SAT Scores Trends at UB

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University at Buffalo is 1235, and current year SAT score is 1290, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 130 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UB. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UB.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UB by SAT score range 1190-1290, 1240-1340, and 1290-1390.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1290 at UB. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1146 (25^th percentile) and 1327 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UB.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University at Buffalo 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	1,060	1,160	1,260	550	600	650	510	560	610
2016-17	1,070	1,170	1,270	550	605	660	520	565	610
2017-18	1,080	1,170	1,260	560	605	650	520	565	610
2018-19	1,160	1,245	1,330	590	635	680	570	610	650
2019-20	1,160	1,250	1,340	590	640	690	570	610	650
2020-21	1,140	1,225	1,310	580	625	670	560	600	640
2021-22	1,180	1,270	1,360	600	650	700	580	620	660
2022-23	1,190	1,280	1,380	600	650	700	590	630	680
2023-24	1,210	1,290	1,380	610	650	700	600	640	680
2024-25	1,210	1,290	1,380	610	650	700	600	640	680
Average	1146	1235	1327	584	631	680	562	604	647

^*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.

University at Buffalo SAT Score Trends Chart

University at Buffalo SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 29 at UB. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 30 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UB.

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

University at Buffalo ACT Score Trends Chart

University at Buffalo ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University at Buffalo ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University at Buffalo	1290	1290	-
Ohio University-Main Campus	1190	1190	-
Eastern Michigan University	1060	1040	1.92%
University of Akron Main Campus	1040	1080	-3.70%
University of Toledo	1200	1180	1.69%
Miami University-Oxford	1310	1290	1.55%

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