Admission Test Scores Trends for Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 246 points, from 1,071 to 1,317.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 7 points, from 23.5 to 30.5.
Competitiveness: Vermont colleges' SAT score described as relatively competitive and above the national average, while ACT scores are excellent.

The 2025 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in Vermont colleges is 1,317. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,071 to 1,317. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,238 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,395 at Vermont Colleges. The Vermont Colleges' average ACT scores is 31 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 1,114 (25^th percentile) and 1,302 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are very competitive and high at Vermont Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Vermont 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	965	1,071	1,176	481	535	589	484	536	587
2015-16	988	1,095	1,201	493	546	599	495	549	602
2016-17	969	1,081	1,192	483	538	593	486	543	599
2017-18	1,052	1,149	1,246	515	567	618	537	583	628
2018-19	1,131	1,222	1,313	558	608	658	573	614	655
2019-20	1,143	1,238	1,332	565	616	667	578	622	665
2020-21	1,147	1,242	1,337	570	619	667	577	624	670
2021-22	1,193	1,280	1,366	590	638	686	603	642	680
2022-23	1,207	1,288	1,369	591	632	673	616	656	696
2023-24	1,225	1,309	1,393	592	636	686	633	671	707
2024-25	1,238	1,317	1,395	602	643	687	636	674	708
Average	1,114	1,208	1,302	549	598	648	565	610	654

^*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.

Vermont Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

Vermont Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Vermont 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 Vermont Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Vermont 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	21	24	26	18	22	25	19	22	25
2015-16	21	24	26	18	22	25	19	22	24
2016-17	21	24	27	17	21	25	19	21	23
2017-18	22	25	27	19	23	26	19	22	25
2018-19	24	27	29	20	24	28	20	23	26
2019-20	25	27	29	21	25	28	21	24	27
2020-21	24	27	29	20	24	28	20	23	26
2021-22	31	33	34	28	32	35	26	29	31
2022-23	28	30	31	25	29	32	22	26	29
2023-24	27	29	31	26	29	32	23	27	30
2024-25	29	31	32	27	30	33	24	26	28
Average	25	27	29	22	26	29	21	24	27

Vermont Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

Vermont Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Vermont Colleges ACT English Trends Chart