SAT Scores Trends at Dakota State

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1320 at Dakota State. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 982 (25^th percentile) and 1248 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Dakota State.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Dakota State 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	880	1,005	1,130	440	510	580	440	495	550
2016-17	860	1,013	1,165	430	508	585	430	505	580
2017-18	950	1,095	1,240	460	540	620	490	555	620
2018-19	960	1,090	1,220	490	550	610	470	540	610
2019-20	1,005	1,138	1,270	505	568	630	500	570	640
2020-21	1,010	1,100	1,190	510	545	580	500	555	610
2021-22	1,000	1,123	1,245	495	553	610	505	570	635
2022-23	940	1,080	1,240	460	550	600	480	530	640
2023-24	1,020	1,190	1,340	530	600	680	490	590	660
2024-25	1,190	1,320	1,440	620	700	760	570	620	680
Average	982	1115	1248	494	562	626	488	553	623

^*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 24 at Dakota State. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 19 (25^th percentile) and 26 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at Dakota State.

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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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