Admission Test Scores Trends for Hawaii Colleges

Hawaii Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 79.5 points, from 1,012 to 1,092.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 1.5 points, from 22 to 20.5.
Competitiveness: Hawaii 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 Hawaii colleges is 1,092. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,012 to 1,092. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 981 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,202 at Hawaii Colleges. The Hawaii Colleges' average ACT scores is 21 and it is lower than 22, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 982 (25^th percentile) and 1,183 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at Hawaii Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Hawaii 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	911	1,012	1,113	463	514	565	448	498	548
2015-16	909	1,013	1,116	459	511	563	450	502	553
2016-17	918	1,019	1,120	465	515	565	453	504	555
2017-18	990	1,091	1,192	488	539	590	502	552	602
2018-19	1,002	1,095	1,187	493	540	587	509	555	600
2019-20	1,009	1,101	1,193	502	546	590	507	555	603
2020-21	998	1,093	1,187	495	544	592	503	549	595
2021-22	1,039	1,142	1,244	512	556	600	527	586	644
2022-23	1,031	1,131	1,230	513	559	604	518	572	626
2023-24	1,015	1,120	1,225	486	538	601	529	568	624
2024-25	981	1,092	1,202	482	521	586	499	560	616
Average	982	1,082	1,183	487	535	586	495	546	597

^*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.

Hawaii Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Hawaii Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

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

Hawaii Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Hawaii Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Hawaii Colleges ACT English Trends Chart