How UC Riverside's SAT and ACT Scores Changes

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is at UC Riverside. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1029 (25^th percentile) and 1257 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at UC Riverside.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Riverside since 2012.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	950	1,080	1,210	490	560	630	460	520	580
2013-14	970	1,090	1,210	500	565	630	470	525	580
2014-15	1,010	1,130	1,250	520	585	650	490	545	600
2015-16	980	1,095	1,210	490	550	610	490	545	600
2016-17	940	1,065	1,190	480	545	610	460	520	580
2017-18	1,090	1,195	1,300	540	600	660	550	595	640
2018-19	1,110	1,220	1,330	550	615	680	560	605	650
2019-20	1,130	1,230	1,330	560	620	680	570	610	650
2020-21	1,080	1,180	1,280	540	595	650	540	585	630
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	1029	1143	1257	519	582	644	510	561	612

SAT Scores Over Time of University of California-Riverside

University of California-Riverside SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Riverside SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Riverside SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

^*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 2023 ACT score is at UC Riverside. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UC Riverside.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Riverside since 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	19	22	25	18	21	24	19	23	26
2013-14	20	23	25	19	22	25	20	24	27
2014-15	22	25	27	21	24	27	22	25	28
2015-16	23	26	28	22	26	29	23	26	28
2016-17	21	24	27	20	23	26	21	24	27
2017-18	23	26	29	22	26	29	22	25	28
2018-19	23	26	29	22	26	30	22	25	28
2019-20	23	27	30	21	25	29	21	25	28
2020-21	22	27	31	20	23	26	19	23	26
Average	22	25	28	21	24	27	21	24	27

ACT Scores Over Time of University of California-Riverside

University of California-Riverside ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Riverside ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Riverside ACT English Trends Chart

^*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.

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