Admission Scores Trends at UC Santa Cruz

Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score of University of California-Santa Cruz is 1209, and current year SAT score is . The SAT score has fallen 1095 points over the past 10 yearsand have fallen somewhat in recent years at UC Santa Cruz. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 30 points at UC Santa Cruz.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC Santa Cruz. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to UC Santa Cruz by score range -50-50 and 0-100.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2024 SAT score is at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score is 1096 (25^th percentile) and 1321 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC Santa Cruz.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz since 2013.

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
2013-14	960	1,095	1,230	490	555	620	470	540	610
2014-15	990	1,130	1,270	510	580	650	480	550	620
2015-16	1,050	1,175	1,300	540	605	670	510	570	630
2016-17	1,060	1,175	1,290	540	600	660	520	575	630
2017-18	1,160	1,250	1,340	580	630	680	580	620	660
2018-19	1,190	1,295	1,400	600	660	720	590	635	680
2019-20	1,200	1,290	1,380	600	655	710	600	635	670
2020-21	1,160	1,260	1,360	580	635	690	580	625	670
Average	1096	1209	1321	555	615	675	541	594	646

University of California-Santa Cruz SAT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2024 ACT score is at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 9 years, the average ACT score of the last 9 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 30 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC Santa Cruz.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz since 2013.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2013-14	20	23	26	19	23	26	20	24	27
2014-15	23	26	29	22	26	30	23	26	29
2015-16	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2016-17	25	28	30	24	28	31	24	27	29
2017-18	26	29	31	24	28	31	25	28	30
2018-19	26	29	32	24	29	33	25	28	30
2019-20	26	29	32	24	28	32	24	27	29
2020-21	25	29	33	23	27	31	23	26	29
Average	25	27	30	23	27	31	24	26	29

University of California-Santa Cruz ACT Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of California-Santa Cruz ACT English Trends Chart

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