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| Table 128. | SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1995-96 through 2004-05 |
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| 1995-96 | 1997-98\1\ | 1999-2000 | 2002-03\1\ | 2003-04 | 2004-05\1\
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Selected student characteristic | score| score| bution| score| score| score| score| bution| score| score| score| score| bution| score| score
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1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16
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All students .....................| 505| 508| 100| 505| 512| 505| 514| 100| 507| 519| 508| 518| 100| 508| 520
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High school rank | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Top decile ........................| 591| 606| 22| 590| 607| 589| 608| ‡ | 585| 607| 584| 602| 29| 585| 606
Second decile .....................| 530| 539| 22| 530| 543| 528| 543| ‡ | 522| 539| 522| 537| 24| 523| 540
Second quintile ...................| 494| 496| 28| 494| 500| 493| 500| ‡ | 486| 494| 486| 494| 22| 488| 499
Third quintile ....................| 455| 448| 24| 454| 453| 455| 453| ‡ | 449| 449| 449| 451| 20| 452| 455
Fourth quintile ...................| 429| 418| 4| 427| 421| 425| 419| ‡ | 420| 417| 422| 421| 4| 425| 424
Fifth quintile ....................| 411| 401| 1| 408| 403| 408| 401| ‡ | 410| 410| 415| 418| 1| 426| 430
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High school grade point average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A+ (97-100) .......................| 617| 632| 6| 613| 629| 610| 628| 7| 607| 625| 606| 620| 6| 607| 625
A (93-96) ........................| 573| 583| 14| 569| 582| 567| 582| 16| 566| 583| 567| 580| 18| 570| 585
A- (90-92) ........................| 545| 554| 15| 542| 554| 540| 553| 17| 538| 552| 537| 549| 17| 541| 555
B (80-89) ........................| 486| 485| 49| 483| 487| 482| 486| 47| 480| 485| 480| 486| 47| 484| 491
C (70-79) ........................| 432| 426| 15| 430| 428| 428| 426| 12| 425| 424| 429| 431| 11| 430| 432
D, E, or F (below 70) .............| 414| 408| #| 408| 411| 405| 406| #| 416| 430| 421| 446| #| 415| 439
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Intended college major | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture/natural resources .....| 491| 484| 2| 491| 487| 490| 486| 1| 484| 482| 484| 483| 1| 487| 486
Architecture/environmental design .| 492| 519| 3| 494| 524| 494| 524| 2| 483| 511| 479| 510| 2| 495| 527
Arts: visual/performing ...........| 520| 497| 6| 520| 502| 518| 502| 8| 514| 500| 517| 501| 8| 521| 506
Biological sciences ...............| 546| 545| 6| 545| 546| 544| 548| 5| 543| 553| 544| 552| 6| 547| 558
Business and commerce .............| 483| 500| 13| 484| 505| 487| 510| 14| 489| 512| 486| 509| 13| 491| 515
Communications ....................| 527| 497| 4| 523| 501| 526| 505| 4| 524| 506| 525| 505| 4| 527| 509
Computer or information sciences ..| 497| 522| 3| 500| 529| 499| 533| 6| 503| 535| 504| 532| 5| 508| 535
Education .........................| 487| 477| 8| 483| 480| 483| 481| 9| 482| 483| 483| 482| 8| 486| 488
Engineering .......................| 525| 569| 8| 525| 571| 523| 573| 8| 525| 574| 525| 573| 9| 529| 579
Foreign/classical languages .......| 556| 534| #| 552| 538| 558| 539| 1| 564| 545| 570| 545| 1| 575| 551
General/interdisciplinary .........| 576| 553| #| 568| 549| 562| 545| #| 547| 539| 547| 533| #| 546| 535
Health and allied services ........| 500| 505| 19| 497| 505| 497| 505| 16| 489| 498| 487| 495| 17| 490| 501
Home economics ....................| 458| 452| #| 458| 459| 462| 462| #| 462| 462| 460| 461| #| 463| 466
Language and literature ...........| 605| 545| 1| 605| 549| 608| 552| 1| 603| 550| 603| 547| 2| 606| 552
Library and archival sciences .....| 554| 512| #| 547| 525| 556| 511| #| 572| 512| 567| 515| #| 577| 511
Mathematics .......................| 552| 628| 1| 552| 629| 551| 630| 1| 545| 626| 541| 621| 1| 545| 626
Military sciences .................| 503| 505| #| 504| 507| 505| 512| #| 513| 516| 516| 520| 1| 522| 526
Philosophy/religion/theology ......| 560| 536| #| 558| 538| 560| 539| 1| 562| 544| 560| 539| 1| 561| 542
Physical sciences .................| 575| 595| 1| 571| 592| 569| 592| 1| 563| 588| 564| 587| 2| 565| 591
Public affairs and services .......| 458| 448| 3| 459| 453| 459| 454| 3| 462| 458| 464| 459| 3| 465| 463
Social sciences and history .......| 532| 509| 11| 531| 512| 532| 513| 11| 531| 514| 534| 515| 10| 540| 522
Technical and vocational ..........| 435| 441| 1| 440| 448| 442| 452| 1| 441| 450| 443| 453| 1| 445| 456
Undecided .........................| 500| 507| 7| 510| 520| 512| 521| 7| 516| 528| 514| 526| 6| 517| 530
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Degree-level goal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Certificate program ...............| 434| 439| 1| 436| 447| 439| 453| 1| 441| 456| 441| 456| 1| 445| 463
Associate's degree ................| 422| 415| 2| 421| 419| 420| 419| 2| 417| 416| 417| 417| 1| 420| 421
Bachelor's degree .................| 476| 476| 23| 475| 480| 478| 483| 25| 475| 481| 474| 479| 24| 481| 487
Master's degree ...................| 514| 518| 29| 513| 523| 515| 526| 31| 513| 524| 511| 520| 29| 516| 526
Doctor's or related degree ........| 548| 552| 24| 548| 554| 547| 554| 22| 542| 552| 540| 547| 21| 542| 552
Other .............................| 430| 438| 1| 435| 446| 442| 454| 1| 441| 453| 439| 457| 1| 442| 464
Undecided .........................| 502| 503| 20| 505| 510| 508| 514| 19| 514| 523| 513| 521| 23| 517| 527
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Family income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $10,000 .................| 429| 444| 4| 427| 446| 425| 447| ‡ | 420| 444| 422| 450| 5| 426| 458
$10,000, but less than $20,000 ....| 456| 464| 8| 451| 463| 447| 460| ‡ | 437| 452| 440| 457| 8| 443| 463
$20,000, but less than $30,000 ....| 482| 482| 10| 477| 482| 471| 478| ‡ | 460| 467| 459| 467| 10| 463| 474
$30,000, but less than $40,000 ....| 497| 495| 12| 495| 497| 490| 493| ‡ | 480| 484| 478| 482| 11| 480| 487
$40,000, but less than $50,000 ....| 509| 507| 10| 506| 509| 503| 505| ‡ | 495| 498| 493| 496| 9| 496| 500
$50,000, but less than $60,000 ....| 517| 517| 9| 514| 518| 511| 515| ‡ | 504| 508| 501| 504| 9| 505| 509
$60,000, but less than $70,000 ....| 524| 525| 7| 521| 525| 517| 522| ‡ | 511| 514| 507| 510| 8| 511| 515
$70,000, but less than $80,000 ....| 531| 533| 6| 527| 532| 524| 530| ‡ | 518| 523| 515| 518| 8| 517| 522
$80,000 to $100,000 ...............| 541| 544| 7| 539| 546| 536| 543| ‡ | 529| 536| 527| 530| 12| 529| 534
More than $100,000 ................| 560| 569| 9| 559| 572| 558| 571| ‡ | 555| 568| 553| 562| 20| 554| 565
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Highest level of parental education | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
No high school diploma ............| 414| 439| 4| 411| 441| 413| 442| 4| 413| 443| 415| 445| 5| 419| 452
High school diploma ...............| 475| 474| 31| 473| 477| 472| 477| 33| 470| 475| 469| 474| 33| 471| 479
Associate's degree ................| 489| 487| 7| 489| 491| 488| 491| 9| 487| 491| 486| 490| 9| 489| 494
Bachelor's degree .................| 525| 529| 25| 525| 532| 525| 533| 29| 525| 534| 523| 531| 28| 527| 536
Graduate degree ...................| 556| 558| 23| 556| 563| 558| 566| 25| 559| 569| 558| 564| 25| 561| 570
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#Rounds to zero. ‡Reporting standards not met. \1\Percentage distribution not reported since this year had less than 80 percent combined unit and item response rate. NOTE: Data are for seniors who took the SAT Test any time during their high school years through March of their senior year. If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score is used. The SAT was formerly know as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item nonresponse. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, selected years 1995-96 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared August 2005.)
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