SAT Scores Trends at Pitt

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is 1336, and current year SAT score is 1360, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 95 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Pitt. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at Pitt.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Pitt by SAT score range 1260-1360, 1310-1410, and 1360-1460.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1360 at Pitt. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1246 (25^th percentile) and 1429 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Pitt.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 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	1,180	1,265	1,350	600	645	690	580	620	660
2016-17	1,190	1,285	1,380	600	650	700	590	635	680
2017-18	1,240	1,329	1,418	620	669	718	620	660	700
2018-19	1,270	1,350	1,430	640	685	730	630	665	700
2019-20	1,260	1,350	1,440	630	685	740	630	665	700
2020-21	1,243	1,332	1,420	620	670	720	623	662	700
2021-22	1,250	1,360	1,470	620	685	750	630	675	720
2022-23	1,280	1,370	1,470	640	690	750	640	680	720
2023-24	1,270	1,360	1,450	630	680	730	640	680	720
2024-25	1,280	1,360	1,460	640	680	740	640	680	720
Average	1246	1336	1429	624	674	727	622	662	702

^*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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at Pitt. 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 Pitt.

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

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	1360	1360	-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1360	1330	2.26%
University of Notre Dame	1520	1500	1.33%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	1480	1490	-0.67%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	1480	1450	2.07%
Clemson University	1320	1320	-

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