SAT Scores Trends at UI

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Iowa is 1212, and current year SAT score is 1220

The SAT score has been remained around 1212 without much change over the past 10 years at UI. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at UI. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UI.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UI by SAT score range 1120-1220, 1170-1270, and 1220-1320.

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2024 SAT score is 1220 at UI. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1097 (25^th percentile) and 1329 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Iowa since 2013.

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

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2013-14	1,160	1,230	1,300	620	650	680	540	580	620
2014-15	1,000	1,160	1,320	540	620	700	460	540	620
2015-16	1,000	1,160	1,320	540	615	690	460	545	630
2016-17	1,020	1,170	1,320	540	610	680	480	560	640
2017-18	1,140	1,255	1,370	570	630	690	570	625	680
2018-19	1,120	1,225	1,330	560	615	670	560	610	660
2019-20	1,130	1,235	1,340	570	625	680	560	610	660
2020-21	1,110	1,210	1,310	550	605	660	560	605	650
2021-22	1,130	1,240	1,350	560	615	670	570	625	680
2022-23	1,130	1,230	1,340	560	610	670	570	620	670
2023-24	1,130	1,220	1,320	560	610	660	570	610	660
Average	1097	1212	1329	561	619	677	536	594	652

^*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 25 at UI. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UI.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Iowa since 2013.

• 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	25	27	28	25	27	28	25	27	28
2014-15	23	26	28	22	25	28	22	25	28
2015-16	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2016-17	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2017-18	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2018-19	23	26	28	22	26	29	22	25	28
2019-20	22	26	29	21	26	30	21	25	28
2020-21	22	26	29	21	26	30	21	25	28
2021-22	22	26	29	21	25	29	21	25	28
2022-23	22	25	28	21	24	29	20	24	27
2023-24	22	25	28	20	24	28	20	24	27
Average	23	26	28	22	25	29	22	25	28

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares SAT score changes from last year between University of Iowa and similar schools.