SAT Scores Trends at Northwestern

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1540 at Northwestern. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1448 (25^th percentile) and 1560 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Northwestern.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Northwestern 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	1,400	1,480	1,560	710	755	800	690	725	760
2016-17	1,400	1,480	1,560	710	755	800	690	725	760
2017-18	1,420	1,490	1,560	720	755	790	700	735	770
2018-19	1,430	1,490	1,550	730	760	790	700	730	760
2019-20	1,440	1,495	1,550	740	765	790	700	730	760
2020-21	1,430	1,490	1,550	730	760	790	700	730	760
2021-22	1,470	1,520	1,570	750	775	800	720	745	770
2022-23	1,490	1,530	1,570	760	780	800	730	750	770
2023-24	1,490	1,530	1,560	760	780	790	730	750	770
2024-25	1,510	1,540	1,570	770	780	800	740	760	770
Average	1448	1505	1560	738	767	795	710	738	765

^*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 34 at Northwestern. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Northwestern.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Northwestern 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	31	33	34	33	34	35	30	33	35
2016-17	32	33	34	32	33	34	32	33	34
2017-18	32	33	34	32	33	34	32	33	34
2018-19	33	34	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2020-21	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2021-22	34	35	35	35	36	36	32	34	35
2022-23	33	34	35	35	35	36	32	34	35
2023-24	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	34	35
2024-25	33	34	35	35	35	36	32	34	35
Average	33	34	35	34	35	35	31	33	35

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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