How UC Santa Cruz's SAT and ACT Scores Changes

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1088 (25^th percentile) and 1314 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are around national average at UC Santa Cruz.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz 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	1,020	1,140	1,260	520	580	640	500	560	620
2013-14	960	1,095	1,230	490	555	620	470	540	610
2014-15	990	1,130	1,270	510	580	650	480	550	620
2015-16	1,050	1,175	1,300	540	605	670	510	570	630
2016-17	1,060	1,175	1,290	540	600	660	520	575	630
2017-18	1,160	1,250	1,340	580	630	680	580	620	660
2018-19	1,190	1,295	1,400	600	660	720	590	635	680
2019-20	1,200	1,290	1,380	600	655	710	600	635	670
2020-21	1,160	1,260	1,360	580	635	690	580	625	670
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	1088	1201	1314	551	611	671	537	590	643

SAT Scores Over Time of University of California-Santa Cruz

University of California-Santa Cruz SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 24 (25^th percentile) and 30 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UC Santa Cruz.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz 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	21	24	27	21	24	27	22	25	27
2013-14	20	23	26	19	23	26	20	24	27
2014-15	23	26	29	22	26	30	23	26	29
2015-16	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2016-17	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2017-18	26	29	31	24	28	31	25	28	30
2018-19	26	29	32	24	29	33	25	28	30
2019-20	26	29	32	24	28	32	24	27	29
2020-21	25	29	33	23	27	31	23	26	29
Average	24	27	30	23	27	30	23	26	29

ACT Scores Over Time of University of California-Santa Cruz

University of California-Santa Cruz ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz 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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