Admission Test Scores Trends for Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 230 points, from 1,045 to 1,275.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 6.5 points, from 23 to 29.5.
Competitiveness: Maine 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 Maine colleges is 1,275. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,045 to 1,275. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,189 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,360 at Maine Colleges. The Maine Colleges' average ACT scores is 30 and it is higher than 23, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,038 (25^th percentile) and 1,229 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Maine Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Maine 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	941	1,045	1,148	475	528	580	466	517	568
2015-16	935	1,053	1,170	467	525	582	468	528	588
2016-17	917	1,020	1,122	460	511	561	457	509	561
2017-18	1,003	1,099	1,194	503	548	593	500	551	601
2018-19	1,000	1,100	1,199	502	550	597	498	550	602
2019-20	1,018	1,108	1,197	509	553	597	509	555	600
2020-21	1,015	1,094	1,172	519	556	593	496	538	579
2021-22	1,119	1,219	1,318	559	607	655	560	612	663
2022-23	1,158	1,247	1,335	577	621	664	581	626	671
2023-24	1,118	1,209	1,300	551	597	652	567	608	648
2024-25	1,189	1,275	1,360	588	634	679	601	642	681
Average	1,038	1,133	1,229	519	566	614	518	567	615

^*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.

Maine Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Maine Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Maine Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Maine 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	21	23	25	20	23	26	20	23	25
2015-16	20	23	26	19	22	25	20	23	26
2016-17	21	23	25	19	22	25	20	23	26
2017-18	21	24	26	20	23	26	20	23	26
2018-19	21	24	26	20	23	25	19	22	25
2019-20	21	24	26	20	23	25	19	23	26
2020-21	22	25	27	21	24	26	19	23	26
2021-22	24	27	29	25	28	31	22	25	28
2022-23	27	29	31	26	30	33	24	27	30
2023-24	28	30	32	26	28	31	26	29	31
2024-25	28	30	31	28	29	30	26	28	31
Average	23	26	28	22	25	28	21	24	27

Maine Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Maine Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Maine Colleges ACT English Trends Chart