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(13 KB)| Table 136 | Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages, by selected student characteristics: 1995-96, 1996-97, and 1997-98 |
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| 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98
Selected characteristics |__________________________|__________________________|__________________________
| |Mathe- |Percentage| |Mathe- |Percentage| |Mathe- |Percentage
|Verbal |matics | distri- |Verbal |matics | distri- |Verbal |matics | distri-
| score | score | bution | score | score | bution | score | score | bution
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
________________________________________|_______|_______|__________|_______|_______|__________|_______|_______|__________
All students .........................| 505 | 508 | 100 | 505 | 511 | 100 | 505 | 512 | 100
|_______|_______|__________|_______|_______|__________|_______|_______|__________
High school rank | | | | | | | | |
Top decile ..........................| 591 | 606 | 22 | 589 | 606 | 22 | 590 | 607 | 21
Second decile .......................| 530 | 539 | 22 | 529 | 541 | 23 | 530 | 543 | 22
Second quintile .....................| 494 | 496 | 28 | 494 | 498 | 27 | 494 | 500 | 28
Third quintile ......................| 455 | 448 | 24 | 455 | 451 | 23 | 454 | 453 | 24
Fourth quintile .....................| 429 | 418 | 4 | 428 | 420 | 4 | 427 | 421 | 4
Fifth quintile ......................| 411 | 401 | 1 | 411 | 404 | 1 | 408 | 403 | 1
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High school grade point average | | | | | | | | |
A+ (97-100)..........................| 617 | 632 | 6 | 613 | 630 | 6 | 613 | 629 | 7
A (93-96)...........................| 573 | 583 | 14 | 570 | 583 | 15 | 569 | 582 | 15
A- (90-92)...........................| 545 | 554 | 15 | 542 | 553 | 16 | 542 | 554 | 16
B (80-89)...........................| 486 | 485 | 49 | 485 | 486 | 49 | 483 | 487 | 48
C (70-79)...........................| 432 | 426 | 15 | 432 | 428 | 14 | 430 | 428 | 13
D, E, or F (below 70) ...............| 414 | 408 | 0 | 411 | 409 | 0 | 408 | 411 | 0
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Intended college major | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture/natural resources........| 491 | 484 | 2 | 492 | 486 | 2 | 491 | 487 | 2
Architecture/environmental design....| 492 | 519 | 3 | 492 | 523 | 2 | 494 | 524 | 2
Arts: visual/performing..............| 520 | 497 | 6 | 522 | 501 | 7 | 520 | 502 | 7
Biological sciences..................| 546 | 545 | 6 | 545 | 546 | 6 | 545 | 546 | 6
Business and commerce................| 483 | 500 | 13 | 482 | 504 | 13 | 484 | 505 | 14
Communications.......................| 527 | 497 | 4 | 523 | 498 | 4 | 523 | 501 | 4
Computer or information sciences.....| 497 | 522 | 3 | 498 | 526 | 4 | 500 | 529 | 5
Education............................| 487 | 477 | 8 | 485 | 479 | 9 | 483 | 480 | 9
Engineering..........................| 525 | 569 | 8 | 523 | 570 | 8 | 525 | 571 | 9
Foreign/classical languages..........| 556 | 534 | --- | 554 | 535 | 0 | 552 | 538 | 1
General/interdisciplinary............| 576 | 553 | --- | 567 | 548 | 0 | 568 | 549 | 0
Health and allied services...........| 500 | 505 | 19 | 499 | 507 | 19 | 497 | 505 | 18
Home economics.......................| 458 | 452 | --- | 459 | 456 | 0 | 458 | 459 | 0
Language and literature..............| 605 | 545 | 1 | 609 | 546 | 1 | 605 | 549 | 1
Library and archival sciences........| 554 | 512 | --- | 561 | 522 | 0 | 547 | 525 | 0
Mathematics..........................| 552 | 628 | 1 | 549 | 623 | 1 | 552 | 629 | 1
Military sciences....................| 503 | 505 | --- | 505 | 507 | 0 | 504 | 507 | 0
Philosophy/religion/theology.........| 560 | 536 | --- | 558 | 538 | 1 | 558 | 538 | 1
Physical sciences....................| 575 | 595 | 1 | 572 | 593 | 1 | 571 | 592 | 1
Public affairs and services..........| 458 | 448 | 3 | 457 | 450 | 3 | 459 | 453 | 3
Social sciences and history..........| 532 | 509 | 11 | 531 | 510 | 11 | 531 | 512 | 11
Technical and vocational.............| 435 | 441 | 1 | 437 | 447 | 1 | 440 | 448 | 1
Undecided............................| 500 | 507 | 7 | 504 | 514 | 7 | 510 | 520 | 6
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Degree-level goal | | | | | | | | |
Certificate program..................| 434 | 439 | 1 | 435 | 444 | 1 | 436 | 447 | 1
Associate degree.....................| 422 | 415 | 2 | 422 | 418 | 2 | 421 | 419 | 2
Bachelor's degree....................| 476 | 476 | 23 | 475 | 478 | 23 | 475 | 480 | 23
Master's degree......................| 514 | 518 | 29 | 513 | 520 | 30 | 513 | 523 | 31
Doctoral or related degree...........| 548 | 552 | 24 | 547 | 552 | 24 | 548 | 554 | 23
Other................................| 430 | 438 | 1 | 432 | 444 | 1 | 435 | 446 | 1
Undecided............................| 502 | 503 | 20 | 504 | 508 | 20 | 505 | 510 | 19
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Family income | | | | | | | | |
Less than $10,000....................| 429 | 444 | 4 | 428 | 445 | 5 | 427 | 446 | 5
$10,000 to $20,000...................| 456 | 464 | 8 | 454 | 464 | 9 | 451 | 463 | 9
$20,000 to $30,000...................| 482 | 482 | 10 | 480 | 482 | 12 | 477 | 482 | 11
$30,000 to $40,000...................| 497 | 495 | 12 | 496 | 497 | 14 | 495 | 497 | 13
$40,000 to $50,000...................| 509 | 507 | 10 | 507 | 508 | 12 | 506 | 509 | 11
$50,000 to $60,000...................| 517 | 517 | 9 | 515 | 518 | 11 | 514 | 518 | 11
$60,000 to $70,000...................| 524 | 525 | 7 | 522 | 526 | 9 | 521 | 525 | 9
$70,000 to $80,000...................| 531 | 533 | 6 | 529 | 533 | 7 | 527 | 532 | 8
$80,000 to $100,000..................| 541 | 544 | 7 | 540 | 544 | 9 | 539 | 546 | 9
More than $100,000...................| 560 | 569 | 9 | 559 | 571 | 12 | 559 | 572 | 13
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Highest level of parental education | | | | | | | | |
No high school diploma...............| 414 | 439 | 4 | 412 | 441 | 4 | 411 | 441 | 4
High school diploma..................| 475 | 474 | 31 | 474 | 476 | 34 | 473 | 477 | 34
Associate degree.....................| 489 | 487 | 7 | 488 | 489 | 8 | 489 | 491 | 8
Bachelor's degree....................| 525 | 529 | 25 | 524 | 530 | 28 | 525 | 532 | 28
Graduate degree......................| 556 | 558 | 23 | 556 | 560 | 25 | 556 | 563 | 25
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\1\Fomerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
---Data not available. NOTE.--Because of survey item nonresponse, percentages may not add to 100 percent. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright 1998 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved). (This table was prepared July 1999).
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