SAT Scores Trends at Purchase College

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1300 at Purchase College. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1084 (25^th percentile) and 1278 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Purchase College.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at SUNY at Purchase 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	960	1,070	1,180	470	520	570	490	550	610
2016-17	970	1,075	1,180	470	520	570	500	555	610
2017-18	1,020	1,110	1,200	490	530	570	530	580	630
2018-19	1,060	1,165	1,270	510	565	620	550	600	650
2019-20	1,060	1,160	1,260	520	570	620	540	590	640
2020-21	1,100	1,190	1,280	540	580	620	560	610	660
2021-22	1,120	1,220	1,320	540	595	650	580	625	670
2022-23	1,190	1,260	1,350	570	600	650	620	660	700
2023-24	1,178	1,270	1,363	578	610	663	600	660	700
2024-25	1,185	1,300	1,380	565	630	670	620	670	710
Average	1084	1182	1278	525	572	620	559	610	658

^*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 29 at Purchase College. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 24 (25^th percentile) and 29 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at Purchase College.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at SUNY at Purchase 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	22	25	27	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	20	24	27	21	25	29	19	23	26
2017-18	20	23	26	21	25	28	18	22	25
2018-19	21	25	28	22	27	32	19	23	26
2019-20	23	27	30	24	29	34	21	25	28
2020-21	24	27	30	27	30	33	21	25	28
2021-22	27	29	31	29	32	34	22	26	29
2022-23	29	31	31	33	35	35	26	26	27
2023-24	27	28	32	28	32	34	25	27	30
2024-25	27	29	30	31	32	35	21	26	27
Average	24	27	29	26	30	33	21	24	27

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares SUNY at Purchase College' SAT score to similar schools.