Admission Test Scores Trends for Montana Colleges

Montana Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 70.5 points, from 1,059 to 1,129.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 0 points, from 23 to 23.
Competitiveness: Montana 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 Montana colleges is 1,129. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,059 to 1,129. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,013 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,245 at Montana Colleges. The Montana Colleges' average ACT scores is 23 and it is lower than 23, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,001 (25^th percentile) and 1,212 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at Montana Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Montana 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	945	1,059	1,172	481	535	589	464	524	583
2015-16	973	1,092	1,211	476	540	603	497	553	608
2016-17	951	1,053	1,155	479	531	583	472	522	572
2017-18	1,038	1,138	1,238	521	567	613	517	571	625
2018-19	1,040	1,135	1,229	518	565	611	522	570	618
2019-20	1,020	1,120	1,220	510	558	605	510	563	615
2020-21	997	1,100	1,202	488	541	593	509	559	609
2021-22	1,049	1,154	1,258	525	575	624	524	579	634
2022-23	978	1,067	1,156	470	519	568	508	548	588
2023-24	1,007	1,126	1,245	496	548	621	511	568	624
2024-25	1,013	1,129	1,245	493	555	620	520	578	625
Average	1,001	1,106	1,212	496	549	603	505	558	609

^*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.

Montana Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Montana Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

Montana Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Montana Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Montana Colleges ACT English Trends Chart