SAT Scores Trends at Grinnell

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Grinnell College is 1450, and current year SAT score is 1490, the same as last year

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

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Grinnell by SAT score range 1390-1490, 1440-1540, and 1490-1590.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1490 at Grinnell. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1360 (25^th percentile) and 1530 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Grinnell.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Grinnell College 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	1,300	1,405	1,510	660	715	770	640	690	740
2016-17	1,320	1,425	1,530	680	730	780	640	695	750
2017-18	1,310	1,410	1,510	670	720	770	640	690	740
2018-19	1,370	1,450	1,530	700	743	785	670	708	745
2019-20	1,370	1,450	1,530	700	745	790	670	705	740
2020-21	1,353	1,446	1,538	683	736	788	670	710	750
2021-22	1,370	1,450	1,530	700	740	780	670	710	750
2022-23	1,380	1,480	1,530	700	750	780	680	730	750
2023-24	1,418	1,490	1,550	720	760	790	698	730	760
2024-25	1,410	1,490	1,540	710	760	790	700	730	750
Average	1360	1450	1530	692	740	782	668	710	748

^*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.

Grinnell College SAT Score Trends Chart

Grinnell College SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Grinnell College SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at Grinnell. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 30 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at Grinnell.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Grinnell College 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	30	32	33	30	32	34	27	30	33
2016-17	30	32	33	30	33	35	28	31	33
2017-18	30	32	34	30	33	35	28	31	33
2018-19	30	32	34	32	34	35	28	31	33
2019-20	31	33	34	32	34	35	27	30	33
2020-21	30	32	34	30	33	35	27	30	33
2021-22	30	32	34	30	33	35	27	30	33
2022-23	31	33	34	32	34	35	27	30	33
2023-24	31	33	34	31	34	35	27	30	34
2024-25	31	33	34	31	34	35	28	31	34
Average	30	32	34	31	33	35	27	30	33

Grinnell College ACT Score Trends Chart

Grinnell College ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Grinnell College ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Grinnell College	1490	1490	-
Drake University	1300	1280	1.56%
Upper Iowa University	-	1050	-100.00%
Maharishi International University	-	-	-
Saint Ambrose University	1050	-	-
Waldorf University	-	-	-

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