SAT Scores Trends at W&L

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1480 at W&L. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1370 (25^th percentile) and 1504 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at W&L.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Washington and Lee University 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	1,310	1,390	1,470	660	700	740	650	690	730
2016-17	1,320	1,390	1,460	660	700	740	660	690	720
2017-18	1,350	1,420	1,490	670	710	750	680	710	740
2018-19	1,348	1,419	1,490	678	719	760	670	700	730
2019-20	1,360	1,430	1,500	690	730	770	670	700	730
2020-21	1,350	1,425	1,500	680	720	760	670	705	740
2021-22	1,410	1,470	1,530	710	745	780	700	725	750
2022-23	1,410	1,480	1,533	710	750	780	700	730	753
2023-24	1,410	1,490	1,530	700	760	780	710	730	750
2024-25	1,430	1,480	1,540	720	750	780	710	730	760
Average	1370	1439	1504	688	728	764	682	711	740

^*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 34 at W&L. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 32 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at W&L.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Washington and Lee University 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	30	32	33	31	33	34	28	30	32
2016-17	30	32	33	31	33	35	28	31	33
2017-18	31	32	33	31	33	35	28	31	33
2018-19	31	33	34	33	34	35	28	31	33
2019-20	32	33	34	34	35	35	29	31	33
2020-21	32	33	34	33	34	35	29	31	32
2021-22	32	34	35	33	34	35	29	32	34
2022-23	32	34	34	34	35	35	30	32	34
2023-24	32	34	35	34	35	35	29	32	34
2024-25	33	34	34	34	35	35	30	32	34
Average	32	33	34	33	34	35	29	31	33

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Washington and Lee University' SAT score to similar schools.