Admission Test Scores Trends for New York Colleges

New York Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 148 points, from 1,106 to 1,254.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 3.5 points, from 25 to 28.5.
Competitiveness: New York 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 York colleges is 1,254. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,106 to 1,254. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,154 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,354 at New York Colleges. The New York Colleges' average ACT scores is 29 and it is higher than 25, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,089 (25^th percentile) and 1,283 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at New York Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at New York 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	1,004	1,106	1,208	509	561	612	495	546	596
2015-16	1,005	1,108	1,211	509	560	611	496	548	600
2016-17	1,008	1,110	1,211	509	560	611	499	550	600
2017-18	1,077	1,169	1,261	537	584	631	540	585	630
2018-19	1,094	1,187	1,280	549	598	646	545	590	634
2019-20	1,094	1,191	1,288	549	600	651	545	591	637
2020-21	1,095	1,190	1,284	549	599	649	546	591	635
2021-22	1,135	1,232	1,329	568	618	668	567	614	661
2022-23	1,153	1,248	1,342	575	624	672	578	624	670
2023-24	1,161	1,255	1,349	579	630	677	582	629	672
2024-25	1,154	1,254	1,354	574	626	677	580	629	677
Average	1,089	1,186	1,283	546	596	646	543	591	637

^*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 York Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

New York Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

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

New York Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

New York Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

New York Colleges ACT English Trends Chart