SAT Scores Trends at Sam Houston State

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1040 at Sam Houston State. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 950 (25^th percentile) and 1122 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at Sam Houston State.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Sam Houston State 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	890	990	1,090	440	490	540	450	500	550
2016-17	870	970	1,070	430	485	540	440	485	530
2017-18	1,000	1,070	1,140	500	530	560	500	540	580
2018-19	1,000	1,070	1,140	500	530	560	500	540	580
2019-20	990	1,065	1,140	490	525	560	500	540	580
2020-21	970	1,045	1,120	480	515	550	490	530	570
2021-22	950	1,035	1,120	470	510	550	480	525	570
2022-23	960	1,050	1,140	470	520	560	490	530	580
2023-24	940	1,050	1,140	460	520	560	480	530	580
2024-25	930	1,040	1,120	450	510	550	480	530	570
Average	950	1039	1122	469	514	553	481	525	569

^*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 Sam Houston State. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 19 (25^th percentile) and 24 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at Sam Houston State.

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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Sam Houston State University' SAT score to similar schools.