SAT Scores Trends at IWU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Illinois Wesleyan University is 1240, and current year SAT score is 1240

The SAT score has been remained around 1240 without much change over the past 10 years at IWU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at IWU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at IWU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores IWU by SAT score range 1140-1240, 1190-1290, and 1240-1340.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1240 at IWU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1134 (25^th percentile) and 1342 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at IWU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Illinois Wesleyan 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	1,180	1,275	1,370	640	685	730	540	590	640
2016-17	1,130	1,265	1,400	620	690	760	510	575	640
2017-18	1,195	1,295	1,395	605	655	705	590	640	690
2018-19	1,120	1,223	1,325	550	608	665	570	615	660
2019-20	1,120	1,220	1,320	560	615	670	560	605	650
2020-21	1,100	1,200	1,300	550	605	660	550	595	640
2021-22	1,110	1,210	1,310	530	585	640	580	625	670
2022-23	1,120	1,250	1,330	560	620	670	560	630	660
2023-24	1,140	1,220	1,330	570	600	670	570	620	660
2024-25	1,120	1,240	1,340	570	630	670	550	610	670
Average	1134	1240	1342	576	629	684	558	611	658

^*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.

Illinois Wesleyan University SAT Score Trends Chart

Illinois Wesleyan University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 29 at IWU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 24 (25^th percentile) and 29 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at IWU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Illinois Wesleyan 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	25	28	30	25	29	32	25	27	29
2016-17	25	27	29	25	28	31	24	27	29
2017-18	24	27	29	23	27	30	24	26	28
2018-19	24	27	29	24	28	31	23	26	28
2019-20	24	27	29	23	27	30	23	26	28
2020-21	24	27	29	23	27	30	23	26	28
2021-22	24	27	29	24	27	30	23	26	29
2022-23	25	27	30	24	27	31	23	26	29
2023-24	24	27	29	24	27	32	23	26	28
2024-25	25	29	30	24	28	30	25	27	29
Average	24	27	29	24	27	31	24	26	29

Illinois Wesleyan University ACT Score Trends Chart

Illinois Wesleyan University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Illinois Wesleyan University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Illinois Wesleyan University	1220	1240	1.64%
Northwestern University	1540	1530	0.65%
DePaul University	1240	1230	0.81%
University of Chicago	1550	1550	-
Loyola University Chicago	1260	1250	0.80%
National Louis University	-	-	-

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