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Average SAT Scores by State

The following geographic chart illustrates the 2023 SAT scores of 4-years colleges by state. Darker colored states have higher SAT scores, while lighter colored states have lower SAT scores. SAT scores of the state with white colors is not available due to the lack of data. You may want to click on a state to see acceptance rates for all colleges in that state.

2023 SAT scores Comparison Table By State

The following table compares the SAT and ACT scores with acceptance rate and yield by State. For the comparison, we include 1,770 four-years colleges that do not have the open admission policy. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT and ACT Scores Comparison Table by State
StateNumber of
4-years Colleges		SAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Alaska3--68.07% -1.24%37.95% -8.24%
Alabama251,119 292268.06% -8.27%21.30% -1.99%
Arkansas171,082 -322 -174.40% 0.68%31.23% 0.51%
Arizona151,207 7424 283.47% -0.20%24.29% 0.96%
California1201,305 3129 242.51% -2.51%17.86% 0.01%
Colorado221,178 1626 177.09% 3.66%17.54% 0.03%
Connecticut241,226 -102851.69% -0.22%17.30% -0.84%
District of Columbia81,261 -162741.31% -0.01%23.84% 1.24%
Delaware31,105 -14326 -370.53% -0.06%21.19% 0.44%
Florida601,154 232447.40% -6.38%23.06% -1.39%
Federated States of Micronesia1--78.97% 1.68%48.06% -17.05%
Georgia501,106 222 -152.65% -5.39%32.42% 0.07%
Guam1--68.89% -5.02%100.00% 52.94%
Hawaii61,134 -721 -178.30% -0.08%16.30% -1.85%
Iowa321,131 142376.80% 1.98%22.89% 0.72%
Idaho81,092 -1025 280.84% -3.78%24.95% -4.14%
Illinois601,140 825 158.52% -1.29%18.49% -1.62%
Indiana461,154 -32568.56% -4.55%21.49% -0.67%
Kansas241,047 -82184.15% -0.36%27.08% -1.58%
Kentucky261,101 122 -181.86% -1.05%24.64% -0.54%
Louisiana241,097 -12261.17% 4.68%26.92% -2.33%
Massachusetts671,298 3530 236.82% -2.97%20.74% -0.69%
Maryland281,206 4127 254.99% -0.89%19.76% -0.04%
Maine171,247 2929 254.07% 0.45%18.03% -2.12%
Michigan471,143 1025 165.39% -0.04%20.64% -1.58%
Minnesota371,240 624 -169.33% 0.73%24.24% -0.92%
Missouri501,153 122362.72% 0.56%26.01% -0.80%
Mississippi161,148 712178.93% 3.81%19.14% -1.66%
Montana71,056 -11521 -177.53% 2.66%19.30% -2.68%
North Carolina591,141 2423 156.73% -0.48%19.75% -1.50%
North Dakota91,097 12188.32% -1.02%34.10% -2.10%
Nebraska161,111 62380.17% -0.82%24.66% -0.94%
New Hampshire121,231 -828 -170.94% 3.57%26.12% 0.88%
New Jersey521,192 222666.63% -0.25%17.46% -0.17%
New Mexico61,113 -3723 -182.04% 7.60%25.63% -3.87%
Nevada61,110 -5521 -285.29% 0.13%38.98% -0.15%
New York1751,250 172852.32% -0.60%17.46% -0.35%
Ohio721,163 212368.26% -2.46%19.87% -0.39%
Oklahoma171,068 92171.06% -6.16%29.89% -0.68%
Oregon241,227 3127 380.90% -4.22%17.50% 0.73%
Pennsylvania1231,184 226 161.80% -2.70%17.58% -1.26%
Puerto Rico37954 -23-55.76% -2.96%65.91% -8.07%
Rhode Island111,223 -4229 -145.07% -2.25%19.96% 1.04%
South Carolina311,120 92364.51% -0.84%19.47% -1.05%
South Dakota121,099 142283.24% 0.24%31.93% -1.58%
Tennessee391,156 162461.00% 1.02%25.46% -1.14%
Texas791,108 22367.77% 1.03%26.56% -0.30%
Utah91,236 -325 -184.79% -1.03%31.05% -0.85%
Virginia471,172 426 166.32% -1.68%21.08% 0.21%
Virgin Islands1895 -3522 596.90% -1.52%42.33% 0.75%
Vermont121,288 929 253.47% -3.73%17.39% -0.97%
Washington211,250 3727 170.62% -3.62%23.59% 0.95%
Wisconsin391,208 502372.55% -3.60%23.50% -0.55%
West Virginia161,011 -3118 -386.44% -1.12%26.00% 0.07%
Wyoming1--95.98% -0.80%29.24% 2.21%
Total1,7701,169 132558.45% -1.59%21.39% -0.62%
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