SAT Scores Trends at Wellesley

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1520 at Wellesley. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1373 (25^th percentile) and 1529 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Wellesley.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Wellesley College 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	1,290	1,390	1,490	650	700	750	640	690	740
2016-17	1,310	1,405	1,500	650	700	750	660	705	750
2017-18	1,360	1,445	1,530	670	720	770	690	725	760
2018-19	1,330	1,425	1,520	660	720	780	670	705	740
2019-20	1,360	1,445	1,530	680	730	780	680	715	750
2020-21	1,350	1,435	1,520	670	720	770	680	715	750
2021-22	1,400	1,470	1,540	690	735	780	710	735	760
2022-23	1,430	1,490	1,550	710	750	780	720	740	770
2023-24	1,440	1,510	1,550	720	760	780	720	750	770
2024-25	1,460	1,520	1,560	730	770	790	730	750	770
Average	1373	1454	1529	683	731	773	690	723	756

^*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 Wellesley. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Wellesley.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Wellesley College 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	27	30	33	31	33	34	27	30	32
2016-17	30	32	33	31	33	35	28	31	33
2017-18	30	32	33	32	34	35	27	30	33
2018-19	30	32	34	32	34	35	27	30	33
2019-20	31	33	34	33	34	35	28	31	33
2020-21	31	33	34	33	34	35	28	31	33
2021-22	31	33	34	33	34	35	28	31	34
2022-23	33	34	35	34	35	35	29	32	34
2023-24	33	34	35	34	35	35	29	32	34
2024-25	33	34	35	34	35	36	29	32	34
Average	31	32	34	33	34	35	28	31	33

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Wellesley College' SAT score to similar schools.