SAT Scores Trends at UCA

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Central Arkansas is 1041, and current year SAT score is 1040

The SAT score have been increased 40 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UCA. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at UCA. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UCA.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UCA by SAT score range 940-1040, 990-1090, and 1040-1140.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1040 at UCA. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 938 (25^th percentile) and 1137 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at UCA.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Central Arkansas 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	890	1,000	1,110	450	510	570	440	490	540
2016-17	870	965	1,060	460	500	540	410	465	520
2017-18	970	1,053	1,135	500	540	580	470	513	555
2018-19	970	1,070	1,170	490	540	590	480	530	580
2019-20	960	1,060	1,160	470	525	580	490	535	580
2020-21	950	1,050	1,150	470	520	570	480	530	580
2021-22	980	1,070	1,160	480	520	560	500	550	600
2022-23	940	1,050	1,130	480	520	560	460	530	570
2023-24	940	1,050	1,120	450	510	550	490	540	570
2024-25	910	1,040	1,170	430	520	580	480	520	590
Average	938	1041	1137	468	521	568	470	520	569

^*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 Central Arkansas SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Central Arkansas SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Central Arkansas SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 22 at UCA. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 26 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UCA.

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

University of Central Arkansas ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Central Arkansas ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Central Arkansas ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Central Arkansas	1050	1040	-0.95%
Abilene Christian University	1180	1170	0.85%
Southeastern Louisiana University	-	-	-
Nicholls State University	1080	1015	6.40%
Lamar University	1050	1030	1.94%
Sam Houston State University	1040	1050	-0.95%

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