SAT Scores Trends at Cornell

The SAT score have been increased 100 points since 2013 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Cornell. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at Cornell. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Cornell by SAT score range 1420-1520 and 1470-1570.

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2024 SAT score is 1520 at Cornell. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1390 (25 th percentile) and 1543 (75 th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Cornell University since 2013.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25 th	50 th	75 th	25 th	50 th	75 th	25 th	50 th	75 th
2013-14	1,320	1,420	1,520	680	730	780	640	690	740
2014-15	1,330	1,420	1,510	680	725	770	650	695	740
2015-16	1,330	1,430	1,530	680	730	780	650	700	750
2016-17	1,330	1,430	1,530	680	730	780	650	700	750
2017-18	1,390	1,470	1,550	700	745	790	690	725	760
2018-19	1,390	1,465	1,540	710	750	790	680	715	750
2019-20	1,400	1,480	1,560	720	760	800	680	720	760
2020-21	1,400	1,470	1,540	720	755	790	680	715	750
2021-22	1,450	1,505	1,560	750	775	800	700	730	760
2022-23	1,470	1,530	1,570	760	780	800	710	750	770
2023-24	1,480	1,520	1,560	760	780	790	720	740	770
Average	1390	1467	1543	713	751	788	677	716	755

* SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017. ** The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Cornell University SAT Score Trends Chart

$Cornell University SAT Math Score Trends Chart$

Cornell University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2024 ACT score is 34 at Cornell. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 32 (25 th percentile) and 34 (75 th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Cornell.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Cornell University since 2013.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25 th	50 th	75 th	25 th	50 th	75 th	25 th	50 th	75 th
2013-14	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	30	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	31	33	34	31	33	35	30	33	35
2017-18	31	33	34	32	34	35	30	33	35
2018-19	32	33	34	33	34	35	30	33	35
2019-20	32	34	35	33	35	36	30	33	35
2020-21	32	34	35	34	35	35	30	33	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	35	31	33	35
2022-23	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35
2023-24	33	34	35	34	35	35	32	34	35
Average	32	33	34	33	34	35	31	33	35

Cornell University ACT Score Trends Chart

$Cornell University ACT Math Score Trends Chart$

Cornell University ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares SAT score changes from last year between Cornell University and similar schools.

2024	2023	Change %
Cornell University	1530	1505	1.66%
Yale University	1540	1530	0.65%
Princeton University	1540	1515	1.65%
Harvard University	1550	1530	1.31%
University of Pennsylvania	1540	1525	0.98%
Columbia University in the City of New York	1530	1520	0.66%

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