Average (Mean) Scores
The SAT: The Average (Mean) Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores
Average scores are based upon the most recent SAT scores of all students of a particular graduating class.
2009 College-Bound Seniors' Average Scores
- Critical reading: 501
- Mathematics: 515
- Writing: 493
SAT Subject Tests: The Average (Mean) Subject Test Score
The average score varies from test to test. This is because different groups of students take different tests. For this reason, you shouldn't compare scores across the different SAT Subject Tests. You can compare your scores to the average SAT Subject Test scores for 2009 College-Bound Seniors:
English
- Literature: 580
History and Social Sciences
- United States History: 599
- World History: 589
Mathematics
- Mathematics Level 1: 599
- Mathematics Level 2: 648
Sciences
- Biology - Ecological: 598
- Biology - Molecular: 641
- Chemistry: 638
- Physics: 655
Language Tests
- Chinese with Listening: 763
- French: 618
- French with Listening: 637
- German: 616
- German with Listening: 609
- Modern Hebrew: 650
- Italian: 667
- Japanese with Listening: 689
- Korean with Listening: 763
- Latin: 618
- Spanish: 646
- Spanish with Listening: 652
