SAT Scores Trends at IU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Indiana University-Bloomington is 1247, and current year SAT score is 1290

The SAT score have been increased 115 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at IU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at IU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at IU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores IU by SAT score range 1190-1290, 1240-1340, and 1290-1390.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1290 at IU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1136 (25^th percentile) and 1358 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at IU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Indiana University-Bloomington 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	1,060	1,175	1,290	540	600	660	520	575	630
2016-17	1,060	1,175	1,290	540	600	660	520	575	630
2017-18	1,140	1,245	1,350	570	625	680	570	620	670
2018-19	1,150	1,255	1,360	570	630	690	580	625	670
2019-20	1,150	1,255	1,360	570	630	690	580	625	670
2020-21	1,120	1,235	1,350	560	620	680	560	615	670
2021-22	1,160	1,270	1,380	580	640	700	580	630	680
2022-23	1,180	1,290	1,400	590	650	710	590	640	690
2023-24	1,170	1,280	1,400	580	640	710	590	640	690
2024-25	1,170	1,290	1,400	580	650	710	590	640	690
Average	1136	1247	1358	568	629	689	568	619	669

^*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.

Indiana University-Bloomington SAT Score Trends Chart

Indiana University-Bloomington SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 30 at IU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at IU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Indiana University-Bloomington 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	24	27	30	23	27	31	24	27	30
2016-17	24	27	30	23	27	31	24	27	29
2017-18	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	27	30
2018-19	24	28	31	24	29	33	24	27	30
2019-20	24	28	31	23	28	33	24	27	30
2020-21	24	28	31	23	28	33	23	27	30
2021-22	26	29	32	25	30	34	25	28	31
2022-23	27	30	32	25	30	34	25	28	31
2023-24	27	30	32	26	30	34	26	28	31
2024-25	27	30	33	26	31	34	26	29	32
Average	25	28	31	24	29	33	25	27	30

Indiana University-Bloomington ACT Score Trends Chart

Indiana University-Bloomington ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Indiana University-Bloomington ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Indiana University-Bloomington	1280	1290	0.78%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1410	1400	0.71%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	1460	1470	-0.68%
The Pennsylvania State University	-	-	-
University of Iowa	1230	1220	0.82%
Northwestern University	1540	1530	0.65%

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