How San Francisco State's SAT and ACT Scores Changed over Time

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is at San Francisco State. Over the past 7 years, the average SAT score is 915 (25^th percentile) and 1128 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at San Francisco State.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at San Francisco 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	860	975	1,090	430	490	550	430	485	540
2016-17	860	975	1,090	430	490	550	430	485	540
2017-18	950	1,050	1,150	470	520	570	480	530	580
2018-19	950	1,055	1,160	470	520	570	480	535	590
2019-20	940	1,045	1,150	470	520	570	470	525	580
2020-21	930	1,030	1,130	460	510	560	470	520	570
Average	915	1022	1128	455	508	562	460	513	567

^*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.

San Francisco State University SAT Score Trends Chart

San Francisco State University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is at San Francisco State. Over the past 7 years, the average ACT score of the last 7 years is 17 (25^th percentile) and 24 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at San Francisco State.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at San Francisco 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	18	21	24	16	20	24	17	21	24
2016-17	18	21	24	16	20	24	17	21	24
2017-18	18	21	24	16	20	24	17	21	24
2018-19	17	20	23	16	20	24	16	20	23
2019-20	17	20	23	16	20	23	16	19	22
2020-21	16	20	23	14	19	23	16	19	22
Average	17	20	24	16	20	24	17	20	23

San Francisco State University ACT Score Trends Chart

San Francisco State University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

San Francisco State University ACT English Trends Chart

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