SAT Scores Trends at CMU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Carnegie Mellon University is 1507, and current year SAT score is 1540, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 90 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at CMU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores CMU by SAT score range 1440-1540 and 1490-1590.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1540 at CMU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1451 (25^th percentile) and 1559 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Carnegie Mellon 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	1,360	1,450	1,540	710	755	800	650	695	740
2016-17	1,380	1,465	1,550	720	760	800	660	705	750
2017-18	1,430	1,495	1,560	730	765	800	700	730	760
2018-19	1,450	1,500	1,550	750	775	800	700	725	750
2019-20	1,460	1,510	1,560	760	780	800	700	730	760
2020-21	1,460	1,510	1,560	760	780	800	700	730	760
2021-22	1,480	1,520	1,560	770	785	800	710	735	760
2022-23	1,490	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	720	750	770
2023-24	1,500	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	730	750	770
2024-25	1,500	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	730	750	770
Average	1451	1507	1559	751	777	800	700	730	759

^*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.

Carnegie Mellon University SAT Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at CMU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Carnegie Mellon 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	31	33	34	31	33	35	31	33	35
2016-17	31	33	34	31	33	35	31	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	32	34	35	32	34	35
2018-19	33	34	35	33	34	35	32	34	35
2019-20	33	34	35	33	34	35	32	34	36
2020-21	33	34	35	33	35	36	33	34	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	36	33	35	36
2022-23	34	35	35	33	35	36	34	35	35
2023-24	34	35	35	34	35	35	33	35	36
2024-25	34	35	35	33	35	36	34	35	36
Average	33	34	35	33	34	35	33	34	35

Carnegie Mellon University ACT Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Carnegie Mellon University	1540	1540	-
University of Pennsylvania	1550	1540	0.65%
Drexel University	1340	1330	0.75%
Villanova University	1450	1460	-0.68%
Eastern University	-	-	-
Thomas Jefferson University	1240	1250	-0.80%

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