Subscores and cross-test scores can help you identify strengths and weaknesses and see what skills need more practice. But keep in mind that although SAT scores are important, colleges consider a lot of other factors when they make admission decisions. As you learn more about scores, keep in mind that many students take the SAT for the first time in the spring of their junior year, and again in the fall of their senior year.
Students usually do better the second time. After all, no two days are the same, and if you were to take the SAT three times in a week or once a week for a month, your scores would vary. Score ranges show how much your score might change with repeated testing, assuming that your skill level remains the same. Usually, section scores for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and for Math fall in a range of roughly 30 to 40 points above or below your true ability.
Some states requires all high school students to take the test resulting in a much higher participation rate but typically a lower overall average. Like we said in the previous section, the states will lower participation rates tend to have the highest averages.
Minnesota is no exception. This is a staggering points above the national average score. Wisconsin and Kansas come in a close second and third with average test scores of and , respectively. Although higher participation rates tend to correlate with lower overall averages, higher participations rates are a good thing. It shows that the states are committed to education and want to see how every student learns, instead of only testing the most educated or motivated.
That being said, there are eight states that require the SAT test for every students. West Virginia has the lowest average SAT score out of any state with a score of The second lowest scoring state does not follow this same statistical pattern.
This shows that average scores and participation rates are correlated, but there are outliers. Universities typically set a minimum test score that new students and applicants must obtain in order to be admitted into the college. These minimum test score requirements different drastically between colleges and states, but it is interesting to look at the average SAT test scores for different schools.
Here is a chart of 75 of the most popular and well respected colleges, schools, and universities in the US along with their average SAT test scores. Although not as high as these two colleges, there are many different private and public schools that achieve high scores as well.
For example, the average SAT score for Harvard is Plus, high SAT scores also drive merit-based aid at many schools, so earning an above-average score can also save you lots of money — and spare you from accruing significant college debt. In contrast, a score that is well below average is considered low at just about any four-year school. You may be able to balance low scores with a standout college application at some colleges, but even if you're accepted, the school may ask you to take some college-readiness courses before enrolling.
It matters less how students perform at the national level than how they perform at a few key local levels — namely, your target schools. These numbers are, of course, related: A selective school will be able to boast student SAT scores that exceed the national average by greater margins than those at its less competitive counterparts. Not sure how you measure up? You can use our college search to find the online profiles of schools you want to research.
Do your scores fall in the lower end of a school's range? That school may be a longshot though still possible with some SAT prep! Do your scores fall well within the school's average range? That college or university could be a match! The scores you see are your goals to set — and, ideally, the ones to beat.
Remember that the higher you can score, the more likely you are to make yourself eligible for merit-based aid. Unless you earned a perfect SAT score, you can always improve your score. Find out your baseline , and then see how it compares to typical scores at your target schools.
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