Admission Test Scores Trends for District of Columbia Colleges

District of Columbia Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 96.5 points, from 1,178 to 1,274.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 1 points, from 26 to 27.
Competitiveness: District of Columbia colleges' SAT score described as relatively competitive and above the national average, while ACT scores are above average.

The 2025 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in District of Columbia colleges is 1,274. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,178 to 1,274. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,178 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,370 at District of Columbia Colleges. The District of Columbia Colleges' average ACT scores is 27 and it is higher than 26, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,140 (25^th percentile) and 1,338 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at District of Columbia Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at District of Columbia 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	1,078	1,178	1,277	539	589	638	539	589	639
2015-16	1,075	1,176	1,276	539	592	644	536	584	632
2016-17	1,078	1,195	1,312	538	595	652	540	600	660
2017-18	1,141	1,242	1,342	569	617	665	572	625	677
2018-19	1,160	1,254	1,347	574	624	673	586	630	674
2019-20	1,157	1,252	1,347	573	624	674	584	629	673
2020-21	1,158	1,248	1,338	573	622	670	585	627	668
2021-22	1,169	1,278	1,386	579	635	690	590	643	696
2022-23	1,166	1,269	1,371	578	629	679	588	640	692
2023-24	1,178	1,263	1,347	582	627	670	596	639	677
2024-25	1,178	1,274	1,370	582	636	684	596	642	686
Average	1,140	1,239	1,338	566	617	667	574	623	670

^*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.

District of Columbia Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

District of Columbia Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

District of Columbia Colleges SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 29 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at District of Columbia Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at District of Columbia 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	24	26	28	22	25	28	21	24	26
2015-16	24	27	29	22	25	28	21	24	26
2016-17	24	27	29	24	27	30	23	26	28
2017-18	24	27	29	25	28	30	22	25	27
2018-19	25	27	29	25	28	30	23	26	28
2019-20	25	27	29	25	28	30	23	25	27
2020-21	25	27	29	25	28	30	23	25	27
2021-22	25	28	30	25	28	30	23	26	29
2022-23	25	27	29	25	28	30	23	26	28
2023-24	26	27	29	26	28	30	23	26	28
2024-25	25	27	29	25	28	30	23	25	28
Average	25	27	29	24	27	30	23	25	27

District of Columbia Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

District of Columbia Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

District of Columbia Colleges ACT English Trends Chart