SAT Scores Trends at Stanford

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Stanford University is 1510, and current year SAT score is 1550, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 65 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Stanford. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Stanford.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Stanford by SAT score range 1450-1550 and 1550+.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1550 at Stanford. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1443 (25^th percentile) and 1572 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Stanford.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Stanford University 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	1,390	1,485	1,580	700	750	800	690	735	780
2016-17	1,380	1,480	1,580	700	750	800	680	730	780
2017-18	1,390	1,465	1,540	700	740	780	690	725	760
2018-19	1,420	1,495	1,570	720	760	800	700	735	770
2019-20	1,440	1,505	1,570	740	770	800	700	735	770
2020-21	1,420	1,495	1,570	720	760	800	700	735	770
2021-22	1,470	1,520	1,570	750	775	800	720	745	770
2022-23	1,500	1,550	1,580	770	790	800	730	760	780
2023-24	1,510	1,550	1,580	770	790	800	740	760	780
2024-25	1,510	1,550	1,580	770	790	800	740	760	780
Average	1443	1510	1572	734	768	798	709	742	774

^*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.

Stanford University SAT Score Trends Chart

Stanford University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Stanford University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at Stanford. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 32 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Stanford.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Stanford University 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	31	33	35	32	34	35	30	33	35
2016-17	31	33	35	32	34	35	30	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	33	35	36	30	33	35
2018-19	32	34	35	34	35	36	30	33	35
2019-20	32	34	35	34	35	36	30	33	35
2020-21	31	33	35	33	35	36	30	33	35
2021-22	34	35	35	35	36	36	31	32	33
2022-23	33	35	35	35	35	36	32	35	36
2023-24	34	35	35	35	35	36	32	35	35
2024-25	34	35	35	35	35	36	33	35	36
Average	32	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35

Stanford University ACT Score Trends Chart

Stanford University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Stanford University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Stanford University	1550	1550	-
Washington State University	-	-	-
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-	-	-
Oregon State University	1290	-	-
University of California-Berkeley	-	-	-
University of Arizona	1290	1280	0.78%

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