SAT Scores Trends at Penn State

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is 1253, and current year SAT score is 1330

The SAT score have been increased 135 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at Penn State. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at Penn State. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Penn State.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Penn State by SAT score range 1230-1330, 1280-1380, and 1330-1430.

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The 2025 SAT score is 1330 at Penn State. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1153 (25^th percentile) and 1353 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Penn State.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 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	1,090	1,195	1,300	560	615	670	530	580	630
2016-17	1,090	1,195	1,300	560	615	670	530	580	630
2017-18	1,160	1,250	1,340	580	630	680	580	620	660
2018-19	1,160	1,260	1,360	580	640	700	580	620	660
2019-20	1,070	1,190	1,310	530	600	670	540	590	640
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	1,140	1,250	1,360	570	630	690	570	620	670
2022-23	1,210	1,300	1,390	610	660	710	600	640	680
2023-24	1,220	1,310	1,400	610	660	710	610	650	690
2024-25	1,240	1,330	1,420	620	670	720	620	660	700
Average	1153	1253	1353	580	636	691	573	618	662

^*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.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus SAT Score Trends Chart

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

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

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

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ACT Score Trends Chart

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1310	1330	1.53%
The Pennsylvania State University	-	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	1360	1360	-
Temple University	-	-	-
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	1180	1180	-
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	1230	1220	0.82%

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