SAT Scores Trends at Rutgers

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Rutgers University-New Brunswick is 1318, and current year SAT score is 1410

The SAT score have been increased 185 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at Rutgers. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 30 points at Rutgers. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at Rutgers.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Rutgers by SAT score range 1310-1410, 1360-1460, and 1410-1510.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1410 at Rutgers. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1208 (25^th percentile) and 1427 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Rutgers.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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	1,110	1,225	1,340	580	640	700	530	585	640
2016-17	1,110	1,230	1,350	580	640	700	530	590	650
2017-18	1,190	1,295	1,400	600	660	720	590	635	680
2018-19	1,190	1,300	1,410	600	665	730	590	635	680
2019-20	1,210	1,320	1,430	620	685	750	590	635	680
2020-21	1,180	1,295	1,410	600	665	730	580	630	680
2021-22	1,240	1,355	1,470	630	695	760	610	660	710
2022-23	1,270	1,370	1,480	640	700	760	630	670	720
2023-24	1,270	1,380	1,480	640	700	760	630	680	720
2024-25	1,310	1,410	1,500	660	720	770	650	690	730
Average	1208	1318	1427	615	677	738	593	641	689

^*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.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick SAT Score Trends Chart

Rutgers University-New Brunswick SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rutgers University-New Brunswick SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at Rutgers. 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 Rutgers.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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
2018-19	25	28	31	24	29	34	25	29	32
2019-20	25	29	32	24	29	34	26	29	32
2020-21	25	29	32	25	30	34	25	28	31
2021-22	27	30	33	26	31	35	26	30	33
2022-23	28	31	33	27	32	35	26	29	32
2023-24	28	31	33	27	31	34	26	29	33
2024-25	28	31	33	28	32	35	26	30	33
Average	27	30	32	26	30	34	26	29	32

Rutgers University-New Brunswick ACT Score Trends Chart

Rutgers University-New Brunswick ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rutgers University-New Brunswick ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	1380	1410	2.17%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	1460	1470	-0.68%
University of Houston	1250	1230	1.63%
University of Iowa	1230	1220	0.82%
Ohio State University-Main Campus	1400	1400	-
Southern Methodist University	1420	1410	0.71%

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