--- title: Average ACT Score for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, + Earlier Years description: Curious about average ACT scores from the past years, like 2020, 2019, 2018, and farther back? 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But what does this change in participation rate mean for the average ACT score? As you'll learn in this article, while ACT scores have been fairly stable in the last few years, **there have been some dips and peaks in scores in the last 30 years.** Let's take a look at what's happening. *Feature image: [Erjwiki](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historical_Number_of_SAT_and_ACT_Test_Takers.svg)/Wikimedia*   [![Struggling to get the ACT score you need?   We can help! Our self-paced, adaptive online program lets you study at your own pace while targeting your unique strengths and weaknesses. 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These will show us some trends in the ACT world that have led to recent changes in the test.   ### Average ACT Scores 1992-1996 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **1992-1993** | 875,603 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 20.8 | **20.7** | | **1994** | 891,714 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 20.9 | **20.8** | | **1995** | 945,369 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 21 | **20.8** | | **1996** | 924,663 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 21.1 | **20.9** | *Source: [NCES Average ACT Scores 1970-1998](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d99/tables/PDF/Table138.pdf)* In the 1992-1996 ACT scores, there was a general **increase** in Math, Reading, and Science scores.   ### Average ACT Scores 1997-2001 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **1997** | 959,301 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 21.1 | **21** | | **1998** | 995,039 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 21.1 | **21** | | **1999** | 1,019,053 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21 | **21** | | **2000** | 1,065,138 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21 | **21** | | **2001** | 1,069,772 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21 | **21** | *Source: [NCES Average ACT Scores 1970-2001](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d02/tables/PDF/table137.pdf)* In the 1997-2001 ACT scores, there was an increase in English and Math and a decline in Science and Reading. Also, in 1999, the ACT **broke the one million test-taker ceiling** for the first time.   ### Average ACT Scores 2002-2005 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **2002** | 1,116,082 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 20.8 | **20.8** | | **2003** | 1,175,059 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 20.8 | **20.8** | | **2004** | 1,171,460 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 20.9 | **20.9** | | **2005** | 1,186,251 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 | **20.9** | *Source: [NCES Average ACT Scores 1995-2010](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_155.asp)* From 2002 to 2005, there was **a slight but steady rise** in all scores across the board.   ### Average ACT Scores 2006-2011 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Writing** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **2006** | 1,206,455 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 7.7 | **21.1** | | **2007** | 1,300,599 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21 | 7.6 | **21.2** | | **2008** | 1,421,941 | 20.6 | 21 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 7.3 | **21.1** | | **2009** | 1,480,469 | 20.6 | 21 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 7.2 | **21.1** | | **2010** | 1,568,835 | 20.5 | 21 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 7.1 | **21** | | **2011** | 1,623,112 | 20.6 | 21 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 7.1 | **21.1** | *Source: [NCES Average ACT Scores 1995-2010](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_155.asp), [2011 Profile Report](http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Natl-Scores-2011-National2011.pdf)* As you can see, ACT scores kept increasing until 2007, when there was **an all-time composite score high of 21.2.** After that, however, all subscores except English and Science consistently declined.   ### Average ACT Scores 2012-2016 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Writing** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **2012** | 1,666,017 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 7.1 | **21.1** | | **2013** | 1,799,243 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 7 | **20.9** | | **2014** | 1,845,787 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 7.1 | **21.0** | | **2015** | 1,924,436 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 6.9 | **21.0** | | **2016** | 2,090,342 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 19.3\* | **20.8** | *Sources: [2012 Profile Report](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED534873.pdf), [2013 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Natl-Scores-2013-National2013.pdf), [2014 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Natl-Scores-2014-National2014.pdf), [2015 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-National-Profile-Report-2015.pdf), [2016 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf) \*2016 Writing results are based on ACT Writing from September 2015 to August 2016, when the test was scored on a scale of 1-36.* After 2007's peak, there was **a general decline in scores across the board for nearly a decade.** In 2013, ACT, Inc. instituted changes to the ACT to better reflect national curricula, which is possibly reflected in the general stability of composites and subscores from 2013 onwards (with the exception of Math, which has steadily decreased since then).   ### Average ACT Scores 2017-2023 | **Year** | **# of Test Takers** | **English** | **Math** | **Reading** | **Science** | **Writing** | **Composite** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **2017** | 2,030,038 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 6.5 | **21.0** | | **2018** | 1,914,817 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 6.5 | **20.8** | | **2019** | 1,782,820 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 6.4 | **20.7** | | **2020** | 1,670,497 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 6.4 | **20.6** | | **2021** | 1,295,349 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 6.2 | **20.3** | | **2022** | 1,349,644 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 6.2 | **19.8** | | **2023** | 1,386,335 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 6.1 | **19.5** | | **2024** | 1,374,791 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 6.1 | **19.4** | *Sources: [2017 Profile Report,](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/cccr2017/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf) [2018 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/cccr2018/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf), [2020 Profile Report,](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2020/2020-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf) [2021 Profile Report, 2022 Profile Report  ](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2022/2022-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf)*[*2023 Profile Report,*](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2023-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf)*[2024 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2024-act-national-graduating-class-profile-report.pdf)*   In the last eight years, the number of ACT test takers has dropped (in conjunction with [the number of SAT test takers rising](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-average-sat-score)), which has correlated with a slow decline in scores across the board. There was an especially large drop in both test takers and average scores for the classes of 2021 and 2022, no doubt caused at least in part by the challenges and confusion of the coronavirus pandemic and [schools changing their standardized test policies.](https://blog.prepscholar.com/colleges-dont-require-sat-act-scores-2020-admissions-covid) Though the composite score for the Enhanced ACT no longer includes the Science section, we won't see that reflected in averages until the class of 2026 at the earliest.   ## Average ACT Score Trends: What Do the Numbers Mean? As the charts above indicate, there was **a moderate and gradual increase in average ACT scores until they peaked in 2007.** After, average scores began to decline until 2014 when they increased slightly before settling back down towards the same levels they were at in 2004. There has been discussion that the downward trend in average ACT scores could be a result of the [No Child Left Behind Act](https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml) and the test-based teaching style in U.S. schools. This slight increase in ACT scores in 2014 could be attributed to the changes ACT, Inc. made to the ACT so that it could better align with high school curricula. **Overall, though, average ACT scores have remained relatively stable.** For a long while it was predominantly students in the Midwest that took the ACT, but lately the test has begun to **spread to the rest of the U.S.** as more and more states are requiring students to take it. Consequently, **more students started taking the ACT each year until 2016, when the new SAT was introduced** (since when, the number of ACT test takers has declined back down to 2012 numbers). Even at the peak of more than 2 million students taking the ACT, however, the data shows that students generally do better on the ACT than they do on the SAT—for which there has been a steady, stronger decline in scores. (The long-term results of the [2016 SAT redesign](https://blog.prepscholar.com/complete-guide-to-the-new-sat-in-2016) aren't yet known.) One thing to note, though, is that just like with the SAT, the ACT shows **a disparity in scores based on ethnicity** and, very likely, income level. The following chart clarifies these differences between average ACT scores based on ethnicity from 2001 to 2023: |   | **2001** | **2005** | **2009** | **2013** | **2017** | **2018** | **2019** | **2020** | **2021** | **2022** | **2023** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Black/African American** | 16.9 | 17 | 16.9 | 17 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16 | | **American Indian/Alaska Native** | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 16.0 | | **White** | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 21.0 | | **Hispanic/Latino** | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 17.4 | | **Asian** | 21.7\* | 22.1\* | 23.2\* | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 24.2 | | **Pacific Islander** | — | — | — | 19.4 | 18.4\*\* | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 15.3 | | **Two or More Races** | — | — | — | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 22.0 | 19.8 | | **No Responses** | — | — | — | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 24.2 | 17.6 | *Sources: [NCES Average ACT Scores 1995-2014](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d14/tables/dt14_226.50.asp), [2016 Profile Report,](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf) [2017 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/cccr2017/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf), [2018 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/cccr2018/P_99_999999_N_S_N00_ACT-GCPR_National.pdf), [2020 Profile Report,](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2020/2020-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf) [2021 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2021/2021-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf), [2022 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2022/2022-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf)  [2023 Profile Report](https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2023-National-ACT-Profile-Report.pdf)* *\*Averages for Asian and Pacific Islander students were combined until 2011* *\*\*Averages for Native Hawaiian students folded into averages for Pacific Islander students starting 2017* Overall, the white, Asian, and two or more races subgroups have the **highest ACT score averages,** with Asian scores consistently increasing. 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