SAT Scores Trends at Salem

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1160 at Salem. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1004 (25^th percentile) and 1232 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Salem.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Salem College 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	940	1,090	1,240	470	535	600	470	555	640
2016-17	950	1,075	1,200	470	530	590	480	545	610
2017-18	1,020	1,160	1,300	510	575	640	510	585	660
2018-19	1,050	1,155	1,260	520	570	620	530	585	640
2019-20	910	1,025	1,140	450	505	560	460	520	580
2020-21	965	1,077	1,188	470	517	563	495	560	625
2021-22	1,053	1,127	1,200	498	547	595	555	580	605
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	1,078	1,235	1,315	490	580	630	588	655	685
2024-25	1,066	1,160	1,243	513	550	600	553	610	643
Average	1004	1123	1232	488	545	600	516	577	632

^*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 19 at Salem. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 19 (25^th percentile) and 25 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at Salem.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Salem College 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	25	29	20	25	30	20	25	29
2016-17	22	25	27	21	25	29	20	24	27
2017-18	23	26	29	23	28	32	21	24	27
2018-19	21	25	28	22	27	31	19	23	26
2019-20	16	20	23	15	19	23	16	19	22
2020-21	17	20	23	15	20	24	15	19	23
2021-22	17	19	21	14	18	22	16	18	20
2023-24	18	22	27	18	20	25	17	21	25
2024-25	16	19	22	14	16	24	15	16	22
Average	19	22	25	18	22	27	18	21	25

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Salem College' SAT score to similar schools.