SAT Scores Trends at W & M

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of William & Mary is 1414, and current year SAT score is 1470

The SAT score have been increased 110 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at W & M. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at W & M. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at W & M.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores W & M by SAT score range 1370-1470, 1420-1520, and 1470-1570.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1470 at W & M. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1324 (25^th percentile) and 1498 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at W & M.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at William & Mary 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	1,260	1,360	1,460	630	680	730	630	680	730
2016-17	1,250	1,360	1,470	620	680	740	630	680	730
2017-18	1,300	1,390	1,480	640	690	740	660	700	740
2018-19	1,310	1,400	1,490	650	705	760	660	695	730
2019-20	1,320	1,415	1,510	660	715	770	660	700	740
2020-21	1,300	1,395	1,490	640	695	750	660	700	740
2021-22	1,360	1,440	1,520	670	720	770	690	720	750
2022-23	1,375	1,460	1,520	680	730	770	695	730	750
2023-24	1,365	1,450	1,510	670	720	760	695	730	750
2024-25	1,400	1,470	1,530	690	730	770	710	740	760
Average	1324	1414	1498	655	707	756	669	708	742

^*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.

William & Mary SAT Score Trends Chart

William & Mary SAT Math Score Trends Chart

William & Mary SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at W & M. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 30 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at W & M.

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

William & Mary ACT Score Trends Chart

William & Mary ACT Math Score Trends Chart

William & Mary ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
William & Mary	1450	1470	1.38%
University of North Carolina Wilmington	1280	1290	-0.78%
Drexel University	1340	1330	0.75%
James Madison University	1250	1240	0.81%
Towson University	1090	1160	-6.03%
College of Charleston	1220	1210	0.83%

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