University of California-Santa Cruz does not consider test score (SAT and ACT scores) in admissions, even if applicants submitted it. Therefore, current year score is not available, but here we track the past test scores for reference.
SAT Scores Over Time
The 2024 SAT score is at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 9 years, the average SAT score is 1096 (25th percentile) and 1321 (75th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC Santa Cruz.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz since 2013.
*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 2024 ACT score is at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 9 years, the average ACT score of the last 9 years is 25 (25th percentile) and 30 (75th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UC Santa Cruz.
The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of California-Santa Cruz since 2013.
| Year | Composite | English | Math |
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| 25th | 50th | 75th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 25th | 50th | 75th |
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| 2013-14 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
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| 2014-15 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
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| 2015-16 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
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| 2016-17 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
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| 2017-18 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
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| 2018-19 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
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| 2019-20 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
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| 2020-21 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
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| Average | 25 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 29 |
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