SAT Scores Trends at American

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1370 at American. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1228 (25^th percentile) and 1397 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at American.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at American University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• SAT Total
• SAT Math
• SAT EBRW

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	1,150	1,245	1,340	560	605	650	590	640	690
2016-17	1,150	1,245	1,340	560	605	650	590	640	690
2017-18	1,180	1,265	1,350	570	615	660	610	650	690
2018-19	1,220	1,300	1,380	590	635	680	630	665	700
2019-20	1,210	1,300	1,390	590	640	690	620	660	700
2020-21	1,220	1,305	1,390	590	635	680	630	670	710
2021-22	1,280	1,360	1,440	620	665	710	660	695	730
2022-23	1,290	1,370	1,430	630	670	700	660	700	730
2023-24	1,300	1,380	1,450	630	670	710	670	710	740
2024-25	1,280	1,370	1,460	620	670	720	660	700	740
Average	1228	1314	1397	596	641	685	632	673	712

^*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.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at American. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 28 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at American.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at American University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	26	28	30	25	29	32	24	26	28
2016-17	26	29	31	26	29	32	24	26	28
2017-18	26	28	30	26	30	33	24	26	28
2018-19	27	29	31	27	31	34	24	27	29
2019-20	27	29	31	27	31	34	24	26	28
2020-21	27	30	32	28	31	34	24	27	29
2021-22	29	31	33	29	32	35	26	29	31
2022-23	29	31	32	29	33	35	25	27	30
2023-24	29	31	33	30	33	35	25	27	30
2024-25	29	31	32	28	33	35	25	27	29
Average	28	30	32	28	31	34	25	27	29

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares American University' SAT score to similar schools.