SAT Scores Trends at Cornell

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1200 at Cornell. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1092 (25^th percentile) and 1325 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Cornell.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Cornell 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	1,010	1,155	1,300	500	570	640	510	585	660
2016-17	970	1,123	1,275	495	558	620	475	565	655
2017-18	1,100	1,220	1,340	550	608	665	550	613	675
2018-19	1,080	1,200	1,320	540	595	650	540	605	670
2019-20	1,100	1,223	1,345	560	615	670	540	608	675
2020-21	1,068	1,174	1,280	520	575	630	548	599	650
2021-22	1,155	1,280	1,405	545	620	695	610	660	710
2022-23	1,170	1,260	1,380	570	630	690	600	630	690
2023-24	1,150	1,235	1,318	570	605	663	580	630	655
2024-25	1,120	1,200	1,285	545	590	630	575	610	655
Average	1092	1207	1325	540	597	655	553	610	670

^*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 26 at Cornell. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 30 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Cornell.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Cornell 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	23	26	29	22	26	30	21	24	27
2016-17	23	26	29	23	27	30	23	26	28
2017-18	23	26	29	22	27	31	22	26	29
2018-19	23	27	30	21	25	28	22	27	31
2019-20	23	26	29	22	26	30	22	25	27
2020-21	23	26	29	21	26	30	22	25	27
2021-22	24	27	30	23	27	30	23	26	28
2022-23	23	26	30	21	26	31	21	25	28
2023-24	23	26	30	23	27	31	23	25	28
2024-25	23	26	30	21	25	31	20	25	28
Average	23	26	30	22	26	30	22	25	28

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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