SAT Scores Trends at PLU

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1160 at PLU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1065 (25^th percentile) and 1290 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at PLU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Pacific Lutheran 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	980	1,105	1,230	500	555	610	480	550	620
2016-17	980	1,105	1,230	490	555	620	490	550	610
2017-18	1,040	1,155	1,270	520	575	630	520	580	640
2018-19	1,070	1,170	1,270	530	580	630	540	590	640
2019-20	1,080	1,185	1,290	530	585	640	550	600	650
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	1,150	1,263	1,376	580	632	683	570	632	693
2022-23	1,253	1,335	1,423	613	655	705	640	680	718
2023-24	988	1,130	1,258	473	555	628	515	575	630
2024-25	1,040	1,160	1,260	500	550	600	540	610	660
Average	1065	1179	1290	526	582	638	538	596	651

^*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 25 at PLU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at PLU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Pacific Lutheran 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	22	25	28	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	22	25	28	21	25	28	22	25	27
2017-18	21	24	27	21	24	27	21	24	27
2018-19	20	24	28	21	25	29	18	22	26
2019-20	24	27	29	23	27	31	22	25	27
2021-22	22	25	28	21	25	28	21	24	27
2022-23	27	29	30	27	30	34	22	25	26
2023-24	21	24	27	20	25	27	19	24	26
2024-25	22	25	28	21	24	26	19	26	29
Average	22	25	28	22	26	29	21	24	27

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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