SAT Scores Trends at Penn State Harrisburg

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1220 at Penn State Harrisburg. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1036 (25^th percentile) and 1267 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Penn State Harrisburg.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 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	910	1,040	1,170	470	540	610	440	500	560
2016-17	930	1,070	1,210	490	575	660	440	495	550
2017-18	1,030	1,145	1,260	520	585	650	510	560	610
2018-19	1,050	1,170	1,290	530	605	680	520	565	610
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	1,100	1,210	1,310	550	610	660	550	600	650
2023-24	1,110	1,210	1,320	550	610	670	560	600	650
2024-25	1,120	1,220	1,310	570	610	660	550	610	650
Average	1036	1152	1267	526	591	656	510	561	611

^*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 Penn State Harrisburg. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Penn State Harrisburg.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 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	20	23	26	19	22	25	21	26	30
2016-17	22	25	27	21	23	25	24	28	32
2017-18	22	25	27	21	24	26	22	27	32
2018-19	23	25	27	22	24	26	24	29	33
2022-23	24	26	28	23	26	29	22	25	29
2023-24	26	28	30	24	27	31	24	27	29
2024-25	22	27	31	20	24	31	23	26	31
Average	23	25	28	21	24	28	23	27	31

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg' SAT score to similar schools.