How UCSB's SAT and ACT Scores Changed over Time

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is at UCSB. Over the past 7 years, the average SAT score is 1182 (25^th percentile) and 1425 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at UCSB.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Santa Barbara 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	1,090	1,225	1,360	560	630	700	530	595	660
2016-17	1,120	1,255	1,390	570	650	730	550	605	660
2017-18	1,190	1,295	1,400	590	655	720	600	640	680
2018-19	1,230	1,345	1,460	610	685	760	620	660	700
2019-20	1,230	1,355	1,480	610	690	770	620	665	710
2020-21	1,230	1,345	1,460	610	680	750	620	665	710
Average	1182	1303	1425	592	665	738	590	638	687

^*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-Santa Barbara SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is at UCSB. Over the past 7 years, the average ACT score of the last 7 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at UCSB.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Santa Barbara 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	26	29	31	26	30	33	26	29	32
2016-17	27	30	32	26	30	33	26	29	32
2017-18	28	31	33	26	30	34	26	29	32
2018-19	27	30	33	26	30	34	26	29	32
2019-20	27	31	34	25	30	34	26	29	32
2020-21	28	31	34	26	30	34	26	29	31
Average	27	30	33	26	30	34	26	29	32

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Barbara ACT English Trends Chart

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