SAT Scores Trends at UC

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Cincinnati-Main Campus is 1230, and current year SAT score is 1260

The SAT score have been increased 95 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at UC. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UC. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UC by SAT score range 1160-1260, 1210-1310, and 1260-1360.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1260 at UC. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1121 (25^th percentile) and 1341 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 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	1,040	1,165	1,290	530	595	660	510	570	630
2016-17	1,030	1,160	1,290	520	585	650	510	575	640
2017-18	1,120	1,230	1,340	560	620	680	560	610	660
2018-19	1,160	1,265	1,370	580	640	700	580	625	670
2019-20	1,120	1,235	1,350	560	625	690	560	610	660
2020-21	1,120	1,225	1,330	560	620	680	560	605	650
2021-22	1,150	1,250	1,350	580	630	680	570	620	670
2022-23	1,160	1,260	1,360	580	640	690	580	620	670
2023-24	1,150	1,250	1,360	570	630	690	580	620	670
2024-25	1,160	1,260	1,370	590	640	700	570	620	670
Average	1121	1230	1341	563	623	682	558	608	659

^*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 Cincinnati-Main Campus SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 27 at UC. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 24 (25^th percentile) and 29 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 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	23	26	28	22	26	29	23	26	28
2016-17	23	26	28	22	25	28	23	26	28
2017-18	23	26	28	22	26	29	23	26	28
2018-19	24	27	29	23	27	30	24	27	29
2019-20	23	26	29	22	26	30	23	26	28
2020-21	23	26	29	22	26	30	23	26	29
2021-22	24	27	29	22	26	30	24	27	29
2022-23	24	26	29	23	25	30	23	26	29
2023-24	24	27	29	22	25	30	23	26	29
2024-25	24	27	29	22	25	30	23	26	29
Average	24	26	29	22	26	30	23	26	29

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	1250	1260	0.80%
Temple University	-	-	-
University of Central Florida	1260	1272	-0.94%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	1410	1380	2.17%
Southern Methodist University	1420	1410	0.71%
University of Connecticut	1340	1330	0.75%

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