SAT Scores Trends at Yale

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Yale University is 1525, and current year SAT score is 1540, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 25 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Yale. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Yale.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Yale by SAT score range 1440-1540 and 1490-1590.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1540 at Yale. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1464 (25^th percentile) and 1581 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Yale.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Yale 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	1,430	1,515	1,600	710	755	800	720	760	800
2016-17	1,420	1,510	1,600	710	755	800	710	755	800
2017-18	1,460	1,520	1,580	730	765	800	730	755	780
2018-19	1,460	1,515	1,570	740	770	800	720	745	770
2019-20	1,460	1,515	1,570	740	770	800	720	745	770
2020-21	1,460	1,520	1,580	740	770	800	720	750	780
2021-22	1,480	1,530	1,580	750	775	800	730	755	780
2022-23	1,500	1,540	1,580	760	780	800	740	760	780
2023-24	1,500	1,540	1,580	760	780	800	740	760	780
2024-25	1,470	1,540	1,570	740	780	790	730	760	780
Average	1464	1525	1581	738	770	799	726	755	782

^*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.

Yale University SAT Score Trends Chart

Yale University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Yale University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 34 at Yale. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Yale.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Yale 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
2015-16	31	33	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	32	34	35	33	34	35	30	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2018-19	33	34	35	35	36	36	31	33	35
2019-20	33	34	35	35	36	36	31	33	35
2020-21	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2021-22	33	34	35	35	36	36	31	33	35
2022-23	33	35	35	35	35	36	32	34	35
2023-24	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	34	35
2024-25	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	34	35
Average	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35

Yale University ACT Score Trends Chart

Yale University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Yale University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Yale University	1540	1540	-
Columbia University in the City of New York	1550	1540	0.65%
Harvard University	1550	1550	-
Dartmouth College	1540	1540	-
University of Pennsylvania	1550	1540	0.65%
Cornell University	1540	1520	1.32%

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