SAT Scores Trends at Virginia Tech

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is 1286, and current year SAT score is 1360

The SAT score have been increased 150 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at Virginia Tech. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 30 points at Virginia Tech. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at Virginia Tech.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1188 (25^th percentile) and 1386 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Virginia Tech.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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	1,100	1,210	1,320	560	620	680	540	590	640
2016-17	1,100	1,210	1,320	560	620	680	540	590	640
2017-18	1,180	1,270	1,360	590	640	690	590	630	670
2018-19	1,180	1,285	1,390	590	650	710	590	635	680
2019-20	1,180	1,285	1,390	590	650	710	590	635	680
2020-21	1,170	1,270	1,370	580	635	690	590	635	680
2021-22	1,210	1,310	1,410	600	660	720	610	650	690
2022-23	1,240	1,330	1,430	620	670	730	620	660	700
2023-24	1,240	1,330	1,420	620	670	720	620	660	700
2024-25	1,280	1,360	1,450	640	690	740	640	670	710
Average	1188	1286	1386	595	651	707	593	636	679

^*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.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University SAT Score Trends Chart

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 30 at Virginia Tech. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 26 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at Virginia Tech.

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

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ACT Score Trends Chart

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1330	1360	2.26%
Wake Forest University	1470	1460	0.68%
Duke University	1540	1550	-0.65%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1480	1470	0.68%
University of Louisville	1150	1130	1.77%
Florida State University	1350	1310	3.05%

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