Table 226.30.

Number, percentage distribution, and SAT mean scores of high school seniors taking the SAT, by degree-level goal and intended college major: Selected years, 2017 through 2022

	2017					2020					2021					2022
Degree-level goal and intended college major	Seniors who had taken the SAT		Mean score1			Seniors who had taken the SAT		Mean score1			Seniors who had taken the SAT		Mean score1			Seniors who had taken the SAT		Mean score1
	Number (in thousands)	Percentage distri- bution	Total SAT score	Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)	Math	Number (in thousands)	Percentage distri- bution	Total SAT score	Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)	Math	Number (in thousands)	Percentage distri- bution	Total SAT score	Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)	Math	Number (in thousands)	Percentage distri- bution	Total SAT score	Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)	Math
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
All students	1,715	100.0	1060	533	527	2,198	100.0	1051	528	523	1,509	100.0	1060	533	528	1,738	100.0	1050	529	521
Degree-level goal2
Certificate program	12	0.9	925	466	460	22	1.3	899	453	445	13	1.3	911	460	451	14	1.3	914	463	451
Associate's degree	21	1.6	900	457	444	37	2.3	872	443	429	96	9.7	1031	524	507	23	2.2	893	457	436
Bachelor's degree	362	27.4	1038	524	513	453	28.0	1036	523	514	233	23.7	1058	533	525	301	27.7	1052	532	520
Master's degree	435	32.9	1104	555	549	506	31.2	1114	558	556	301	30.7	1136	568	568	326	30.0	1138	570	567
Doctor's or related degree	305	23.1	1138	573	565	348	21.5	1153	578	575	209	21.3	1187	594	593	233	21.4	1176	590	586
Other	9	0.7	918	458	460	12	0.7	893	447	446	6	0.6	912	454	458	10	0.9	920	461	459
Undecided	176	13.3	1064	537	527	241	14.9	1047	526	520	125	12.7	1089	545	543	178	16.4	1075	542	533
Intended college major3
Agriculture, agriculture operations,      and related sciences	17	1.2	1003	508	495	26	1.4	968	492	476	16	1.4	977	497	480	18	1.5	985	502	484
Architecture and related services	20	1.4	1056	524	531	32	1.7	1042	518	524	21	1.8	1051	523	528	24	2.0	1060	530	530
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender      studies	2	0.1	1084	561	523	3	0.2	1037	534	503	2	0.1	1029	530	500	2	0.2	1051	544	507
Biological and biomedical sciences	107	7.3	1132	571	561	158	8.7	1134	570	564	107	9.1	1158	582	576	118	9.9	1154	581	572
Business, management, marketing, and      related support services	167	11.4	1072	536	537	222	12.2	1066	532	534	143	12.2	1081	540	541	158	13.2	1075	538	537
Communication, journalism, and      related programs	30	2.1	1071	552	519	35	1.9	1066	548	517	20	1.7	1071	552	519	21	1.7	1074	555	519
Computer and information sciences      and support services	56	3.8	1143	568	575	83	4.6	1156	570	586	62	5.3	1182	582	600	75	6.3	1182	583	599
Construction trades, general	1	0.1	958	479	479	3	0.1	914	456	457	1	0.1	951	478	473	2	0.1	943	474	468
Education	57	3.9	1032	525	507	71	3.9	1021	519	503	38	3.2	1033	526	507	39	3.3	1031	526	504
Engineering	156	10.6	1140	560	580	179	9.8	1140	559	581	120	10.2	1167	573	595	115	9.6	1177	578	599
Engineering technologies/technicians	24	1.7	1047	516	532	33	1.8	1047	514	533	19	1.6	1072	526	546	16	1.3	1093	536	558
English language and literature/      letters	15	1.0	1124	591	533	14	0.8	1122	587	535	8	0.7	1148	602	546	8	0.7	1157	608	549
Family and consumer sciences/human      sciences	4	0.3	969	493	476	6	0.3	952	484	468	3	0.2	974	497	478	2	0.2	982	501	481
Foreign languages and literatures,      general	7	0.5	1116	575	541	9	0.5	1095	562	533	5	0.4	1121	576	545	5	0.4	1127	582	544
Health professions and related      clinical sciences	278	18.9	1045	529	516	309	17.0	1044	528	516	194	16.6	1053	533	520	170	14.2	1052	533	518
History, general	11	0.7	1086	562	524	11	0.6	1108	572	536	7	0.6	1134	587	546	6	0.5	1146	596	551
Legal studies, general	29	2.0	1084	555	530	35	1.9	1107	566	541	24	2.0	1122	575	547	28	2.3	1114	572	542
Liberal arts and sciences, general      studies, and humanities	8	0.5	1116	575	541	7	0.4	1153	589	564	5	0.4	1181	604	577	5	0.5	1159	595	564
Library science/librarianship	#	#	1118	585	533	#	#	1137	596	541	#	#	1167	617	549	#	#	1147	610	536
Mathematics and statistics	11	0.7	1228	592	636	17	0.9	1247	599	648	12	1.0	1273	612	661	10	0.9	1280	617	663
Mechanic and repair technologies/      technicians	3	0.2	937	466	470	6	0.3	921	460	461	2	0.2	949	475	473	4	0.3	943	475	468
Military technologies	7	0.5	986	498	488	6	0.3	986	498	488	4	0.3	1003	508	496	3	0.2	1012	514	498
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	2	0.2	1160	586	575	3	0.2	1166	586	580	2	0.2	1199	602	597	2	0.1	1210	610	601
Natural resources and conservation	8	0.6	1095	558	537	10	0.5	1121	571	550	6	0.5	1132	577	554	7	0.6	1151	590	561
Parks, recreation, and leisure      studies	13	0.9	966	484	482	11	0.6	964	485	479	5	0.5	978	492	485	5	0.4	985	497	488
Personal and culinary services,      general	6	0.4	953	485	468	5	0.3	938	478	460	2	0.2	946	483	463	4	0.3	945	484	461
Philosophy and religious studies	3	0.2	1102	566	535	3	0.2	1132	579	553	2	0.2	1157	591	566	2	0.2	1163	598	566
Physical sciences	21	1.5	1186	591	595	25	1.3	1206	598	608	16	1.4	1226	608	617	16	1.3	1221	608	613
Precision production	#	#	975	488	486	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Psychology, general	64	4.4	1055	542	513	77	4.2	1068	548	520	48	4.1	1083	556	527	55	4.6	1076	554	521
Public administration and social      service professions	6	0.4	996	511	485	8	0.4	1007	516	491	4	0.4	1025	528	498	4	0.3	1030	530	500
Security and protective services	55	3.8	973	493	480	67	3.7	973	495	478	37	3.2	975	498	477	30	2.5	981	503	479
Social sciences	27	1.9	1146	588	559	33	1.8	1166	595	571	21	1.8	1190	607	583	21	1.8	1193	611	582
Theology and religious vocations	2	0.1	1104	568	535	2	0.1	1095	561	534	1	0.1	1112	574	538	1	0.1	1097	565	532
Transportation and materials moving	#	#	1025	513	512	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Visual and performing arts, general	106	7.2	1046	537	509	126	6.9	1047	536	510	73	6.2	1052	540	512	64	5.4	1060	547	513
Other	26	1.8	963	487	476	25	1.4	964	487	477	16	1.4	970	492	478	15	1.2	984	500	484
Undecided	116	7.9	1073	542	531	163	9.0	994	501	493	125	10.7	1003	506	497	140	11.7	1009	511	498

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#Rounds to zero.

1Possible scores on each SAT section range from 200 to 800, for a total possible score of 400 to 1600.

2Includes only those test takers who responded to the question about their degree-level goal.

3Includes only those test takers who responded to the question about their intended college major.

NOTE: The SAT was completely redesigned in 2016. The new SAT was first administered in March of 2016. This table reflects 2017 through 2022 high school graduates who took the new SAT during high school. These data do not factor in performance on the old SAT, and the data for 2017 set a new baseline for future year-to-year comparisons. If a student took the new SAT more than once, the most recent score on each section is used, along with the student's most recent responses to the SAT questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report: Total Group, 2017 through 2022, retrieved October 18, 2022, from https://reports.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/2022-total-group-sat-suite-of-assessments-annual-report.pdf. (This table was prepared October 2022.)