Admission Test Scores Trends for Tennessee Colleges

The 2024 average SAT scores submitted by enrolled students in Tennessee colleges is 1,138. Compared to the SAT scores of 10 years ago, the score becomes higher from 1,038 to 1,138. The 25^th percentile SAT score is 1,030 and the 75^th percentile score is 1,246 at Tennessee Colleges. The Tennessee Colleges' average ACT scores is 23 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 985 (25^th percentile) and 1,208 (75^th percentile). The submitted SAT scores of admitted students are around national average at Tennessee Colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Tennessee 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	924	1,038	1,152	461	518	575	463	520	577
2014-15	902	1,024	1,146	450	511	571	452	514	575
2015-16	926	1,049	1,172	462	524	585	464	526	587
2016-17	938	1,058	1,177	468	526	584	470	532	593
2017-18	1,005	1,113	1,221	495	550	604	510	564	617
2018-19	1,012	1,118	1,224	503	554	605	509	564	619
2019-20	1,017	1,124	1,230	505	560	614	512	564	616
2020-21	998	1,106	1,214	492	547	601	506	560	613
2021-22	1,035	1,140	1,244	516	568	619	519	572	625
2022-23	1,052	1,155	1,258	522	575	628	530	580	630
2023-24	1,030	1,138	1,246	509	568	622	521	575	624
Average	985	1,097	1,208	489	546	601	496	552	607

^*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 26 (75^th percentile). The submitted ACT scores of admitted students are around national average at Tennessee Colleges. The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Tennessee 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	20	23	26	19	22	25
2014-15	20	23	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2015-16	20	23	26	20	23	26	19	22	25
2016-17	20	23	25	20	23	26	19	22	25
2017-18	20	23	26	19	23	26	19	22	25
2018-19	20	23	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2019-20	21	24	26	20	24	28	19	22	25
2020-21	21	24	26	20	24	28	19	22	25
2021-22	20	23	26	20	24	27	19	22	25
2022-23	20	24	27	20	24	28	19	23	26
2023-24	20	23	26	20	23	27	18	21	25
Average	20	23	26	20	24	27	19	22	25