California College SAT and ACT Scores Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, 5,331 students (23.5% of 145,114 enrolled students) have submitted SAT scores and 2,505 students (9.0% of enrolled students) have submitted ACT scores to admit California colleges.
The average SAT scores of California colleges is 1,305 and the average ACT score (composite score) is 29 for academic year 2022-2023. The SAT and ACT statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the test scores are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools.

SAT Test Score Comparison Between California Colleges

The following table lists California colleges with average SAT and ACT scores along with scores in 25th and 75th percentile. As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The values in each SAT/ACT subject columns are the score range from 25th to 75th percentile for each subject.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameSAT AverageSAT Evidence based Reading & WritingSAT MathACT AverageACT CompositeACT EnglishACT Math
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,110510-630470-6102521-2821-3020-26
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,250565-695540-6702623-3023-3220-27
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,230580-660570-6602926-3024-3125-28
Chapman University
Orange, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,300600-700600-7002926-3126-3424-30
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,510710-760730-7903433-3534-3631-35
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,175520-623568-6132523-2522-2423-26
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,530720-770760-7903534-3635-3634-36
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,115510-650460-6532218-2513-2518-26
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,360650-720650-7403129-3230-3527-31
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,430690-750680-7603231-3432-3527-32
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,080510-610480-5902018-2318-2115-20
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,255560-680560-7432925-3325-3426-34
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,390650-730635-7503128-3228-3425-31
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,520730-770750-7903433-3535-3629-35
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,190563-650550-6282825-3026-3223-27
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,310610-700600-7102927-3127-3423-28
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,130490-590530-640----
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,364640-720650-7603129-33--
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,460710-760680-7503332-3428-3233-36
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,100490-590530-640----
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,520710-760740-7903432-3534-3530-35
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,310640-730580-6803027-3228-3525-31
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,375640-728640-7303130-3334-3628-30
Whittier College
Whittier, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,220550-650590-6902624-3023-3322-29
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,550730-780770-8003533-3535-3632-36
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,350550-660690-780----
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,092540-574520-5511916-2216-2216-19
Average1,305--29---

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