Admission Test Scores Trends for Tennessee Colleges

Tennessee Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 134.5 points, from 1,024 to 1,159.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 0 points, from 23 to 23.
Competitiveness: Tennessee 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 Tennessee colleges is 1,159. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,024 to 1,159. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,049 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,268 at Tennessee Colleges. The Tennessee 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 997 (25^th percentile) and 1,218 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Tennessee Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Tennessee 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	902	1,024	1,146	450	511	571	452	514	575
2015-16	926	1,049	1,172	462	524	585	464	526	587
2016-17	938	1,058	1,177	468	526	584	470	532	593
2017-18	1,005	1,113	1,221	495	550	604	510	564	617
2018-19	1,012	1,118	1,224	503	554	605	509	564	619
2019-20	1,017	1,124	1,230	505	560	614	512	564	616
2020-21	998	1,106	1,214	492	547	601	506	560	613
2021-22	1,035	1,140	1,244	516	568	619	519	572	625
2022-23	1,052	1,155	1,258	522	575	628	530	580	630
2023-24	1,030	1,138	1,246	509	568	622	521	575	624
2024-25	1,049	1,159	1,268	517	574	627	532	585	641
Average	997	1,107	1,218	494	551	605	502	558	613

^*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.

Tennessee Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Tennessee Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

Tennessee Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Tennessee Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Tennessee Colleges ACT English Trends Chart