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
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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