SAT Scores Trends at UK

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Kentucky is 1176, and current year SAT score is 1180

The SAT score have been increased 50 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UK. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UK. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UK.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UK by SAT score range 1080-1180, 1130-1230, and 1180-1280.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1180 at UK. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1061 (25^th percentile) and 1293 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UK.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Kentucky 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	1,010	1,130	1,250	510	570	630	500	560	620
2016-17	1,000	1,125	1,250	500	565	630	500	560	620
2017-18	1,080	1,205	1,330	530	600	670	550	605	660
2018-19	1,080	1,190	1,300	530	590	650	550	600	650
2019-20	1,070	1,195	1,320	530	600	670	540	595	650
2020-21	1,070	1,175	1,280	530	585	640	540	590	640
2021-22	1,083	1,207	1,330	540	605	670	543	602	660
2022-23	1,070	1,180	1,290	530	590	640	540	590	650
2023-24	1,080	1,170	1,290	530	580	650	550	590	640
2024-25	1,070	1,180	1,290	530	580	640	540	600	650
Average	1061	1176	1293	526	587	649	535	589	644

^*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 Kentucky SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Kentucky SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 25 at UK. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 29 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UK.

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

University of Kentucky ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Kentucky ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Kentucky ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Kentucky	1170	1180	0.85%
Texas A&M University-College Station	1270	1260	0.79%
University of Missouri-Columbia	1230	1230	-
University of Louisville	1150	1130	1.77%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	1255	1235	1.62%
University of Georgia	1370	1270	7.87%

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