Admission Test Scores Trends for Rhode Island Colleges

Rhode Island Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 78 points, from 1,169 to 1,247.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 3.5 points, from 26 to 29.5.
Competitiveness: Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island colleges is 1,247. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,169 to 1,247. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,158 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,336 at Rhode Island Colleges. The Rhode Island Colleges' average ACT scores is 30 and it is higher than 26, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,123 (25^th percentile) and 1,319 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Rhode Island Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rhode Island 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	1,055	1,169	1,283	535	592	648	520	578	635
2015-16	1,070	1,180	1,290	540	595	650	530	585	640
2016-17	1,048	1,158	1,268	526	582	638	522	576	630
2017-18	1,125	1,222	1,318	558	610	662	567	612	656
2018-19	1,154	1,246	1,338	574	626	678	580	620	660
2019-20	1,128	1,220	1,311	565	614	663	563	606	648
2020-21	1,164	1,252	1,339	582	630	677	582	622	662
2021-22	1,162	1,265	1,367	583	637	690	579	628	677
2022-23	1,128	1,220	1,311	560	607	653	568	613	658
2023-24	1,159	1,252	1,345	573	626	667	586	632	678
2024-25	1,158	1,247	1,336	572	619	664	586	629	672
Average	1,123	1,221	1,319	561	613	663	562	609	656

^*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.

Rhode Island Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island 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 30 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Rhode Island Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rhode Island 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	24	26	28	24	27	30	23	26	29
2015-16	24	26	28	24	27	30	23	26	29
2016-17	23	26	28	23	26	29	22	25	28
2017-18	24	27	29	24	27	30	23	26	29
2018-19	24	27	29	25	28	30	23	26	28
2019-20	24	26	27	23	26	28	23	25	27
2020-21	26	28	30	28	31	33	26	29	31
2021-22	28	30	32	28	31	34	26	29	31
2022-23	27	30	32	26	29	32	25	28	30
2023-24	27	30	31	26	30	32	25	28	30
2024-25	28	29	31	28	29	32	25	28	30
Average	25	28	30	25	28	31	24	27	29

Rhode Island Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island Colleges ACT English Trends Chart