SAT Scores Trends at Duke

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Duke University is 1510, and current year SAT score is 1540

The SAT score have been increased 85 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Duke. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at Duke. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Duke.

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

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1540 at Duke. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1449 (25^th percentile) and 1564 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Duke.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Duke 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	1,455	1,550	690	740	790	670	715	760
2016-17	1,380	1,475	1,570	700	750	800	680	725	770
2017-18	1,380	1,460	1,540	710	750	790	670	710	750
2018-19	1,450	1,510	1,570	740	770	800	710	740	770
2019-20	1,480	1,525	1,570	760	780	800	720	745	770
2020-21	1,470	1,520	1,570	750	775	800	720	745	770
2021-22	1,468	1,513	1,558	743	768	793	725	745	765
2022-23	1,490	1,550	1,570	760	790	800	730	760	770
2023-24	1,510	1,550	1,570	770	790	800	740	760	770
2024-25	1,500	1,540	1,570	760	780	800	740	760	770
Average	1449	1510	1564	738	769	797	711	741	767

^*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.

Duke University SAT Score Trends Chart

Duke University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at Duke. 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 Duke.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Duke 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	30	33	35	32	34	35
2016-17	31	33	34	32	34	35	30	33	35
2017-18	31	33	35	32	34	35	30	33	35
2018-19	33	34	35	32	34	35	31	33	35
2019-20	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
2020-21	34	35	35	35	36	36	32	34	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
2022-23	34	35	35	35	35	36	33	35	35
2023-24	34	34	35	35	35	36	32	34	35
2024-25	34	35	35	35	35	36	32	35	35
Average	33	34	35	33	34	36	32	34	35

Duke University ACT Score Trends Chart

Duke University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Duke University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Duke University	1550	1540	-0.65%
Boston College	1500	1490	0.67%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	1480	1450	2.07%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	1480	1490	-0.67%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1360	1330	2.26%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1480	1470	0.68%

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