SAT Scores Trends at Purdue Northwest

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1020 at Purdue Northwest. Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score is 949 (25^th percentile) and 1145 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at Purdue Northwest.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Purdue University Northwest since 2017.

• 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
2017-18	970	1,070	1,170	480	530	580	490	540	590
2018-19	930	985	1,040	460	490	520	470	495	520
2019-20	980	1,070	1,160	490	535	580	490	535	580
2020-21	960	1,055	1,150	480	525	570	480	530	580
2021-22	990	1,090	1,190	490	540	590	500	550	600
2022-23	950	1,050	1,170	470	520	580	480	530	590
2023-24	920	1,030	1,140	450	510	570	470	520	570
2024-25	890	1,020	1,140	440	510	570	450	510	570
Average	949	1046	1145	470	520	570	479	526	575

^*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 22 at Purdue Northwest. Over the past 9 years, the average ACT score of the last 9 years is 18 (25^th percentile) and 25 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at Purdue Northwest.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Purdue University Northwest since 2017.

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

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2017-18	19	22	25	18	22	25	17	21	25
2018-19	19	22	25	18	21	24	18	22	25
2019-20	18	21	24	18	22	25	18	21	24
2020-21	19	22	25	18	21	24	18	22	25
2021-22	19	23	26	18	21	24	18	22	26
2022-23	18	21	24	17	20	23	18	21	25
2023-24	16	21	25	16	20	25	18	21	25
2024-25	16	22	24	16	19	23	17	21	26
Average	18	22	25	17	21	24	18	21	25

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

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