SAT Scores Trends at UI

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Iowa is 1218, and current year SAT score is 1230

The SAT score have been increased 70 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UI. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UI. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UI.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UI by SAT score range 1130-1230, 1180-1280, and 1230-1330.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1230 at UI. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1104 (25^th percentile) and 1333 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Iowa 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	1,000	1,160	1,320	540	615	690	460	545	630
2016-17	1,020	1,170	1,320	540	610	680	480	560	640
2017-18	1,140	1,255	1,370	570	630	690	570	625	680
2018-19	1,120	1,225	1,330	560	615	670	560	610	660
2019-20	1,130	1,235	1,340	570	625	680	560	610	660
2020-21	1,110	1,210	1,310	550	605	660	560	605	650
2021-22	1,130	1,240	1,350	560	615	670	570	625	680
2022-23	1,130	1,230	1,340	560	610	670	570	620	670
2023-24	1,130	1,220	1,320	560	610	660	570	610	660
2024-25	1,130	1,230	1,330	560	610	660	570	620	670
Average	1104	1218	1333	557	615	673	547	603	660

^*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 Iowa SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 24 at UI. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UI.

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

University of Iowa ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Iowa	1220	1230	0.82%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	1440	1410	2.13%
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1460	1450	0.69%
Indiana University-Bloomington	1290	1280	0.78%
Purdue University-Main Campus	1350	1320	2.27%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1410	1400	0.71%

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