Table 132. | Scholastic Assessment Test score averages for college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 2002-03 |
________________________________________________________________________________________ | Scholastic Assessment Test I\1\ |Scholastic Aptitude Test (old scale) | (recentered scale)\2\ | |_____________________________________|_____________________________________ School | Verbal score |Mathematical score| Verbal score |Mathematical score year |__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________ |Total|Male |Female|Total|Male |Female|Total|Male |Female|Total|Male |Female ____________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ____________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______ 1966-67 ....| 543| 540| 545| 516| 535| 495| 466| 463| 468| 492| 514| 467 1967-68 ....| 543| 541| 543| 516| 533| 497| 466| 464| 466| 492| 512| 470 1968-69 ....| 540| 536| 543| 517| 534| 498| 463| 459| 466| 493| 513| 470 1969-70 ....| 537| 536| 538| 512| 531| 493| 460| 459| 461| 488| 509| 465 1970-71 ....| 532| 531| 534| 513| 529| 494| 455| 454| 457| 488| 507| 466 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1971-72 ....| 530| 531| 529| 509| 527| 489| 453| 454| 452| 484| 505| 461 1972-73 ....| 523| 523| 521| 506| 525| 489| 445| 446| 443| 481| 502| 460 1973-74 ....| 521| 524| 520| 505| 524| 488| 444| 447| 442| 480| 501| 459 1974-75 ....| 512| 515| 509| 498| 518| 479| 434| 437| 431| 472| 495| 449 1975-76 ....| 509| 511| 508| 497| 520| 475| 431| 433| 430| 472| 497| 446 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77 ....| 507| 509| 505| 496| 520| 474| 429| 431| 427| 470| 497| 445 1977-78 ....| 507| 511| 503| 494| 517| 474| 429| 433| 425| 468| 494| 444 1978-79 ....| 505| 509| 501| 493| 516| 473| 427| 431| 423| 467| 493| 443 1979-80 ....| 502| 506| 498| 492| 515| 473| 424| 428| 420| 466| 491| 443 1980-81 ....| 502| 508| 496| 492| 516| 473| 424| 430| 418| 466| 492| 443 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 504| 509| 499| 493| 516| 473| 426| 431| 421| 467| 493| 443 1982-83 ....| 503| 508| 498| 494| 516| 474| 425| 430| 420| 468| 493| 445 1983-84 ....| 504| 511| 498| 497| 518| 478| 426| 433| 420| 471| 495| 449 1984-85 ....| 509| 514| 503| 500| 522| 480| 431| 437| 425| 475| 499| 452 1985-86 ....| 509| 515| 504| 500| 523| 479| 431| 437| 426| 475| 501| 451 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....| 507| 512| 502| 501| 523| 481| 430| 435| 425| 476| 500| 453 1987-88 ....| 505| 512| 499| 501| 521| 483| 428| 435| 422| 476| 498| 455 1988-89 ....| 504| 510| 498| 502| 523| 482| 427| 434| 421| 476| 500| 454 1989-90 ....| 500| 505| 496| 501| 521| 483| 424| 429| 419| 476| 499| 455 1990-91 ....| 499| 503| 495| 500| 520| 482| 422| 426| 418| 474| 497| 453 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....| 500| 504| 496| 501| 521| 484| 423| 428| 419| 476| 499| 456 1992-93 ....| 500| 504| 497| 503| 524| 484| 424| 428| 420| 478| 502| 457 1993-94 ....| 499| 501| 497| 504| 523| 487| 423| 425| 421| 479| 501| 460 1994-95 ....| 504| 505| 502| 506| 525| 490| 428| 429| 426| 482| 503| 463 1995-96 ....| 505| 507| 503| 508| 527| 492| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996-97 ....| 505| 507| 503| 511| 530| 494| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1997-98 ....| 505| 509| 502| 512| 531| 496| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1998-99 ....| 505| 509| 502| 511| 531| 495| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1999-2000 ..| 505| 507| 504| 514| 533| 498| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 2000-01 ....| 506| 509| 502| 514| 533| 498| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001-02 ....| 504| 507| 502| 516| 534| 500| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 2002-03 ....| 507| 512| 503| 519| 537| 503| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- ____________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______ |
---Not available. NOTE: Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Data for the years 1966-67 through 1970-71 are estimates derived from the test scores of all participants. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, selected years 1966-67 through 2002-03. (Copyright © 2003 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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