Average SAT Scores, 2008–2013
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The critical reading section includes reading passages and sentence completions. The writing section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar and usage. The mathematics section includes questions on arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
Critical Reading Score | Mathematical Score | Writing Score | |||||||
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Year | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
2008 | 502 | 499 | 500 | 532 | 499 | 514 | 486 | 499 | 493 |
2009 | 502 | 497 | 499 | 533 | 498 | 514 | 485 | 498 | 492 |
2010 | 502 | 498 | 500 | 533 | 499 | 515 | 485 | 497 | 491 |
2011 | 500 | 495 | 497 | 531 | 500 | 514 | 482 | 496 | 489 |
2012 | 498 | 493 | 496 | 532 | 499 | 514 | 481 | 494 | 488 |
2013 | 499 | 494 | 496 | 531 | 499 | 514 | 482 | 493 | 488 |
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