Admission Test Scores Trends for South Carolina Colleges

The 2024 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in South Carolina colleges is 1,136. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,033 to 1,136. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,038 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,234 at South Carolina Colleges. The South Carolina Colleges' average ACT scores is 24 and it is higher than 23, score of 10 years ago.

SAT Scores Over Time

The average SAT score of the last 10 years is 968 (25^th percentile) and 1,172 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at South Carolina Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at South Carolina 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	929	1,033	1,137	469	520	570	460	514	567
2014-15	918	1,025	1,132	461	513	565	457	512	567
2015-16	903	1,009	1,115	452	504	556	451	505	559
2016-17	913	1,019	1,125	457	510	562	456	510	563
2017-18	980	1,077	1,173	484	532	579	496	545	594
2018-19	988	1,089	1,190	486	538	589	502	552	601
2019-20	979	1,083	1,187	483	535	587	496	548	600
2020-21	976	1,071	1,166	481	529	577	495	542	589
2021-22	1,010	1,111	1,212	500	549	598	510	562	614
2022-23	1,016	1,118	1,220	500	550	599	516	569	621
2023-24	1,038	1,136	1,234	510	559	606	528	579	628
Average	968	1,070	1,172	480	531	581	488	540	591

^*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 20 (25^th percentile) and 25 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at South Carolina Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at South Carolina 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	20	23	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2014-15	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2015-16	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2016-17	20	23	25	19	22	25	18	21	24
2017-18	20	23	25	19	22	25	18	21	24
2018-19	20	23	25	19	22	25	18	21	24
2019-20	19	22	25	18	22	25	18	21	24
2020-21	19	22	24	18	21	24	18	21	23
2021-22	20	23	25	19	23	26	19	22	25
2022-23	20	23	26	19	23	26	19	22	24
2023-24	21	23	26	20	23	27	18	22	25
Average	20	23	25	19	22	25	18	21	24