Admission Scores Trends at UI

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of University of Iowa is 1208, and current year SAT score is 1230. The SAT score have been increased 60 points since 2012 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UI. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at UI.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UI. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to UI by score range 1130-1230, 1180-1280, and 1230-1330.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is 1230 at UI. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1087 (25^th percentile) and 1329 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Iowa 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	1,170	1,320	550	620	690	470	550	630
2013-14	1,160	1,230	1,300	620	650	680	540	580	620
2014-15	1,000	1,160	1,320	540	620	700	460	540	620
2015-16	1,000	1,160	1,320	540	615	690	460	545	630
2016-17	1,020	1,170	1,320	540	610	680	480	560	640
2017-18	1,140	1,255	1,370	570	630	690	570	625	680
2018-19	1,120	1,225	1,330	560	615	670	560	610	660
2019-20	1,130	1,235	1,340	570	625	680	560	610	660
2020-21	1,110	1,210	1,310	550	605	660	560	605	650
2021-22	1,130	1,240	1,350	560	615	670	570	625	680
2022-23	1,130	1,230	1,340	560	610	670	570	620	670
Average	1087	1208	1329	560	620	680	527	588	649

SAT Scores Over Time of University of Iowa

University of Iowa SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa 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 25 at UI. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UI.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Iowa 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	22	25	28	22	25	28	22	25	28
2013-14	25	27	28	25	27	28	25	27	28
2014-15	23	26	28	22	25	28	22	25	28
2015-16	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2016-17	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2017-18	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2018-19	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2019-20	22	26	29	21	26	30	21	25	28
2020-21	22	26	29	21	26	30	21	25	28
2021-22	22	26	29	21	25	29	21	25	28
2022-23	22	25	28	21	24	29	20	24	27
Average	23	26	28	22	25	29	22	25	28

ACT Scores Over Time of University of Iowa

University of Iowa ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Iowa 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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