Admission Test Scores Trends for California Colleges

The 2024 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in California colleges is 1,323. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,092 to 1,323. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,228 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,417 at California Colleges. The California Colleges' average ACT scores is 29 and it is higher than 24, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 1,083 (25^th percentile) and 1,285 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are very competitive and high at California Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at California Colleges since 2024.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• SAT Total
• SAT Math
• SAT EBRW

Year	Total			Math			EBRW
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2013-14	982	1,092	1,202	497	553	609	485	539	593
2014-15	1,003	1,112	1,221	508	563	618	495	549	603
2015-16	1,001	1,112	1,222	505	562	618	496	550	604
2016-17	995	1,107	1,218	500	557	614	495	550	604
2017-18	1,073	1,168	1,262	534	583	632	539	585	630
2018-19	1,079	1,177	1,274	538	590	641	541	587	633
2019-20	1,076	1,178	1,279	539	592	645	537	586	634
2020-21	1,079	1,178	1,276	538	590	641	541	588	635
2021-22	1,182	1,278	1,373	587	639	690	595	639	683
2022-23	1,218	1,306	1,394	612	658	704	606	648	690
2023-24	1,228	1,323	1,417	612	662	709	616	665	708
Average	1,083	1,184	1,285	543	595	647	541	590	638

^*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 average ACT score of the last 10 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at California Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at California Colleges since 2024.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2013-14	21	24	26	20	24	27	21	24	27
2014-15	22	25	27	21	24	27	21	24	27
2015-16	22	25	27	22	25	28	22	25	27
2016-17	22	25	27	21	25	28	21	24	27
2017-18	22	25	27	21	25	28	21	24	27
2018-19	22	25	27	22	25	28	21	24	27
2019-20	22	25	27	21	25	28	21	24	27
2020-21	22	25	28	21	25	28	21	24	27
2021-22	25	28	30	25	29	32	23	26	29
2022-23	27	29	31	27	30	32	25	28	30
2023-24	27	29	31	26	29	32	25	27	30
Average	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28