SAT Scores Trends at NCSU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of North Carolina State University at Raleigh is 1326, and current year SAT score is 1370

The SAT score have been increased 125 points since 2015 and it has risen almost every year over the past decade at NCSU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at NCSU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at NCSU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores NCSU by SAT score range 1270-1370, 1320-1420, and 1370-1470.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1370 at NCSU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1244 (25^th percentile) and 1412 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at NCSU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at North Carolina State University at Raleigh 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	1,160	1,245	1,330	590	635	680	570	610	650
2016-17	1,170	1,260	1,350	600	645	690	570	615	660
2017-18	1,230	1,310	1,390	620	665	710	610	645	680
2018-19	1,250	1,320	1,390	630	670	710	620	650	680
2019-20	1,250	1,335	1,420	630	680	730	620	655	690
2020-21	1,230	1,320	1,410	620	670	720	610	650	690
2021-22	1,270	1,355	1,440	640	690	740	630	665	700
2022-23	1,280	1,360	1,460	650	690	750	630	670	710
2023-24	1,300	1,380	1,460	660	700	740	640	680	720
2024-25	1,300	1,370	1,470	650	690	750	650	680	720
Average	1244	1326	1412	629	674	722	615	652	690

^*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.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh SAT Score Trends Chart

North Carolina State University at Raleigh SAT Math Score Trends Chart

North Carolina State University at Raleigh SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 30 at NCSU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at NCSU.

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

North Carolina State University at Raleigh ACT Score Trends Chart

North Carolina State University at Raleigh ACT Math Score Trends Chart

North Carolina State University at Raleigh ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	1380	1370	-0.72%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	1480	1450	2.07%
University of Notre Dame	1520	1500	1.33%
University of Miami	1400	1400	-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1480	1470	0.68%
Duke University	1540	1550	-0.65%

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