Admission Test Scores Trends for New Hampshire Colleges

147

SAT Score Change since 2015

6

ACT Score Change since 2015

New Hampshire Colleges SAT Score Key Trends

  • SAT Scores have Risen: The average SAT score has increased by 147 points, from 1,075 to 1,222.
  • ACT Scores have Risen: The average ACT score has increased by 6 points, from 24 to 30.
  • Competitiveness: New Hampshire colleges' SAT score described as relatively competitive and above the national average, while ACT scores are above average.

The 2025 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in New Hampshire colleges is 1,222. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,075 to 1,222. The 25th percentile SAT score is 1,131 and the 75th percentile score is 1,312 at New Hampshire Colleges. The New Hampshire Colleges' average ACT scores is 30 and it is higher than 24, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,105 (25th percentile) and 1,285 (75th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at New Hampshire Colleges.

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

YearTotalMathEBRW
25th50th75th25th50th75th25th50th75th
2014-159801,0751,169490539587490536582
2015-169981,1081,218498554610500554608
2016-171,0201,1221,223515564613505558610
2017-181,1251,2121,298547594640578618658
2018-191,1021,1821,261541581620561601641
2019-201,1881,2871,386578635692610652694
2020-211,1551,2441,332569610650586634682
2021-221,1541,2391,324572614656582625668
2022-231,1601,2331,306582616650578617656
2023-241,1371,2241,310559604648578618662
2024-251,1311,2221,312553599653578617659
Average1,1051,1951,285546592638559603647
*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.
New Hampshire Colleges SAT Score Trends Chart
New Hampshire Colleges SAT Math Score Trends Chart
New Hampshire Colleges SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The average ACT score of the last 10 years is 25 (25th percentile) and 29 (75th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at New Hampshire Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at New Hampshire Colleges since 2025.

YearCompositeEnglishMath
25th50th75th25th50th75th25th50th75th
2014-15222426172023192123
2015-16232527182225192224
2016-17222527222527212528
2017-18242729242729232629
2018-19222528222528212528
2019-20262931262931242729
2020-21273032273033252830
2021-22272930262931262728
2022-23262830252831242628
2023-24283031272933262930
2024-25282932273034252930
Average252729242730232628
New Hampshire Colleges ACT Score Trends Chart
New Hampshire Colleges ACT Math Score Trends Chart
New Hampshire Colleges ACT English Trends Chart