How UC Berkeley's SAT and ACT Scores Changed over Time

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is at UC Berkeley. Over the past 7 years, the average SAT score is 1290 (25^th percentile) and 1520 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at UC Berkeley.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Berkeley 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	1,250	1,380	1,510	640	705	770	610	675	740
2016-17	1,270	1,405	1,540	650	720	790	620	685	750
2017-18	1,260	1,370	1,480	630	695	760	630	675	720
2018-19	1,320	1,425	1,530	670	730	790	650	695	740
2019-20	1,330	1,430	1,530	680	735	790	650	695	740
2020-21	1,310	1,420	1,530	660	725	790	650	695	740
Average	1290	1405	1520	655	718	782	635	687	738

^*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 of California-Berkeley SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Berkeley SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Berkeley SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is at UC Berkeley. Over the past 7 years, the average ACT score of the last 7 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at UC Berkeley.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Berkeley 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	30	32	34	31	33	35	29	32	35
2016-17	31	33	34	31	33	35	29	32	35
2017-18	30	32	34	29	32	35	28	32	35
2018-19	31	33	35	29	32	35	28	32	35
2019-20	31	33	35	29	32	35	28	32	35
2020-21	30	33	35	27	31	35	27	31	34
Average	31	33	35	29	32	35	28	32	35

University of California-Berkeley ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Berkeley ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Berkeley ACT English Trends Chart

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