SAT Scores Trends at Claremont McKenna

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1530 at Claremont McKenna. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1382 (25^th percentile) and 1524 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Claremont McKenna.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Claremont McKenna College 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	1,340	1,435	1,530	670	725	780	670	710	750
2016-17	1,320	1,405	1,490	670	710	750	650	695	740
2017-18	1,340	1,425	1,510	680	725	770	660	700	740
2018-19	1,350	1,425	1,500	680	725	770	670	700	730
2019-20	1,360	1,435	1,510	690	735	780	670	700	730
2020-21	1,330	1,415	1,500	670	720	770	660	695	730
2021-22	1,420	1,475	1,530	720	750	780	700	725	750
2022-23	1,440	1,510	1,550	730	770	790	710	740	760
2023-24	1,450	1,510	1,560	740	770	790	710	740	770
2024-25	1,470	1,530	1,560	750	780	790	720	750	770
Average	1382	1457	1524	700	741	777	682	716	747

^*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 34 at Claremont McKenna. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Claremont McKenna.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Claremont McKenna College 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	29	31	33	30	32	34	29	32	34
2016-17	31	32	33	30	32	33	28	31	33
2017-18	30	32	34	30	33	35	28	31	34
2018-19	31	33	34	32	34	35	28	31	33
2019-20	31	33	34	32	34	35	29	32	34
2020-21	31	33	34	33	34	35	28	31	33
2021-22	32	34	35	30	32	34	34	35	35
2022-23	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2023-24	33	34	35	34	35	35	30	32	34
2024-25	33	34	35	34	35	35	31	33	35
Average	31	33	34	32	33	35	30	32	34

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Claremont McKenna College' SAT score to similar schools.