Admission Test Scores Trends for Arizona Colleges

Arizona Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 98.5 points, from 1,052 to 1,151.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 1 points, from 23.5 to 22.5.
Competitiveness: Arizona colleges' SAT score described as average to slightly above average, while ACT scores are average.

The 2025 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in Arizona colleges is 1,151. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,052 to 1,151. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,035 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,266 at Arizona Colleges. The Arizona Colleges' average ACT scores is 23 and it is lower than 24, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,013 (25^th percentile) and 1,234 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Arizona Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Arizona Colleges since 2025.

Year	Total			Math			EBRW
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2014-15	916	1,052	1,188	458	521	583	458	532	605
2015-16	944	1,061	1,177	484	536	587	460	525	590
2016-17	933	1,061	1,189	470	532	593	463	530	596
2017-18	1,040	1,141	1,242	510	564	618	530	577	624
2018-19	1,018	1,114	1,209	505	556	606	513	558	603
2019-20	1,018	1,131	1,243	508	564	620	510	567	623
2020-21	1,055	1,144	1,232	520	566	612	535	578	620
2021-22	1,020	1,133	1,245	520	573	625	500	560	620
2022-23	1,096	1,212	1,327	543	605	667	553	607	660
2023-24	1,072	1,162	1,252	527	569	619	545	585	633
2024-25	1,035	1,151	1,266	505	570	628	530	566	638
Average	1,013	1,124	1,234	505	560	614	509	562	619

^*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.

Arizona Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Arizona Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Arizona Colleges SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 26 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Arizona Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Arizona Colleges since 2025.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2014-15	20	24	27	19	24	28	20	24	27
2015-16	20	23	26	18	22	26	20	24	27
2016-17	20	23	26	19	23	26	20	23	25
2017-18	20	24	27	19	23	27	20	23	25
2018-19	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2019-20	19	22	24	17	21	24	19	22	24
2020-21	19	23	27	17	22	27	19	23	26
2021-22	19	23	26	18	22	26	19	22	25
2022-23	20	24	28	18	23	27	20	24	27
2023-24	20	23	26	19	22	26	20	22	25
2024-25	20	23	25	19	22	26	19	22	25
Average	20	23	26	18	22	26	19	23	25

Arizona Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Arizona Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Arizona Colleges ACT English Trends Chart