For the 2024 admission, a total of 365,922 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 288,839 students submitted the ACT scores.
The average SAT score of U.S. colleges is 1,174 and the ACT score is 25. The average SAT score increased by 18 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,156.
Colleges in California have the highest SAT score of 1,327 and colleges in West Virginia have the lowest SAT score of 1,013.
Average SAT Scores by State
The following geographic chart illustrates the 2024 SAT scores of 4-year colleges by state.
Darker colored states have higher SAT scores, while lighter colored states have lower SAT scores. SAT scores of the state with white colors is not available due to the lack of data. You may want to click on a state to see acceptance rates for all colleges in that state.
2024 SAT scores Comparison Table By State
The following table compares the SAT and ACT scores with acceptance rate and yield by State. For the comparison, we include 975 four-years colleges that do not have the open admission policy. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source:
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