |
| Alabama | 25-1 | 18-1 | 7- | 1123- | 3,480-13.04% | 31,884-0.87% |
| Arkansas | 17-1 | 15- | 2-1 | 1087-5 | 2,652+12.80% | 17,224+2.76% |
| Arizona | 15- | 6- | 9- | 1136-18 | 1,281-13.85% | 40,422-3.53% |
| California | 122+1 | 36- | 86+1 | 1335+2 | 4,597-1.46% | 148,191-0.40% |
| Colorado | 20-1 | 15-1 | 5- | 1204+19 | 6,042-8.66% | 29,360+2.18% |
| Connecticut | 23-1 | 19- | 4-1 | 1225+9 | 5,420-2.36% | 22,837+3.61% |
| District of Columbia | 7-1 | 5- | 2-1 | 1278+12 | 2,971-4.01% | 9,567+0.18% |
| Delaware | 3- | 2- | 1- | 1100-30 | 1,182-18.37% | 5,917-3.10% |
| Florida | 58-1 | 33-4 | 25+3 | 1166+12 | 40,058- | 72,396+2.51% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1- | 0 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 569+5.18% |
| Georgia | 49-1 | 37-2 | 12+1 | 1125+11 | 20,912-2.86% | 61,351+1.20% |
| Guam | 1- | 0 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 10+42.86% |
| Hawaii | 6- | 6- | 0 | 1081-26 | 216-22.02% | 4,801-2.04% |
| Iowa | 30-1 | 24+1 | 6-2 | 1166+25 | 2,307+7.15% | 19,957+0.46% |
| Idaho | 8- | 6- | 2- | 1132+14 | 3,003+8.45% | 14,494+39.78% |
| Illinois | 60- | 42-1 | 18+1 | 1149+13 | 14,514+0.24% | 52,675-1.70% |
| Indiana | 46- | 32-2 | 14+2 | 1147-5 | 22,600+12.30% | 49,507+4.04% |
| Kansas | 25+1 | 17-1 | 8+2 | 1074+7 | 1,020-15.00% | 16,851+5.06% |
| Kentucky | 27- | 22- | 5- | 1094+9 | 1,709-7.42% | 25,698+0.99% |
| Louisiana | 24- | 19- | 5- | 1101-4 | 1,989-1.92% | 29,261+4.44% |
| Massachusetts | 65-2 | 44-3 | 21+1 | 1325+17 | 10,811-7.99% | 52,472-2.02% |
| Maryland | 28- | 19-1 | 9+1 | 1213+6 | 6,281-4.02% | 25,041-0.47% |
| Maine | 16-1 | 10+1 | 6-2 | 1276+71 | 690-8.49% | 6,826-8.28% |
| Michigan | 44-1 | 28-1 | 16- | 1141+1 | 19,254-12.03% | 49,273-1.73% |
| Minnesota | 37- | 27- | 10- | 1243-6 | 1,215+0.41% | 26,239+3.75% |
| Missouri | 48-1 | 38-1 | 10- | 1175+40 | 1,892-9.52% | 27,508+3.43% |
| Mississippi | 17+1 | 14- | 3+1 | 1059-2 | 1,781+8.47% | 15,237+4.82% |
| Montana | 7-1 | 6- | 1-1 | 1133+17 | 882-10.55% | 6,614+1.93% |
| North Carolina | 57-1 | 42-3 | 15+2 | 1176+4 | 7,054-9.56% | 54,571+0.89% |
| North Dakota | 8- | 4- | 4- | 1067+27 | 66+106.25% | 6,092+8.38% |
| Nebraska | 16- | 11- | 5- | 1131+22 | 548-13.84% | 10,782-1.37% |
| New Hampshire | 11-1 | 6- | 5-1 | 1216-6 | 1,339-10.49% | 23,704+5.34% |
| New Jersey | 51-1 | 25- | 26-1 | 1253+13 | 9,669+5.48% | 37,393+6.05% |
| New Mexico | 6- | 6- | 0 | 1117+13 | 3,865-13.52% | 6,950+1.43% |
| Nevada | 6- | 4+1 | 2-1 | 1150+50 | 885+83.99% | 8,453-1.23% |
| New York | 168-1 | 97-3 | 71+2 | 1255-4 | 21,654-7.37% | 122,565+1.27% |
| Ohio | 72-1 | 51-5 | 21+4 | 1181+18 | 8,270-1.85% | 61,881+3.09% |
| Oklahoma | 17- | 16- | 1- | 1139+44 | 2,992+0.84% | 18,180+3.90% |
| Oregon | 25-1 | 12-1 | 13- | 1262+49 | 1,291+15.78% | 17,415-0.64% |
| Pennsylvania | 117-3 | 93-3 | 24- | 1207+12 | 19,004-13.54% | 81,989-0.94% |
| Puerto Rico | 39+1 | 7-1 | 32+2 | 1024+9 | 1,707-2.68% | 15,116-0.76% |
| Rhode Island | 11- | 9- | 2- | 1248-10 | 2,907+8.15% | 11,708-0.14% |
| South Carolina | 31- | 20-1 | 11+1 | 1160+22 | 7,154-10.80% | 30,139+0.73% |
| South Dakota | 11- | 9- | 2- | 1180-5 | 343+26.57% | 6,753+4.73% |
| Tennessee | 38- | 31-1 | 7+1 | 1159+15 | 4,462-1.96% | 33,454-3.80% |
| Texas | 81+2 | 61-4 | 20+6 | 1106-2 | 57,996-6.34% | 128,699+1.26% |
| Utah | 9- | 5- | 4- | 1201-6 | 1,949+5.01% | 19,392+2.71% |
| Virginia | 47-1 | 35-1 | 12- | 1182+1 | 11,586-15.05% | 53,003-1.15% |
| Virgin Islands | 1- | 1- | 0 | 920+10 | 58-39.58% | 340-0.58% |
| Vermont | 9-1 | 7- | 2-1 | 1318+11 | 1,042-26.20% | 5,522-5.46% |
| Washington | 22+1 | 12-1 | 10+2 | 1245+11 | 849-46.97% | 24,857-1.25% |
| Wisconsin | 37- | 28+1 | 9-1 | 1213+23 | 1,808+4.81% | 35,619+0.45% |
| West Virginia | 16- | 11-1 | 5+1 | 1004-9 | 5,419-10.92% | 9,986-6.03% |
| Wyoming | 1- | 0 | 1- | 0 | 0 | 1,434-1.98% |
| Total | 1,738-19 | 1,143-39 | 595+20 | 1185+10 | 352,676-4.71% | 1,684,135+0.97% |