For the 2024 Kentucky admission, a total of 1,834 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 12,647 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of Kentucky colleges is 1,082 and the ACT score is 22. The Kentucky's average SAT score dcreased by 18 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,100.

Among Kentucky colleges, Centre College has the highest SAT score of 1,320.

Average SAT Scores for Kentucky Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Kentucky. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for Kentucky Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Centre College1,320
-30
29
-1
54.00%
-8.85%
21.01%
-2.35%
Berea College1,240
47
2633.00%
8.42%
60.96%
-3.81%
Transylvania University1,210
20
2784.99%
-5.80%
17.00%
-0.38%
University of Kentucky1,170
-37
25
-1
92.00%
-2.89%
25.00%
-3.89%
Bellarmine University1,145
-50
25
1
93.99%
6.21%
20.01%
3.97%
University of Louisville1,130
-30
23
-1
81.00%
-0.54%
26.00%
2.75%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary1,115
-30
22
-1
96.89%
9.66%
62.86%
4.60%
Midway University1,100
70
23
1
95.00%
1.24%
25.00%
0.88%
Murray State University1,070
-10
22
-2
86.00%
2.02%
17.00%
1.13%
Eastern Kentucky University1,055
-10
2178.00%
13.69%
21.00%
-5.90%
Thomas More University1,0502397.00%
2.76%
13.00%
-1.10%
Northern Kentucky University1,025
-72
22
-1
96.00%
9.99%
21.01%
-6.57%
Union College1,020
-32
17
-2
55.04%
1.62%
42.92%
10.13%
Kentucky Wesleyan College1,010
-20
20
-2
67.00%
-1.55%
17.98%
-4.40%
Spalding University985
-30
19
-1
99.01%
1.37%
15.02%
-3.76%
Kentucky Christian University970
55
20
1
61.98%
17.59%
36.07%
-6.31%
Western Kentucky University9451896.99%
0.04%
37.99%
0.13%
Kentucky State University9101693.00%
1.50%
19.02%
4.97%