SAT Scores Trends at Drake

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1300 at Drake. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1117 (25^th percentile) and 1361 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Drake.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Drake 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	1,070	1,215	1,360	550	620	690	520	595	670
2016-17	1,050	1,195	1,340	540	615	690	510	580	650
2017-18	1,100	1,225	1,350	560	625	690	540	600	660
2018-19	1,140	1,250	1,360	560	620	680	580	630	680
2019-20	1,100	1,235	1,370	540	615	690	560	620	680
2020-21	1,110	1,225	1,340	550	615	680	560	610	660
2021-22	1,190	1,300	1,410	590	645	700	600	655	710
2022-23	1,110	1,270	1,340	550	630	670	560	640	670
2023-24	1,190	1,280	1,390	580	640	700	610	640	690
2024-25	1,110	1,300	1,350	530	670	670	580	630	680
Average	1117	1250	1361	555	630	686	562	620	675

^*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 27 at Drake. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 24 (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 Drake.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Drake 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	24	27	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2016-17	25	28	30	24	28	32	24	27	29
2017-18	24	27	30	24	27	29	24	28	32
2018-19	24	27	30	23	27	31	23	26	28
2019-20	24	28	31	23	28	32	23	26	29
2020-21	23	27	30	22	27	31	22	26	29
2021-22	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	27	29
2022-23	25	28	30	24	27	32	23	27	30
2023-24	24	27	30	23	27	31	22	26	28
2024-25	24	27	29	22	26	30	22	26	28
Average	24	27	30	23	27	31	23	26	29

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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