How Mississippi Colleges' SAT and ACT Scores Changes

Mississippi Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 54 points, from 1,019 to 1,073.
ACT Scores have Fallen: The average ACT score has decreased by 1 points, from 21 to 20.
Competitiveness: Mississippi colleges' SAT score described as average to slightly above average, while ACT scores are average.

The 2025 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in Mississippi colleges is 1,073. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,019 to 1,073. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 949 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,196 at Mississippi Colleges. The Mississippi Colleges' average ACT scores is 20 and it is lower than 21, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 947 (25^th percentile) and 1,175 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at Mississippi Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Mississippi Colleges since 2025.

Year	Total			Math			EBRW
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2014-15	901	1,019	1,136	465	519	573	436	500	563
2015-16	895	1,009	1,122	462	519	575	433	490	547
2016-17	917	1,035	1,152	468	533	598	449	502	554
2017-18	991	1,097	1,202	488	546	603	503	551	599
2018-19	958	1,065	1,171	477	534	591	481	531	580
2019-20	962	1,067	1,172	481	533	585	481	534	587
2020-21	971	1,069	1,166	479	533	587	492	536	579
2021-22	961	1,077	1,192	477	535	593	484	542	599
2022-23	967	1,107	1,246	482	549	615	485	558	631
2023-24	943	1,055	1,166	466	526	585	477	536	581
2024-25	949	1,073	1,196	461	522	588	488	537	608
Average	947	1,061	1,175	473	532	590	474	529	584

^*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.

Mississippi Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

$Mississippi Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart$

Mississippi Colleges SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 18 (25^th percentile) and 24 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Mississippi Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Mississippi Colleges since 2025.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2014-15	18	21	24	18	22	25	17	20	23
2015-16	18	21	24	18	22	25	17	20	23
2016-17	19	22	24	18	22	25	17	20	23
2017-18	19	22	25	19	23	26	18	21	24
2018-19	19	22	25	19	23	27	18	21	24
2019-20	19	22	25	18	22	26	18	21	24
2020-21	18	21	24	18	22	26	17	20	23
2021-22	18	22	25	18	22	26	17	20	23
2022-23	18	22	25	18	22	26	17	20	23
2023-24	18	21	24	17	21	25	16	19	23
2024-25	17	20	23	16	19	23	16	19	22
Average	18	21	24	18	22	25	17	20	23

Mississippi Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

$Mississippi Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart$

Mississippi Colleges ACT English Trends Chart

Admission Test Scores Trends for Mississippi Colleges

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Mississippi Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores Over Time

ACT Scores Over Time