SAT Scores Trends at CU Boulder

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Colorado Boulder is 1260, and current year SAT score is 1340

The SAT score have been increased 155 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at CU Boulder. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at CU Boulder. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at CU Boulder.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores CU Boulder by SAT score range 1240-1340, 1290-1390, and 1340-1440.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1340 at CU Boulder. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1151 (25^th percentile) and 1365 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at CU Boulder.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Colorado Boulder 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	1,070	1,185	1,300	540	600	660	530	585	640
2016-17	1,070	1,190	1,310	550	610	670	520	580	640
2017-18	1,150	1,245	1,340	570	625	680	580	620	660
2018-19	1,150	1,255	1,360	570	630	690	580	625	670
2019-20	1,140	1,250	1,360	560	625	690	580	625	670
2020-21	1,130	1,240	1,350	560	620	680	570	620	670
2021-22	1,170	1,280	1,390	580	640	700	590	640	690
2022-23	1,160	1,280	1,390	570	640	700	590	640	690
2023-24	1,230	1,330	1,420	610	660	720	620	670	700
2024-25	1,240	1,340	1,430	610	670	720	630	670	710
Average	1151	1260	1365	572	632	691	579	628	674

^*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 Colorado Boulder SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Colorado Boulder SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at CU Boulder. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 26 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at CU Boulder.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Colorado Boulder 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	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2016-17	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2017-18	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2018-19	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	27	29
2019-20	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	27	29
2020-21	25	28	31	24	28	32	23	26	29
2021-22	25	28	31	24	29	33	24	27	30
2022-23	26	29	32	24	29	33	24	27	30
2023-24	28	31	33	27	30	34	25	28	31
2024-25	29	31	33	27	32	34	26	28	32
Average	26	29	31	25	29	32	24	27	30

University of Colorado Boulder ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Colorado Boulder ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Colorado Boulder ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Colorado Boulder	1330	1340	0.75%
Oregon State University	1290	-	-
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	-	-	-
University of California-Los Angeles	-	-	-
University of California-Berkeley	-	-	-
University of Southern California	1500	1510	-0.66%

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