Table 127. | Scholastic Aptitude Test score averages, by intended area of study:\1\ 1977-78 to 1993-94 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Intended area of study\2\ |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Test and | | Biological |Business, | Computer | | | | | Social | year | Arts and | sciences |commerce, |and infor-|Education| Engi- | Mathe- |Physical| sciences | Miscel- |humanities|and related |and commu-| mation | |neering | matics |sciences|and related|laneous\3\ | | areas |nications | sciences | | | | | areas | _____________|__________|____________|__________|__________|_________|________|________|________|___________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 _____________|__________|____________|__________|__________|_________|________|________|________|___________|__________ Verbal | | | | | | | | | | 1977-78 .....| 439 | 436 | 409 | 420 | 396 | 448 | 464 | 499 | 448 | 422 1978-79 .....| 436 | 435 | 408 | 419 | 392 | 445 | 459 | 498 | 446 | 420 1979-80 .....| 434 | 433 | 406 | 417 | 389 | 444 | 455 | 495 | 448 | 419 1980-81 .....| 434 | 433 | 406 | 416 | 391 | 446 | 456 | 498 | 446 | 420 1981-82 .....| 436 | 434 | 409 | 417 | 394 | 449 | 455 | 496 | 450 | 424 | | | | | | | | | | 1982-83 .....| 438 | 432 | 409 | 413 | 394 | 448 | 453 | 496 | 451 | 421 1983-84 .....| 440 | 434 | 410 | 411 | 398 | 453 | 457 | 501 | 451 | 423 1984-85 .....| 445 | 439 | 414 | 413 | 404 | 453 | 459 | 506 | 454 | 429 1986-87 .....| 447 | 438 | 415 | 403 | 408 | 456 | 475 | 507 | 452 | 410 1987-88 .....| 444 | 434 | 414 | 400 | 407 | 453 | 468 | 500 | 447 | 409 | | | | | | | | | | 1988-89 .....| 445 | 433 | 414 | 396 | 406 | 452 | 473 | 504 | 447 | 410 1989-90 .....| 441 | 430 | 410 | 392 | 406 | 449 | 473 | 503 | 441 | 408 1990-91 .....| 440 | 428 | 407 | 390 | 406 | 446 | 469 | 497 | 437 | 410 1991-92 .....| 442 | 428 | 407 | 394 | 407 | 447 | 467 | 497 | 435 | 414 1992-93 .....| 444 | 427 | 407 | 400 | 409 | 448 | 468 | 497 | 435 | 415 1993-94..... | 441 | 427 | 407 | 406 | 407 | 446 | 471 | 496 | 435 | 414 | | | | | | | | | | Change, | | | | | | | | | | 1982-83 to | | | | | | | | | | 1993-94..... | 3 | -5 | -2 | -7 | 13 | -2 | 18 | 0 | -16 | -7 |========================================================================================================= Mathematical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1977-78 .....| 454 | 474 | 448 | 499 | 422 | 540 | 585 | 566 | 464 | 461 1978-79 .....| 452 | 472 | 448 | 498 | 420 | 536 | 580 | 561 | 463 | 458 1979-80 .....| 452 | 472 | 446 | 496 | 418 | 535 | 577 | 560 | 463 | 459 1980-81 .....| 453 | 472 | 446 | 492 | 418 | 534 | 572 | 558 | 463 | 459 1981-82 .....| 452 | 470 | 446 | 489 | 419 | 537 | 569 | 558 | 464 | 461 | | | | | | | | | | 1982-83 .....| 454 | 470 | 445 | 484 | 418 | 539 | 572 | 560 | 466 | 460 1983-84 .....| 456 | 475 | 449 | 483 | 425 | 543 | 578 | 564 | 467 | 463 1984-85 .....| 462 | 480 | 455 | 488 | 432 | 545 | 578 | 569 | 471 | 469 1986-87 .....| 469 | 482 | 459 | 476 | 437 | 554 | 602 | 576 | 472 | 453 1987-88 .....| 471 | 482 | 462 | 470 | 442 | 547 | 596 | 568 | 472 | 455 | | | | | | | | | | 1988-89 .... | 473 | 481 | 465 | 472 | 440 | 551 | 606 | 577 | 473 | 459 1989-90 .....| 475 | 481 | 465 | 468 | 442 | 550 | 609 | 577 | 471 | 460 1990-91 .....| 473 | 478 | 462 | 467 | 441 | 548 | 605 | 572 | 466 | 463 1991-92 .... | 475 | 479 | 463 | 472 | 443 | 550 | 606 | 573 | 465 | 472 1992-93 .... | 478 | 480 | 465 | 479 | 446 | 553 | 607 | 574 | 464 | 481 1993-94..... | 480 | 482 | 468 | 488 | 447 | 553 | 611 | 574 | 467 | 472 | | | | | | | | | | Change, | | | | | | | | | | 1982-83 to | | | | | | | | | | 1993-94..... | 26 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 12 _____________|__________|____________|__________|__________|_________|________|________|________|___________|__________ |
\1\Students indicated their first and second choices of fields of study. Only their first choices are reported
here. NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. No data are available for 1985-86 due to changes in the Student Descriptive Questionnaire completed when students registered for the test. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright @1994 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared April 1995.) |