SAT Scores Trends at BU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Boston University is 1409, and current year SAT score is 1480

The SAT score have been increased 175 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at BU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at BU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at BU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores BU by SAT score range 1380-1480, 1430-1530, and 1480-1580.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1480 at BU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1323 (25^th percentile) and 1489 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at BU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Boston University since 2015.

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
2015-16	1,200	1,305	1,410	620	675	730	580	630	680
2016-17	1,220	1,320	1,420	630	685	740	590	635	680
2017-18	1,300	1,390	1,480	660	710	760	640	680	720
2018-19	1,330	1,415	1,500	680	730	780	650	685	720
2019-20	1,340	1,425	1,510	690	740	790	650	685	720
2020-21	1,310	1,405	1,500	670	725	780	640	680	720
2021-22	1,360	1,440	1,520	700	740	780	660	700	740
2022-23	1,350	1,440	1,500	690	740	770	660	700	730
2023-24	1,400	1,470	1,520	720	760	780	680	710	740
2024-25	1,420	1,480	1,530	730	760	780	690	720	750
Average	1323	1409	1489	679	727	769	644	683	720

^*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.

Boston University SAT Score Trends Chart

Boston University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at BU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 30 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at BU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Boston University since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	27	29	31	26	29	31	27	30	33
2016-17	28	30	32	28	31	34	27	30	32
2017-18	29	31	32	28	31	34	27	30	32
2018-19	30	32	33	31	33	35	27	30	33
2019-20	30	32	34	31	33	35	27	30	33
2020-21	30	32	34	30	33	35	27	30	33
2021-22	31	33	34	32	34	35	28	31	34
2022-23	31	33	34	32	34	35	28	31	34
2023-24	32	33	34	33	35	35	29	31	34
2024-25	32	33	34	33	35	35	29	32	35
Average	30	32	33	30	33	34	28	30	33

Boston University ACT Score Trends Chart

Boston University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Boston University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Boston University	1470	1480	0.68%
Lehigh University	1440	1430	0.70%
Loyola University Maryland	1270	1270	-
United States Naval Academy	-	-	-
United States Military Academy	-	-	-
American University	1370	1380	-0.72%

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