Admission Test Scores Trends for West Virginia Colleges

West Virginia Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 46 points, from 951 to 997.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 0.5 points, from 21 to 20.5.
Competitiveness: West Virginia 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 West Virginia colleges is 997. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 951 to 997. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 874 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,119 at West Virginia Colleges. The West Virginia Colleges' average ACT scores is 21 and it is lower than 21, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 891 (25^th percentile) and 1,107 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at West Virginia Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at West Virginia 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	843	951	1,058	425	479	533	418	472	525
2015-16	846	950	1,053	424	477	529	422	473	524
2016-17	845	948	1,050	423	475	527	422	473	523
2017-18	926	1,020	1,114	459	504	549	467	516	565
2018-19	927	1,036	1,145	457	513	569	470	523	576
2019-20	913	1,020	1,127	452	503	554	461	517	573
2020-21	895	1,003	1,110	435	489	542	460	514	568
2021-22	932	1,042	1,151	456	509	561	476	533	590
2022-23	905	1,017	1,128	439	496	552	466	521	576
2023-24	896	1,011	1,125	429	491	547	467	522	578
2024-25	874	997	1,119	412	481	541	462	523	578
Average	891	999	1,107	437	492	546	454	508	561

^*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.

West Virginia Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

West Virginia Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart

West Virginia Colleges SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 18 (25^th percentile) and 23 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at West Virginia Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at West Virginia 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	18	21	24	17	21	24	17	20	23
2015-16	19	22	24	18	21	24	17	20	23
2016-17	18	21	23	17	20	23	17	20	23
2017-18	18	21	24	17	20	23	17	20	23
2018-19	18	21	24	17	20	23	17	20	23
2019-20	18	21	24	17	21	24	16	20	23
2020-21	18	21	23	16	20	23	16	20	23
2021-22	18	21	24	17	21	24	16	20	24
2022-23	15	19	22	15	19	22	15	18	21
2023-24	17	19	23	15	19	23	15	18	21
2024-25	18	21	23	17	20	24	17	19	23
Average	18	21	23	17	20	23	16	20	23

West Virginia Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

West Virginia Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart

West Virginia Colleges ACT English Trends Chart