SAT Scores Trends at RPI

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 1413, and current year SAT score is 1450

The SAT score have been increased 65 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at RPI. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 40 points at RPI. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at RPI.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores RPI by SAT score range 1350-1450, 1400-1500, and 1450-1550.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1450 at RPI. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1323 (25^th percentile) and 1501 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at RPI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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	1,280	1,385	1,490	670	720	770	610	665	720
2016-17	1,280	1,380	1,480	670	720	770	610	660	710
2017-18	1,320	1,410	1,500	680	725	770	640	685	730
2018-19	1,330	1,415	1,500	690	735	780	640	680	720
2019-20	1,290	1,390	1,490	670	725	780	620	665	710
2020-21	1,300	1,400	1,500	680	730	780	620	670	720
2021-22	1,360	1,440	1,520	700	740	780	660	700	740
2022-23	1,360	1,450	1,520	700	750	780	660	700	740
2023-24	1,330	1,410	1,500	680	730	770	650	680	730
2024-25	1,375	1,450	1,510	705	740	770	670	710	740
Average	1323	1413	1501	685	732	775	638	682	726

^*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.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at RPI. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 29 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at RPI.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	29	31	33	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	28	31	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	29	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	32	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	30	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	30	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	29	31	33	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1410	1450	2.84%
New York University	1520	1530	-0.65%
Columbia University in the City of New York	1550	1540	0.65%
Cornell University	1540	1520	1.32%
Syracuse University	1360	1340	1.49%
St. John's University-New York	1240	1210	2.48%

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