SAT Scores Trends at Rutgers

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1410 at Rutgers. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1208 (25^th percentile) and 1427 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at Rutgers.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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	1,110	1,225	1,340	580	640	700	530	585	640
2016-17	1,110	1,230	1,350	580	640	700	530	590	650
2017-18	1,190	1,295	1,400	600	660	720	590	635	680
2018-19	1,190	1,300	1,410	600	665	730	590	635	680
2019-20	1,210	1,320	1,430	620	685	750	590	635	680
2020-21	1,180	1,295	1,410	600	665	730	580	630	680
2021-22	1,240	1,355	1,470	630	695	760	610	660	710
2022-23	1,270	1,370	1,480	640	700	760	630	670	720
2023-24	1,270	1,380	1,480	640	700	760	630	680	720
2024-25	1,310	1,410	1,500	660	720	770	650	690	730
Average	1208	1318	1427	615	677	738	593	641	689

^*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 31 at Rutgers. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at Rutgers.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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
2018-19	25	28	31	24	29	34	25	29	32
2019-20	25	29	32	24	29	34	26	29	32
2020-21	25	29	32	25	30	34	25	28	31
2021-22	27	30	33	26	31	35	26	30	33
2022-23	28	31	33	27	32	35	26	29	32
2023-24	28	31	33	27	31	34	26	29	33
2024-25	28	31	33	28	32	35	26	30	33
Average	27	30	32	26	30	34	26	29	32

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Rutgers University-New Brunswick' SAT score to similar schools.