Admission Test Scores Trends for New Hampshire Colleges

New Hampshire Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 147 points, from 1,075 to 1,222.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 6 points, from 24 to 30.
Competitiveness: New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire colleges is 1,222. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,075 to 1,222. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,131 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,312 at New Hampshire Colleges. The New Hampshire Colleges' average ACT scores is 30 and it is higher than 24, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,105 (25^th percentile) and 1,285 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at New Hampshire Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at New Hampshire 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	980	1,075	1,169	490	539	587	490	536	582
2015-16	998	1,108	1,218	498	554	610	500	554	608
2016-17	1,020	1,122	1,223	515	564	613	505	558	610
2017-18	1,125	1,212	1,298	547	594	640	578	618	658
2018-19	1,102	1,182	1,261	541	581	620	561	601	641
2019-20	1,188	1,287	1,386	578	635	692	610	652	694
2020-21	1,155	1,244	1,332	569	610	650	586	634	682
2021-22	1,154	1,239	1,324	572	614	656	582	625	668
2022-23	1,160	1,233	1,306	582	616	650	578	617	656
2023-24	1,137	1,224	1,310	559	604	648	578	618	662
2024-25	1,131	1,222	1,312	553	599	653	578	617	659
Average	1,105	1,195	1,285	546	592	638	559	603	647

^*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.

New Hampshire Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

New Hampshire Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at New Hampshire 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	22	24	26	17	20	23	19	21	23
2015-16	23	25	27	18	22	25	19	22	24
2016-17	22	25	27	22	25	27	21	25	28
2017-18	24	27	29	24	27	29	23	26	29
2018-19	22	25	28	22	25	28	21	25	28
2019-20	26	29	31	26	29	31	24	27	29
2020-21	27	30	32	27	30	33	25	28	30
2021-22	27	29	30	26	29	31	26	27	28
2022-23	26	28	30	25	28	31	24	26	28
2023-24	28	30	31	27	29	33	26	29	30
2024-25	28	29	32	27	30	34	25	29	30
Average	25	27	29	24	27	30	23	26	28

New Hampshire Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

New Hampshire Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

New Hampshire Colleges ACT English Trends Chart