SAT Scores Trends at USC

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Southern California is 1450, and current year SAT score is 1500

The SAT score have been increased 115 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at USC. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at USC. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at USC.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores USC by SAT score range 1400-1500, 1450-1550, and 1550+.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1500 at USC. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1365 (25^th percentile) and 1528 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at USC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Southern California 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	1,270	1,385	1,500	650	710	770	620	675	730
2016-17	1,280	1,390	1,500	650	710	770	630	680	730
2017-18	1,300	1,400	1,500	650	710	770	650	690	730
2018-19	1,350	1,440	1,530	690	740	790	660	700	740
2019-20	1,360	1,445	1,530	690	740	790	670	705	740
2020-21	1,340	1,435	1,530	680	735	790	660	700	740
2021-22	1,410	1,475	1,540	720	755	790	690	720	750
2022-23	1,450	1,520	1,550	740	780	790	710	740	760
2023-24	1,440	1,510	1,550	740	780	790	700	730	760
2024-25	1,450	1,500	1,550	740	770	790	710	730	760
Average	1365	1450	1528	695	743	784	670	707	744

^*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 Southern California SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Southern California SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at USC. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at USC.

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

University of Southern California ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Southern California ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Southern California ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Southern California	1510	1500	-0.66%
Washington State University	-	-	-
University of Colorado Boulder	1340	1330	0.75%
University of California-Berkeley	-	-	-
University of Oregon	1260	1240	1.61%
University of Arizona	1290	1280	0.78%

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