SAT Scores Trends at DU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Denver is 1273, and current year SAT score is 1320, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 105 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at DU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at DU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores DU by SAT score range 1220-1320, 1270-1370, and 1320-1420.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1320 at DU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1179 (25^th percentile) and 1367 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at DU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Denver 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	1,110	1,215	1,320	560	610	660	550	605	660
2016-17	1,110	1,210	1,310	560	605	650	550	605	660
2017-18	1,160	1,255	1,350	570	620	670	590	635	680
2018-19	1,170	1,270	1,370	580	630	680	590	640	690
2019-20	1,170	1,260	1,350	580	630	680	590	630	670
2020-21	1,170	1,265	1,360	580	630	680	590	635	680
2021-22	1,200	1,295	1,390	590	640	690	610	655	700
2022-23	1,220	1,320	1,400	600	650	690	620	670	710
2023-24	1,240	1,320	1,410	610	650	700	630	670	710
2024-25	1,240	1,320	1,410	600	650	700	640	670	710
Average	1179	1273	1367	583	632	680	596	642	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 Denver SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Denver SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at DU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at DU.

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

University of Denver ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Denver ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Denver ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Denver	1320	1320	-
University of South Dakota	1205	1195	0.84%
University of Nebraska at Omaha	-	-	-
South Dakota State University	1130	1150	-1.74%
Western Illinois University	-	-	-
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	-	-	-

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