SAT Scores Trends at McPherson

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1077 at McPherson. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 949 (25^th percentile) and 1148 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at McPherson.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at McPherson 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	900	1,015	1,130	440	495	550	460	520	580
2016-17	900	1,015	1,130	440	495	550	460	520	580
2017-18	1,030	1,105	1,180	480	515	550	550	590	630
2018-19	990	1,080	1,170	510	545	580	480	535	590
2019-20	970	1,050	1,130	480	530	580	490	520	550
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	908	1,040	1,120	450	520	550	458	520	570
2023-24	936	1,030	1,126	468	520	553	468	510	573
2024-25	960	1,077	1,200	490	536	580	470	541	620
Average	949	1052	1148	470	520	562	480	532	587

^*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 20 at McPherson. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 18 (25^th percentile) and 24 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at McPherson.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at McPherson 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	15	20	24	18	21	23	17	20	23
2016-17	19	22	24	18	21	23	18	21	24
2017-18	20	22	24	18	21	24	19	22	25
2018-19	19	21	23	17	20	23	18	23	28
2019-20	19	21	23	18	21	24	17	20	22
2022-23	17	19	23	15	19	22	16	17	21
2023-24	17	21	24	16	19	22	16	19	22
2024-25	18	20	23	15	19	24	16	19	23
Average	18	21	24	17	20	23	17	20	24

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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