SAT Scores Trends at UChicago

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Chicago is 1535, and current year SAT score is 1550, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 30 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UChicago. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at UChicago.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UChicago by SAT score range 1450-1550 and 1550+.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1550 at UChicago. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1487 (25^th percentile) and 1580 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at UChicago.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Chicago 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	1,440	1,520	1,600	720	760	800	720	760	800
2016-17	1,450	1,525	1,600	730	765	800	720	760	800
2017-18	1,480	1,530	1,580	750	775	800	730	755	780
2018-19	1,470	1,520	1,570	750	775	800	720	745	770
2019-20	1,500	1,535	1,570	770	785	800	730	750	770
2020-21	1,500	1,535	1,570	770	785	800	730	750	770
2021-22	1,510	1,545	1,580	770	785	800	740	760	780
2022-23	1,500	1,540	1,580	760	780	800	740	760	780
2023-24	1,510	1,550	1,570	770	790	800	740	760	770
2024-25	1,510	1,550	1,580	770	790	800	740	760	780
Average	1487	1535	1580	756	779	800	731	756	780

^*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 Chicago SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Chicago SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at UChicago. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at UChicago.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Chicago 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	32	34	35	33	34	35	30	33	35
2016-17	32	34	35	33	34	35	31	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	33	34	35	31	33	35
2018-19	33	34	35	34	35	36	30	33	35
2019-20	33	34	35	35	36	36	31	33	35
2020-21	34	35	35	35	36	36	31	33	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2022-23	34	34	35	34	35	36	31	34	35
2023-24	34	35	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
2024-25	34	35	35	34	35	36	33	34	35
Average	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35

University of Chicago ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Chicago ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Chicago ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Chicago	1550	1550	-
Northwestern University	1540	1530	0.65%
DePaul University	1240	1230	0.81%
Loyola University Chicago	1260	1250	0.80%
National Louis University	-	-	-
Illinois Institute of Technology	1300	1290	0.78%

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