SAT Scores Trends at UNL

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Nebraska-Lincoln is 1204, and current year SAT score is 1200, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 55 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UNL. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UNL.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UNL by SAT score range 1100-1200, 1150-1250, and 1200-1300.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1200 at UNL. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1084 (25^th percentile) and 1331 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UNL.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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	1,145	1,290	500	580	660	500	565	630
2016-17	990	1,135	1,280	510	580	650	480	555	630
2017-18	1,100	1,240	1,380	550	625	700	550	615	680
2018-19	1,130	1,245	1,360	560	620	680	570	625	680
2019-20	1,120	1,240	1,360	560	625	690	560	615	670
2020-21	1,110	1,215	1,320	560	615	670	550	600	650
2021-22	1,090	1,205	1,320	540	600	660	550	605	660
2022-23	1,110	1,210	1,340	550	600	670	560	610	670
2023-24	1,090	1,200	1,330	540	600	670	550	600	660
2024-25	1,098	1,200	1,330	538	590	660	560	610	670
Average	1084	1204	1331	541	604	671	543	600	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 Nebraska-Lincoln SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 24 at UNL. 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 UNL.

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

University of Nebraska-Lincoln ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares University of Nebraska-Lincoln' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	1200	1200	-
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	1440	1410	2.13%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	1460	1470	-0.68%
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1460	1450	0.69%
University of Maryland-College Park	1465	1460	0.34%
Indiana University-Bloomington	1290	1280	0.78%

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