SAT Scores Trends at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is 1064, and current year SAT score is 1040

The SAT score has been remained around 1064 without much change over the past 10 years at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Southern Illinois University-Carbondale by SAT score range 940-1040, 990-1090, and 1040-1140.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1040 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 933 (25^th percentile) and 1191 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	930	1,070	1,210	470	535	600	460	535	610
2016-17	880	1,005	1,130	440	500	560	440	505	570
2017-18	920	1,125	1,330	480	585	690	440	540	640
2018-19	1,000	1,105	1,210	500	550	600	500	555	610
2019-20	1,030	1,140	1,250	510	565	620	520	575	630
2020-21	930	1,055	1,180	460	525	590	470	530	590
2021-22	930	1,045	1,160	450	510	570	480	535	590
2022-23	900	1,030	1,140	440	510	560	460	520	580
2023-24	910	1,020	1,140	440	500	560	470	520	580
2024-25	900	1,040	1,160	430	510	570	470	530	590
Average	933	1064	1191	462	529	592	471	535	599

^*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.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale SAT Score Trends Chart

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 22 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 26 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	19	22	25	18	22	25	17	21	25
2016-17	19	22	25	19	23	26	18	22	25
2017-18	20	23	26	19	23	26	18	22	26
2018-19	20	23	26	20	24	27	18	22	26
2019-20	21	25	28	21	25	29	19	23	27
2020-21	20	24	27	19	23	27	17	22	26
2021-22	20	24	28	20	24	28	18	22	26
2022-23	19	24	27	18	23	27	18	23	26
2023-24	20	24	27	20	23	27	18	22	25
2024-25	18	22	25	16	22	25	17	21	25
Average	20	23	26	19	23	27	18	22	26

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ACT Score Trends Chart

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	1020	1040	1.96%
Indiana State University	-	-	-
University of Northern Iowa	1170	1130	3.54%
University of Evansville	-	-	-
Loyola University Chicago	1260	1250	0.80%
Bradley University	-	1200	-100.00%

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