How Nebraska Colleges' SAT and ACT Scores Changes

Nebraska Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 90.5 points, from 1,040 to 1,131.
ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 1 points, from 23 to 24.
Competitiveness: Nebraska 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 Nebraska colleges is 1,131. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,040 to 1,131. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,019 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,242 at Nebraska Colleges. The Nebraska Colleges' average ACT scores is 24 and it is higher than 23, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 968 (25^th percentile) and 1,189 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at Nebraska Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Nebraska 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	927	1,040	1,153	464	522	579	463	519	574
2015-16	907	1,018	1,129	458	512	566	449	506	563
2016-17	908	1,020	1,132	457	517	577	451	503	555
2017-18	966	1,066	1,165	485	536	586	481	530	579
2018-19	967	1,073	1,179	481	534	586	486	540	593
2019-20	998	1,107	1,215	497	548	599	501	559	616
2020-21	954	1,071	1,188	483	537	590	471	535	598
2021-22	985	1,105	1,225	483	547	610	502	559	615
2022-23	1,007	1,124	1,240	501	558	614	506	566	626
2023-24	1,009	1,112	1,214	505	556	606	504	553	608
2024-25	1,019	1,131	1,242	501	558	618	518	573	624
Average	968	1,079	1,189	483	539	594	485	540	596

^*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.

Nebraska Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart

$Nebraska Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart$

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

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 20 (25^th percentile) and 26 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Nebraska Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Nebraska 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	20	23	26	19	23	27	19	23	26
2015-16	20	23	26	20	23	26	19	22	25
2016-17	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2017-18	20	23	25	19	22	25	19	22	25
2018-19	19	22	25	19	22	25	19	22	25
2019-20	19	22	25	19	22	25	18	21	24
2020-21	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	22	25
2021-22	19	23	26	18	22	26	18	22	26
2022-23	20	24	27	19	23	27	19	23	26
2023-24	19	23	26	18	22	26	18	22	25
2024-25	21	24	27	19	23	26	19	22	26
Average	20	23	26	19	22	26	19	22	25

Nebraska Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart

$Nebraska Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart$

Nebraska Colleges ACT English Trends Chart

Admission Test Scores Trends for Nebraska Colleges

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Nebraska Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

SAT Scores Over Time

ACT Scores Over Time