SAT Scores Trends at UNC

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 1384, and current year SAT score is 1480

The SAT score have been increased 155 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at UNC. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UNC. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at UNC.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UNC by SAT score range 1380-1480, 1430-1530, and 1480-1580.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1480 at UNC. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1281 (25^th percentile) and 1475 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at UNC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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	1,220	1,325	1,430	620	670	720	600	655	710
2016-17	1,210	1,315	1,420	610	665	720	600	650	700
2017-18	1,270	1,365	1,460	630	685	740	640	680	720
2018-19	1,270	1,375	1,480	640	700	760	630	675	720
2019-20	1,310	1,405	1,500	660	715	770	650	690	730
2020-21	1,280	1,385	1,490	640	700	760	640	685	730
2021-22	1,140	1,260	1,380	570	635	700	570	625	680
2022-23	1,350	1,460	1,530	680	740	780	670	720	750
2023-24	1,370	1,470	1,530	690	750	780	680	720	750
2024-25	1,390	1,480	1,530	700	750	780	690	730	750
Average	1281	1384	1475	644	701	751	637	683	724

^*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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT Score Trends Chart

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at UNC. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 28 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at UNC.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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	28	31	33	28	31	34	27	30	32
2016-17	28	31	33	28	31	34	27	30	32
2017-18	28	31	33	28	31	34	27	30	32
2018-19	29	31	33	29	32	35	27	30	32
2019-20	28	31	33	28	32	35	26	29	32
2020-21	28	31	33	28	32	35	26	29	32
2021-22	22	25	27	20	23	26	22	25	27
2022-23	30	32	34	29	33	35	27	30	33
2023-24	30	32	34	29	33	35	27	30	33
2024-25	28	31	34	27	33	35	26	29	33
Average	28	30	33	27	31	34	26	29	32

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ACT Score Trends Chart

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1470	1480	0.68%
Boston College	1500	1490	0.67%
University of Miami	1400	1400	-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1360	1330	2.26%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	1480	1490	-0.67%
University of Louisville	1150	1130	1.77%

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