The SAT is a standardized test adminstered by the College Board and widely used for college admissions in the United States.
The table below gives the mean SAT math and verbal scores, and the participation rate (in percent) for each state and the District of Columbia for the year 2001. The table footer gives the data for all students.
State | Rate (%) | Verbal | Math |
---|---|---|---|
CT | 82 | 509 | 510 |
NJ | 81 | 499 | 513 |
MA | 79 | 511 | 515 |
NY | 77 | 495 | 505 |
NH | 72 | 520 | 516 |
RI | 71 | 501 | 499 |
PA | 71 | 500 | 499 |
VT | 69 | 511 | 506 |
ME | 69 | 506 | 500 |
VA | 68 | 510 | 501 |
DE | 67 | 501 | 499 |
MD | 65 | 508 | 510 |
NC | 65 | 493 | 499 |
GA | 63 | 491 | 489 |
IN | 60 | 499 | 501 |
SC | 57 | 486 | 488 |
DC | 56 | 482 | 474 |
OR | 55 | 526 | 526 |
FL | 54 | 498 | 499 |
WA | 53 | 527 | 527 |
TX | 53 | 493 | 499 |
HI | 52 | 485 | 515 |
AK | 51 | 514 | 510 |
CA | 51 | 498 | 517 |
AZ | 34 | 523 | 525 |
NV | 33 | 509 | 515 |
CO | 31 | 539 | 542 |
OH | 26 | 534 | 439 |
MT | 23 | 539 | 539 |
WV | 18 | 527 | 512 |
ID | 17 | 543 | 542 |
TN | 13 | 562 | 553 |
NM | 13 | 551 | 542 |
IL | 12 | 576 | 589 |
KY | 12 | 550 | 550 |
WY | 11 | 547 | 545 |
MI | 11 | 561 | 572 |
MN | 9 | 580 | 589 |
KS | 9 | 577 | 580 |
AL | 9 | 559 | 554 |
NB | 8 | 562 | 568 |
OK | 8 | 567 | 561 |
MO | 8 | 577 | 577 |
LA | 7 | 564 | 562 |
WI | 6 | 584 | 596 |
AR | 6 | 562 | 550 |
UT | 5 | 575 | 570 |
IA | 5 | 593 | 603 |
SD | 4 | 577 | 582 |
ND | 4 | 592 | 599 |
MS | 4 | 566 | 551 |
All | 45 | 506 | 514 |
The table below gives the mean SAT math and verbal scores for males (M), for females (F), and for all students (A) for the years 1967 to 2001.
Year | M Verbal | M Math | F Verbal | F Math | A Verbal | A Math |
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1967 | 540 | 535 | 545 | 495 | 543 | 516 |
1968 | 541 | 533 | 543 | 497 | 543 | 516 |
1969 | 536 | 534 | 543 | 498 | 540 | 517 |
1970 | 536 | 531 | 538 | 493 | 537 | 512 |
1971 | 531 | 529 | 534 | 494 | 532 | 513 |
1972 | 531 | 527 | 529 | 489 | 530 | 509 |
1973 | 523 | 525 | 521 | 489 | 523 | 506 |
1974 | 524 | 524 | 520 | 488 | 521 | 505 |
1975 | 515 | 518 | 509 | 479 | 512 | 498 |
1976 | 511 | 520 | 508 | 475 | 509 | 497 |
1977 | 509 | 520 | 505 | 474 | 507 | 496 |
1978 | 511 | 517 | 503 | 474 | 507 | 494 |
1979 | 509 | 516 | 501 | 473 | 505 | 493 |
1980 | 506 | 515 | 498 | 473 | 502 | 492 |
1981 | 508 | 516 | 496 | 473 | 502 | 492 |
1982 | 509 | 516 | 499 | 473 | 504 | 493 |
1983 | 508 | 516 | 498 | 474 | 503 | 494 |
1984 | 511 | 518 | 498 | 478 | 504 | 497 |
1985 | 514 | 522 | 503 | 480 | 509 | 500 |
1986 | 515 | 523 | 504 | 479 | 509 | 500 |
1987 | 512 | 523 | 502 | 481 | 507 | 501 |
1988 | 512 | 521 | 499 | 483 | 505 | 501 |
1989 | 510 | 523 | 498 | 482 | 504 | 502 |
1990 | 505 | 521 | 496 | 483 | 500 | 501 |
1991 | 503 | 520 | 495 | 482 | 499 | 500 |
1992 | 504 | 521 | 496 | 484 | 500 | 501 |
1993 | 504 | 524 | 497 | 484 | 500 | 503 |
1994 | 501 | 523 | 497 | 487 | 499 | 504 |
1995 | 505 | 525 | 502 | 490 | 504 | 506 |
1996 | 507 | 527 | 503 | 492 | 505 | 508 |
1997 | 507 | 530 | 503 | 494 | 505 | 511 |
1998 | 509 | 531 | 502 | 496 | 505 | 512 |
1999 | 509 | 531 | 502 | 495 | 505 | 511 |
2000 | 507 | 533 | 504 | 498 | 505 | 514 |
2001 | 509 | 533 | 502 | 498 | 506 | 514 |