SAT Scores Trends at UW - Madison

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Wisconsin-Madison is 1384, and current year SAT score is 1460

The SAT score have been increased 160 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at UW - Madison. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UW - Madison. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at UW - Madison.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UW - Madison by SAT score range 1360-1460, 1410-1510, and 1460-1560.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1460 at UW - Madison. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1291 (25^th percentile) and 1471 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at UW - Madison.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Wisconsin-Madison 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	1,190	1,300	1,410	630	690	750	560	610	660
2016-17	1,200	1,310	1,420	640	700	760	560	610	660
2017-18	1,280	1,365	1,450	660	710	760	620	655	690
2018-19	1,280	1,365	1,450	650	700	750	630	665	700
2019-20	1,300	1,390	1,480	670	725	780	630	665	700
2020-21	1,260	1,360	1,460	650	710	770	610	650	690
2021-22	1,320	1,410	1,500	680	730	780	640	680	720
2022-23	1,340	1,430	1,510	690	740	780	650	690	730
2023-24	1,360	1,450	1,510	700	750	780	660	700	730
2024-25	1,380	1,460	1,520	710	750	780	670	710	740
Average	1291	1384	1471	668	721	769	623	664	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 Wisconsin-Madison SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Wisconsin-Madison SAT Math Score Trends Chart

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at UW - Madison. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at UW - Madison.

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

University of Wisconsin-Madison ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Wisconsin-Madison ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Wisconsin-Madison ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1450	1460	0.69%
Ohio State University-Main Campus	1400	1400	-
University of Iowa	1230	1220	0.82%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	1460	1470	-0.68%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	1410	1380	2.17%
Indiana University-Bloomington	1290	1280	0.78%

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