SAT Scores Trends at PU

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1130 at PU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1023 (25^th percentile) and 1256 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at PU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Pacific 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	990	1,090	1,190	500	550	600	490	540	590
2016-17	1,010	1,120	1,230	510	560	610	500	560	620
2017-18	1,070	1,165	1,260	530	580	630	540	585	630
2018-19	1,060	1,155	1,250	530	575	620	530	580	630
2019-20	1,060	1,160	1,260	520	575	630	540	585	630
2020-21	1,050	1,140	1,230	530	570	610	520	570	620
2021-22	1,090	1,200	1,310	540	600	660	550	600	650
2022-23	1,010	1,175	1,350	495	575	660	515	600	690
2023-24	990	1,110	1,240	490	530	600	500	580	640
2024-25	900	1,130	1,240	420	550	610	480	580	630
Average	1023	1145	1256	507	567	623	517	578	633

^*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 PU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 27 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at PU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Pacific 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	21	24	26	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	22	25	27	21	24	27	21	24	27
2017-18	22	25	27	21	24	27	21	24	27
2018-19	21	24	27	21	24	26	20	23	26
2019-20	20	23	26	19	22	25	19	23	26
2020-21	22	25	27	20	24	27	20	23	26
2021-22	19	23	27	17	22	27	19	23	27
2022-23	20	22	26	19	21	24	18	21	25
2023-24	17	23	28	16	20	25	16	23	27
2024-25	18	20	29	16	21	27	18	19	26
Average	20	23	27	19	22	26	19	23	26

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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