SAT Scores Trends at NSU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Norfolk State University is 912, and current year SAT score is 915

The SAT score have been increased 110 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at NSU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 65 points at NSU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively lower than national average at NSU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores NSU by SAT score range 815-915, 865-965, and 915-1015.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 915 at NSU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 808 (25^th percentile) and 1015 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at NSU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Norfolk State 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	700	805	910	350	400	450	350	405	460
2016-17	620	740	860	300	365	430	320	375	430
2017-18	840	940	1,040	410	460	510	430	480	530
2018-19	860	945	1,030	420	465	510	440	480	520
2019-20	860	950	1,040	420	465	510	440	485	530
2020-21	840	930	1,020	410	455	500	430	475	520
2021-22	860	972	1,083	420	475	530	440	497	553
2022-23	840	940	1,040	410	460	510	430	480	530
2023-24	840	980	1,100	410	470	525	430	510	575
2024-25	823	915	1,030	393	445	510	430	470	520
Average	808	912	1015	394	446	499	414	466	517

^*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.

Norfolk State University SAT Score Trends Chart

Norfolk State University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 19 at NSU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 16 (25^th percentile) and 21 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at NSU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Norfolk State 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	15	17	19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	16	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	17	19	21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	16	19	21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	15	18	21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	15	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	15	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	15	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	16	18	21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	16	19	22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	16	18	21	0	0	0	0	0	0

Norfolk State University ACT Score Trends Chart

Norfolk State University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Norfolk State University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Norfolk State University	980	915	-6.63%
North Carolina A & T State University	1100	1080	1.85%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	-	-	-
South Carolina State University	-	-	-
Delaware State University	920	970	-5.15%
Coppin State University	975	-	-

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