How UCI's SAT and ACT Scores Changed over Time

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is at UCI. Over the past 7 years, the average SAT score is 1142 (25^th percentile) and 1372 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at UCI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Irvine 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	1,030	1,160	1,290	550	620	690	480	540	600
2016-17	1,060	1,195	1,330	570	640	710	490	555	620
2017-18	1,170	1,260	1,350	590	645	700	580	615	650
2018-19	1,190	1,300	1,410	610	675	740	580	625	670
2019-20	1,170	1,295	1,420	600	675	750	570	620	670
2020-21	1,230	1,330	1,430	630	690	750	600	640	680
Average	1142	1257	1372	592	658	723	550	599	648

^*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-Irvine SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Irvine SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is at UCI. Over the past 7 years, the average ACT score of the last 7 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UCI.

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

University of California-Irvine ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Irvine ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Irvine ACT English Trends Chart

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SAT Scores Over Time

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