SAT Scores Trends at HSC

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1180 at HSC. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1042 (25^th percentile) and 1257 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at HSC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Hampden-Sydney 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	1,000	1,115	1,230	500	555	610	500	560	620
2016-17	1,010	1,120	1,230	510	563	615	500	558	615
2017-18	1,050	1,158	1,265	520	575	630	530	583	635
2018-19	1,050	1,150	1,250	520	570	620	530	580	630
2019-20	1,060	1,190	1,320	520	585	650	540	605	670
2020-21	1,040	1,130	1,220	520	560	600	520	570	620
2021-22	1,080	1,170	1,260	530	570	610	550	600	650
2022-23	1,040	1,160	1,310	510	560	660	530	600	650
2023-24	1,060	1,140	1,230	520	560	610	540	580	620
2024-25	1,030	1,180	1,250	510	580	610	520	600	640
Average	1042	1151	1257	516	568	622	526	584	635

^*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 HSC. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 21 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at HSC.

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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Hampden-Sydney College' SAT score to similar schools.