Admission Test Scores Trends for Missouri Colleges

Missouri Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 76 points, from 1,091 to 1,167.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 1.5 points, from 23.5 to 22.
Competitiveness: Missouri 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 Missouri colleges is 1,167. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,091 to 1,167. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,062 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,271 at Missouri Colleges. The Missouri Colleges' average ACT scores is 22 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 1,012 (25^th percentile) and 1,226 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Missouri Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Missouri 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	971	1,091	1,210	488	549	610	483	542	600
2015-16	959	1,072	1,184	488	543	598	471	529	586
2016-17	955	1,069	1,183	480	536	592	475	533	591
2017-18	1,001	1,102	1,203	507	559	610	494	544	593
2018-19	1,028	1,128	1,228	512	563	613	516	566	615
2019-20	1,020	1,124	1,228	508	560	611	512	565	617
2020-21	1,036	1,136	1,235	517	569	621	519	567	614
2021-22	1,029	1,140	1,251	514	569	624	515	571	627
2022-23	1,047	1,152	1,256	522	576	630	525	576	626
2023-24	1,028	1,130	1,232	510	563	612	518	571	620
2024-25	1,062	1,167	1,271	533	588	634	529	587	637
Average	1,012	1,119	1,226	507	561	614	505	559	611

^*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.

Missouri Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Missouri Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Missouri 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 Missouri Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Missouri 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	24	26	21	24	27	20	23	26
2015-16	21	24	26	20	24	27	20	23	26
2016-17	20	23	25	20	23	26	19	22	25
2017-18	21	24	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2018-19	21	24	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2019-20	20	23	26	20	23	26	19	22	25
2020-21	20	23	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2021-22	20	23	26	19	23	26	19	23	26
2022-23	20	23	26	19	23	26	19	22	25
2023-24	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2024-25	19	22	25	17	21	25	18	20	24
Average	20	23	26	19	23	26	19	22	25

Missouri Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Missouri Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Missouri Colleges ACT English Trends Chart