Admission Scores Trends at Cornell

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of Cornell University is 1458, and current year SAT score is 1530. The SAT score have been increased 115 points since 2012 and it has risen steadily in recent years at Cornell. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 25 points at Cornell.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to Cornell by score range 1430-1530 and 1480-1580.

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The 2023 SAT score is 1530 at Cornell. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1375 (25^th percentile) and 1539 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Cornell University since 2012.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	1,310	1,415	1,520	670	725	780	640	690	740
2013-14	1,320	1,420	1,520	680	730	780	640	690	740
2014-15	1,330	1,420	1,510	680	725	770	650	695	740
2015-16	1,330	1,430	1,530	680	730	780	650	700	750
2016-17	1,330	1,430	1,530	680	730	780	650	700	750
2017-18	1,390	1,470	1,550	700	745	790	690	725	760
2018-19	1,390	1,465	1,540	710	750	790	680	715	750
2019-20	1,400	1,480	1,560	720	760	800	680	720	760
2020-21	1,400	1,470	1,540	720	755	790	680	715	750
2021-22	1,450	1,505	1,560	750	775	800	700	730	760
2022-23	1,470	1,530	1,570	760	780	800	710	750	770
Average	1375	1458	1539	705	746	787	670	712	752

SAT Scores Over Time of Cornell University

Cornell University SAT Score Trends Chart

Cornell University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Cornell University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2023 ACT score is 34 at Cornell. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Cornell University since 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	30	32	33	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	31	33	34	31	33	35	30	33	35
2017-18	31	33	34	32	34	35	30	33	35
2018-19	32	33	34	33	34	35	30	33	35
2019-20	32	34	35	33	35	36	30	33	35
2020-21	32	34	35	34	35	35	30	33	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	35	31	33	35
2022-23	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
Average	31	33	34	33	34	35	30	33	35

ACT Scores Over Time of Cornell University

Cornell University ACT Score Trends Chart

Cornell University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Cornell University ACT English Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

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