SAT Scores Trends at UIC

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1240 at UIC. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1058 (25^th percentile) and 1290 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UIC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Illinois Chicago 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	990	1,125	1,260	520	595	670	470	530	590
2016-17	990	1,113	1,235	510	583	655	480	530	580
2017-18	1,080	1,205	1,330	550	615	680	530	590	650
2018-19	1,020	1,120	1,220	510	560	610	510	560	610
2019-20	1,030	1,145	1,260	520	580	640	510	565	620
2020-21	1,030	1,140	1,250	520	580	640	510	560	610
2021-22	1,080	1,195	1,310	540	600	660	540	595	650
2022-23	1,110	1,220	1,340	550	610	680	560	610	660
2023-24	1,120	1,230	1,340	560	610	680	560	620	660
2024-25	1,130	1,240	1,350	560	620	680	570	620	670
Average	1058	1173	1290	534	595	660	524	578	630

^*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 28 at UIC. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 22 (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 UIC.

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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares University of Illinois Chicago' SAT score to similar schools.