SAT Scores Trends at NCC

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1190 at NCC. Over the past 10 years, the average SAT score is 1016 (25^th percentile) and 1249 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at NCC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at North Central College since 2016.

• 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
2016-17	980	1,075	1,170	500	540	580	480	535	590
2017-18	1,063	1,193	1,323	513	567	620	550	627	703
2018-19	853	1,027	1,200	420	510	600	433	517	600
2019-20	1,030	1,145	1,260	520	575	630	510	570	630
2020-21	1,050	1,140	1,230	520	570	620	530	570	610
2021-22	1,030	1,130	1,230	510	560	610	520	570	620
2022-23	1,020	1,120	1,240	510	560	620	510	560	620
2023-24	1,065	1,150	1,280	530	580	630	535	570	650
2024-25	1,055	1,190	1,310	525	590	660	530	600	650
Average	1016	1130	1249	505	561	619	511	569	630

^*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 NCC. Over the past 10 years, the average ACT score of the last 10 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 27 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at NCC.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at North Central College since 2016.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2016-17	22	25	27	21	25	28	21	24	26
2017-18	22	25	27	22	25	28	21	24	27
2018-19	21	24	26	21	24	27	20	23	26
2019-20	21	24	27	20	24	28	20	24	27
2020-21	21	25	28	21	25	28	20	24	27
2021-22	22	25	28	20	24	28	21	24	27
2022-23	22	25	28	20	24	28	20	25	28
2023-24	23	25	27	21	24	28	22	24	27
2024-25	24	27	29	22	25	29	24	25	29
Average	22	25	27	21	24	28	21	24	27

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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