SAT Scores Trends at Houston

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Houston is 1211, and current year SAT score is 1250

The SAT score have been increased 100 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at Houston. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at Houston. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Houston.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Houston by SAT score range 1150-1250, 1200-1300, and 1250-1350.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1250 at Houston. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1120 (25^th percentile) and 1304 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Houston.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Houston 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	1,050	1,150	1,250	540	590	640	510	560	610
2016-17	1,040	1,145	1,250	530	585	640	510	560	610
2017-18	1,110	1,195	1,280	550	595	640	560	600	640
2018-19	1,130	1,220	1,310	560	610	660	570	610	650
2019-20	1,140	1,225	1,310	570	615	660	570	610	650
2020-21	1,120	1,215	1,310	560	610	660	560	605	650
2021-22	1,140	1,235	1,330	570	620	670	570	615	660
2022-23	1,160	1,240	1,330	580	620	670	580	620	660
2023-24	1,150	1,230	1,330	570	610	670	580	620	660
2024-25	1,160	1,250	1,340	570	620	670	590	630	670
Average	1120	1211	1304	560	608	658	560	603	646

^*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 Houston SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Houston SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 26 at Houston. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Houston.

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

University of Houston ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Houston ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Houston ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Houston	1230	1250	1.63%
University of Central Florida	1260	1272	-0.94%
Southern Methodist University	1420	1410	0.71%
University of South Florida	1220	1230	-0.81%
Temple University	-	-	-
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	1410	1380	2.17%

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