SAT Scores Trends at South Carolina

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1270 at South Carolina. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1160 (25^th percentile) and 1347 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at South Carolina.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of South Carolina-Columbia 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	1,110	1,200	1,290	560	605	650	550	595	640
2016-17	1,120	1,210	1,300	560	605	650	560	605	650
2017-18	1,170	1,250	1,330	580	625	670	590	625	660
2018-19	1,190	1,275	1,360	590	640	690	600	635	670
2019-20	1,180	1,275	1,370	580	635	690	600	640	680
2020-21	1,140	1,240	1,340	560	615	670	580	625	670
2021-22	1,150	1,255	1,360	570	625	680	580	630	680
2022-23	1,180	1,280	1,380	580	640	690	600	640	690
2023-24	1,180	1,270	1,380	580	630	690	600	640	690
2024-25	1,180	1,270	1,360	580	630	680	600	640	680
Average	1160	1253	1347	574	625	676	586	628	671

^*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 South Carolina. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 26 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at South Carolina.

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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares University of South Carolina-Columbia' SAT score to similar schools.