SAT Scores Trends at UPenn

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Pennsylvania is 1509, and current year SAT score is 1550

The SAT score have been increased 85 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at UPenn. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UPenn. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at UPenn.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1550 at UPenn. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1450 (25^th percentile) and 1564 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at UPenn.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Pennsylvania 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	1,380	1,465	1,550	700	745	790	680	720	760
2016-17	1,380	1,475	1,570	700	750	800	680	725	770
2017-18	1,420	1,490	1,560	720	755	790	700	735	770
2018-19	1,420	1,485	1,550	730	760	790	690	725	760
2019-20	1,450	1,505	1,560	750	775	800	700	730	760
2020-21	1,460	1,515	1,570	750	775	800	710	740	770
2021-22	1,480	1,525	1,570	760	780	800	720	745	770
2022-23	1,500	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	730	750	770
2023-24	1,500	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	730	750	770
2024-25	1,510	1,550	1,570	770	790	800	740	760	770
Average	1450	1509	1564	742	771	797	708	738	767

^*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 Pennsylvania SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Pennsylvania SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at UPenn. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at UPenn.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Pennsylvania 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	31	33	34	32	34	35	30	33	35
2016-17	32	34	35	32	34	35	30	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	33	34	35	30	33	35
2018-19	32	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2019-20	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
2020-21	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2021-22	33	34	35	35	36	36	33	34	35
2022-23	34	35	35	35	35	36	33	35	36
2023-24	34	35	35	35	35	36	33	35	36
2024-25	34	35	36	35	35	36	34	35	36
Average	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35

University of Pennsylvania ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Pennsylvania ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Pennsylvania ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Pennsylvania	1540	1550	0.65%
Brown University	1540	1540	-
Dartmouth College	1540	1540	-
Princeton University	1550	1540	0.65%
Cornell University	1540	1520	1.32%
Yale University	1540	1540	-

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