The Truth About SAT Scores
">>> NOTE: To facilitate calculations, footnotes have been removed from cells containing values. <<<" ">>> For complete footnote references, refer to printed publication or screen display. <<<" Table 127.--Scholastic Aptitude Test score averages for college-bound " high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1992-93" _________________________________________________________________________ | Verbal score | Mathematical score School year |_____________________________|_____________________________ | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female _____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 _____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Year |
SAT V Total |
SAT V Male |
SAT V Female |
SAT M Total |
SAT M Male |
SAT M Female |
Diff SAT Math, Male Vs Female |
|
1960 |
477 |
473 |
481 |
498 |
517 |
479 |
38 |
|
1966-67 ..... |
466 |
463 |
468 |
492 |
514 |
467 |
47 |
|
1967-68 ..... |
466 |
464 |
466 |
492 |
512 |
470 |
42 |
|
1968-69 ..... |
463 |
459 |
466 |
493 |
513 |
470 |
43 |
|
1969-70 ..... |
460 |
459 |
461 |
488 |
509 |
465 |
44 |
|
1970-71 ..... |
455 |
454 |
457 |
488 |
507 |
466 |
41 |
|
1971-72 ..... |
453 |
454 |
452 |
484 |
505 |
461 |
44 |
|
1972-73 ..... |
445 |
446 |
443 |
481 |
502 |
460 |
42 |
|
1973-74 ..... |
444 |
447 |
442 |
480 |
501 |
459 |
42 |
|
1974-75 ..... |
434 |
437 |
431 |
472 |
495 |
449 |
46 |
|
1975-76 ..... |
431 |
433 |
430 |
472 |
497 |
446 |
51 |
|
1976-77 ..... |
429 |
431 |
427 |
470 |
497 |
445 |
52 |
|
1977-78 ..... |
429 |
433 |
425 |
468 |
494 |
444 |
50 |
|
1978-79 ..... |
427 |
431 |
423 |
467 |
493 |
443 |
50 |
|
1979-80 ..... |
424 |
428 |
420 |
466 |
491 |
443 |
48 |
|
1980-81 ..... |
424 |
430 |
418 |
466 |
492 |
443 |
49 |
|
1981-82 ..... |
426 |
431 |
421 |
467 |
493 |
443 |
50 |
|
1982-83 ..... |
425 |
430 |
420 |
468 |
493 |
445 |
48 |
|
1983-84 ..... |
426 |
433 |
420 |
471 |
495 |
449 |
46 |
|
1984-85 ..... |
431 |
437 |
425 |
475 |
499 |
452 |
47 |
|
1985-86 ..... |
431 |
437 |
426 |
475 |
501 |
451 |
50 |
|
1986-87 ..... |
430 |
435 |
425 |
476 |
500 |
453 |
47 |
|
1987-88 ..... |
428 |
435 |
422 |
476 |
498 |
455 |
43 |
|
1988-89 ..... |
427 |
434 |
421 |
476 |
500 |
454 |
46 |
|
1989-90 ..... |
424 |
429 |
419 |
476 |
499 |
455 |
44 |
|
1990-91 ..... |
422 |
426 |
418 |
474 |
497 |
453 |
44 |
|
1991-92 ..... |
423 |
428 |
419 |
476 |
499 |
456 |
43 |
|
1992-93 ..... |
424 |
428 |
420 |
478 |
502 |
457 |
45 |
|
1995 |
428 |
429 |
426 |
482 |
503 |
463 |
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NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. |
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Data for the years 1966-67 through 1970-71 are estimates derived from the test scores of all participants. |
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SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on |
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College-Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright @ 1993 by the College |
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Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared April 1994.) |