SAT Scores Trends at USD

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of South Dakota is 1129, and current year SAT score is 1205

The SAT score have been increased 190 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at USD. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at USD. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at USD.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores USD by SAT score range 1105-1205, 1155-1255, and 1205-1305.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1205 at USD. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1013 (25^th percentile) and 1248 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at USD.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of South Dakota 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	900	1,015	1,130	460	535	610	440	480	520
2016-17	890	1,045	1,200	450	520	590	440	525	610
2017-18	1,010	1,120	1,230	500	570	640	510	550	590
2018-19	1,030	1,145	1,260	510	575	640	520	570	620
2019-20	990	1,085	1,180	490	535	580	500	550	600
2020-21	1,000	1,123	1,245	500	563	625	500	560	620
2021-22	1,050	1,170	1,290	540	595	650	510	575	640
2022-23	1,020	1,185	1,300	520	600	660	500	585	640
2023-24	1,110	1,195	1,330	540	585	680	570	610	650
2024-25	1,125	1,205	1,315	595	635	695	530	570	620
Average	1013	1129	1248	511	571	637	502	558	611

^*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 South Dakota SAT Score Trends Chart

University of South Dakota SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 22 at USD. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 25 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at USD.

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

University of South Dakota ACT Score Trends Chart

University of South Dakota ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of South Dakota ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of South Dakota	1195	1205	0.84%
University of North Dakota	-	-	-
Oral Roberts University	1200	1170	2.56%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	-	-	-
South Dakota State University	1130	1150	-1.74%
University of Denver	1320	1320	-

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