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| Table 128. | Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages, by intended area of study:\2\ 1977-78 to 1994-95 |
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| Intended area of study\3\
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Test and | | Biological |Business, | Computer | | | | | Social |
year | Arts and | sciences |commerce, |and infor-|Education| Engi- | Mathe- |Physical| sciences | Miscel-
|humanities|and related |and commu-| mation | |neering | matics |sciences|and related|laneous\4\
| | areas |nications | sciences | | | | | areas |
-------------|----------|------------|----------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|----------
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
-------------|----------|------------|----------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|----------
Verbal | | | | | | | | | |
1977-78 .....| 439 | 436 | 409 | 420 | 396 | 448 | 464 | 499 | 448 | 422
1978-79 .....| 436 | 435 | 408 | 419 | 392 | 445 | 459 | 498 | 446 | 420
1979-80 .....| 434 | 433 | 406 | 417 | 389 | 444 | 455 | 495 | 448 | 419
1980-81 .....| 434 | 433 | 406 | 416 | 391 | 446 | 456 | 498 | 446 | 420
1981-82 .....| 436 | 434 | 409 | 417 | 394 | 449 | 455 | 496 | 450 | 424
1982-83 .....| 438 | 432 | 409 | 413 | 394 | 448 | 453 | 496 | 451 | 421
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1983-84 .....| 440 | 434 | 410 | 411 | 398 | 453 | 457 | 501 | 451 | 423
1984-85 .....| 445 | 439 | 414 | 413 | 404 | 453 | 459 | 506 | 454 | 429
1986-87 .....| 447 | 438 | 415 | 403 | 408 | 456 | 475 | 507 | 452 | 410
1987-88 .....| 444 | 434 | 414 | 400 | 407 | 453 | 468 | 500 | 447 | 409
1988-89 .....| 445 | 433 | 414 | 396 | 406 | 452 | 473 | 504 | 447 | 410
1989-90 .....| 441 | 430 | 410 | 392 | 406 | 449 | 473 | 503 | 441 | 408
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1990-91 .....| 440 | 428 | 407 | 390 | 406 | 446 | 469 | 497 | 437 | 410
1991-92 .....| 442 | 428 | 407 | 394 | 407 | 447 | 467 | 497 | 435 | 414
1992-93 .....| 444 | 427 | 407 | 400 | 409 | 448 | 468 | 497 | 435 | 415
1993-94..... | 441 | 427 | 407 | 406 | 407 | 446 | 471 | 496 | 435 | 414
1994-95..... | 452 | 431 | 413 | 416 | 409 | 451 | 480 | 500 | 438 | 418
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Change, | | | | | | | | | |
1984-85 to | | | | | | | | | |
1994-95..... | 7 | -8 | -1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 21 | -6 | -16 | -11
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Mathematical | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
1977-78 .....| 454 | 474 | 448 | 499 | 422 | 540 | 585 | 566 | 464 | 461
1978-79 .....| 452 | 472 | 448 | 498 | 420 | 536 | 580 | 561 | 463 | 458
1979-80 .....| 452 | 472 | 446 | 496 | 418 | 535 | 577 | 560 | 463 | 459
1980-81 .....| 453 | 472 | 446 | 492 | 418 | 534 | 572 | 558 | 463 | 459
1981-82 .....| 452 | 470 | 446 | 489 | 419 | 537 | 569 | 558 | 464 | 461
1982-83 .....| 454 | 470 | 445 | 484 | 418 | 539 | 572 | 560 | 466 | 460
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1983-84 .....| 456 | 475 | 449 | 483 | 425 | 543 | 578 | 564 | 467 | 463
1984-85 .....| 462 | 480 | 455 | 488 | 432 | 545 | 578 | 569 | 471 | 469
1986-87 .....| 469 | 482 | 459 | 476 | 437 | 554 | 602 | 576 | 472 | 453
1987-88 .....| 471 | 482 | 462 | 470 | 442 | 547 | 596 | 568 | 472 | 455
1988-89 .... | 473 | 481 | 465 | 472 | 440 | 551 | 606 | 577 | 473 | 459
1989-90 .....| 475 | 481 | 465 | 468 | 442 | 550 | 609 | 577 | 471 | 460
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1990-91 .....| 473 | 478 | 462 | 467 | 441 | 548 | 605 | 572 | 466 | 463
1991-92 .... | 475 | 479 | 463 | 472 | 443 | 550 | 606 | 573 | 465 | 472
1992-93 .... | 478 | 480 | 465 | 479 | 446 | 553 | 607 | 574 | 464 | 481
1993-94..... | 480 | 482 | 468 | 488 | 447 | 553 | 611 | 574 | 467 | 472
1994-95..... | 476 | 486 | 471 | 495 | 446 | 556 | 619 | 580 | 468 | 474
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Change, | | | | | | | | | |
1984-85 to | | | | | | | | | |
1994-95..... | 14 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 11 | -3 | 5
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\1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
\2\Students indicated their first and second choices of fields of study. Only their first choices are reported here. \3\Based on classifications reported by College Entrance Examination Board. \4\ Includes "trade and vocational," "other," and "undecided" through 1984-85. Data for 1985-86 to 1994-95 exclude "other." NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. No data are available for 1985-86 due to changes in the Student Descriptive Questionnaire completed when students registered for the test. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright © 1995 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared November 1995.)
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