Admission Test Scores Trends for Nevada Colleges

Nevada Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 131.5 points, from 1,019 to 1,150.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 0 points, from 22.5 to 22.5.
Competitiveness: Nevada 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 Nevada colleges is 1,150. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,019 to 1,150. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,035 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,265 at Nevada Colleges. The Nevada 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 980 (25^th percentile) and 1,203 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Nevada Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Nevada 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	903	1,019	1,134	453	510	567	450	509	567
2015-16	910	1,024	1,137	460	514	567	450	510	570
2016-17	907	1,017	1,127	460	515	570	447	502	557
2017-18	1,004	1,109	1,213	497	554	610	507	555	603
2018-19	1,040	1,139	1,237	510	560	610	530	579	627
2019-20	1,010	1,120	1,230	503	560	617	507	560	613
2020-21	1,000	1,104	1,207	500	555	610	500	549	597
2021-22	990	1,113	1,235	505	560	615	485	553	620
2022-23	1,000	1,110	1,220	490	545	600	510	565	620
2023-24	980	1,105	1,230	480	540	610	500	560	620
2024-25	1,035	1,150	1,265	510	565	625	525	585	640
Average	980	1,092	1,203	488	543	600	492	548	603

^*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.

Nevada Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Nevada Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Nevada 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 25 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Nevada Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Nevada 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	19	23	26	18	22	25	17	21	25
2015-16	19	23	26	19	22	25	17	21	25
2016-17	19	22	24	19	21	23	18	21	24
2017-18	20	23	25	19	22	24	18	22	25
2018-19	19	22	24	18	21	24	18	21	24
2019-20	19	22	24	17	21	24	18	21	23
2020-21	19	22	25	17	21	25	17	21	25
2021-22	19	22	24	18	21	24	17	21	24
2022-23	18	21	24	17	21	24	16	20	24
2023-24	18	21	24	17	21	24	16	19	24
2024-25	19	22	26	18	22	26	17	20	25
Average	19	22	25	18	21	24	17	21	24

Nevada Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Nevada Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Nevada Colleges ACT English Trends Chart