">>> NOTE: To facilitate calculations, footnotes have been removed from cells containing values. <<<" ">>> For complete footnote references, refer to printed publication or screen display. <<<" "Table 132.--Scholastic Aptitude Test score averages, by state:" 1974-75 to 1992-93 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 1974-75 | 1980-81 | 1985-86 | 1988-89 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 |Percent of |______________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|______________|______________|graduates " State |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal |Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |taking SAT," | |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical|1992-93 /1 ______________________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ______________________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|___________ women in universities United States .... | 434 | 472 | 424 | 466 | 431 | 475 | 427 | 476 | 422 | 474 | 423 | 476 | 424 | 478 43 | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ ___________ 1 South Carolina ....... | 382 | 412 | 374 | 406 | 395 | 431 | 399 | 439 | 395 | 437 | 394 | 437 | 396 | 442 0.47 61 2 Georgia .............. | 397 | 427 | 390 | 426 | 402 | 440 | 402 | 445 | 400 | 444 | 398 | 444 | 399 | 445 0.47 65 3 North Carolina ....... | 399 | 428 | 391 | 427 | 399 | 436 | 397 | 439 | 400 | 444 | 405 | 450 | 406 | 453 0.48 60 4 Hawaii ............... | 414 | 478 | 390 | 464 | 403 | 477 | 406 | 482 | 405 | 478 | 401 | 477 | 401 | 478 0.47 56 5 Indiana............... | 418 | 463 | 406 | 451 | 415 | 459 | 412 | 459 | 408 | 457 | 409 | 459 | 409 | 460 0.45 61 6 New Jersey ........... | 424 | 454 | 414 | 450 | 424 | 465 | 423 | 471 | 417 | 469 | 420 | 471 | 419 | 473 0.45 76 7 Alabama .............. | 426 | 457 | 457 | 488 | 476 | 514 | 482 | 520 | 476 | 515 | 476 | 520 | 480 | 526 0.46 9 8 Pennsylvania ......... | 430 | 470 | 421 | 459 | 429 | 465 | 423 | 463 | 417 | 459 | 418 | 459 | 418 | 460 0.46 70 9 Texas ................ | 431 | 467 | 415 | 455 | 419 | 458 | 415 | 462 | 411 | 463 | 410 | 466 | 413 | 472 0.45 45 10 Virginia ............. | 431 | 463 | 424 | 461 | 435 | 473 | 430 | 472 | 424 | 466 | 425 | 468 | 425 | 469 0.47 63 11 Rhode Island ......... | 432 | 469 | 415 | 452 | 432 | 466 | 429 | 466 | 421 | 459 | 421 | 460 | 419 | 464 0.46 71 12 Massachusetts ........ | 434 | 469 | 422 | 462 | 436 | 473 | 432 | 473 | 426 | 470 | 428 | 474 | 427 | 476 0.48 81 13 California ........... | 435 | 473 | 426 | 475 | 423 | 481 | 422 | 484 | 415 | 482 | 416 | 484 | 415 | 484 0.44 47 14 Maryland ............. | 436 | 471 | 423 | 461 | 436 | 475 | 434 | 480 | 429 | 475 | 431 | 476 | 431 | 478 0.46 66 15 Maine ................ | 437 | 471 | 426 | 465 | 434 | 466 | 431 | 466 | 421 | 458 | 422 | 460 | 422 | 463 0.49 69 16 Vermont .............. | 439 | 476 | 427 | 467 | 442 | 474 | 435 | 470 | 424 | 466 | 429 | 468 | 426 | 467 0.49 68 17 Delaware ............. | 439 | 476 | 429 | 470 | 442 | 475 | 435 | 468 | 428 | 464 | 432 | 463 | 429 | 465 0.46 68 18 Oregon ............... | 440 | 468 | 431 | 469 | 444 | 486 | 443 | 484 | 439 | 483 | 439 | 486 | 441 | 492 0.45 56 19 Florida .............. | 441 | 474 | 424 | 463 | 426 | 469 | 420 | 467 | 416 | 466 | 416 | 468 | 416 | 466 0.44 52 20 New York ............. | 441 | 484 | 427 | 471 | 427 | 471 | 419 | 471 | 413 | 468 | 416 | 466 | 416 | 471 0.48 74 21 Connecticut .......... | 442 | 471 | 430 | 463 | 440 | 474 | 435 | 473 | 429 | 468 | 430 | 470 | 430 | 474 0.47 88 22 New Hampshire ........ | 449 | 485 | 439 | 479 | 450 | 485 | 447 | 485 | 440 | 481 | 440 | 483 | 442 | 487 0.45 78 23 Michigan ............. | 451 | 498 | 456 | 508 | 462 | 514 | 458 | 514 | 461 | 519 | 464 | 523 | 469 | 528 0.45 11 24 Ohio ................. | 456 | 499 | 457 | 500 | 460 | 503 | 451 | 497 | 450 | 496 | 450 | 501 | 454 | 505 0.45 22 25 Louisiana ............ | 456 | 491 | 461 | 494 | 474 | 507 | 473 | 513 | 476 | 518 | 471 | 520 | 481 | 527 0.47 9 26 Nebraska ............. | 459 | 507 | 489 | 537 | 493 | 549 | 487 | 543 | 481 | 543 | 478 | 540 | 479 | 544 0.46 10 27 Illinois ............. | 460 | 510 | 459 | 508 | 466 | 519 | 462 | 520 | 471 | 535 | 473 | 537 | 475 | 541 0.46 15 28 Alaska ............... | 461 | 481 | 449 | 486 | 445 | 479 | 443 | 480 | 439 | 481 | 433 | 475 | 438 | 477 0.47 42 29 West Virginia......... | 462 | 502 | 458 | 495 | 462 | 502 | 448 | 491 | 441 | 485 | 440 | 484 | 439 | 485 0.47 17 30 Nevada ............... | 465 | 497 | 445 | 487 | 445 | 485 | 439 | 487 | 435 | 484 | 434 | 488 | 432 | 488 0.42 28 31 Missouri.............. | 465 | 500 | 462 | 504 | 476 | 519 | 471 | 518 | 476 | 526 | 475 | 529 | 481 | 532 0.45 11 32 Kentucky ............. | 470 | 507 | 474 | 509 | 483 | 519 | 477 | 519 | 473 | 520 | 470 | 518 | 476 | 522 0.47 11 33 Mississippi .......... | 477 | 503 | 473 | 502 | 485 | 516 | 472 | 516 | 477 | 520 | 478 | 526 | 481 | 521 0.48 4 34 Tennessee ............ | 477 | 511 | 475 | 514 | 486 | 521 | 486 | 523 | 487 | 528 | 484 | 529 | 486 | 531 0.46 13 35 Colorado ............. | 479 | 515 | 467 | 513 | 466 | 514 | 458 | 508 | 453 | 506 | 453 | 507 | 454 | 509 0.45 28 36 Oklahoma ............. | 480 | 514 | 485 | 526 | 487 | 521 | 479 | 522 | 476 | 521 | 480 | 527 | 482 | 530 0.44 9 37 Arkansas ............. | 482 | 510 | 477 | 510 | 482 | 519 | 471 | 515 | 482 | 523 | 474 | 516 | 478 | 519 0.47 6 38 New Mexico ........... | 486 | 516 | 474 | 510 | 489 | 527 | 483 | 532 | 474 | 522 | 475 | 521 | 478 | 525 0.45 11 39 Washington ........... | 489 | 522 | 472 | 517 | 461 | 502 | 448 | 491 | 433 | 480 | 432 | 484 | 435 | 486 0.44 52 40 Wisconsin ............ | 492 | 544 | 477 | 533 | 478 | 536 | 477 | 536 | 481 | 542 | 481 | 548 | 485 | 551 0.46 10 41 Idaho ................ | 493 | 524 | 486 | 523 | 475 | 512 | 465 | 500 | 463 | 505 | 460 | 503 | 465 | 507 0.42 18 42 Arizona .............. | 496 | 525 | 476 | 514 | 466 | 509 | 452 | 500 | 442 | 490 | 440 | 493 | 444 | 497 0.45 28 43 Montana .............. | 500 | 547 | 485 | 539 | 485 | 541 | 469 | 523 | 464 | 518 | 465 | 523 | 459 | 516 0.45 24 44 Kansas ............... | 503 | 540 | 502 | 542 | 498 | 544 | 495 | 545 | 493 | 546 | 487 | 546 | 494 | 548 0.45 9 45 Wyoming .............. | 506 | 548 | 478 | 528 | 484 | 534 | 462 | 516 | 466 | 514 | 462 | 516 | 463 | 507 0.44 13 46 Minnesota ............ | 506 | 552 | 486 | 539 | 482 | 540 | 474 | 532 | 480 | 543 | 492 | 561 | 489 | 556 0.45 10 47 North Dakota ......... | 510 | 554 | 494 | 544 | 508 | 556 | 500 | 567 | 502 | 571 | 501 | 567 | 518 | 583 0.46 6 48 Utah ................. | 516 | 553 | 511 | 548 | 506 | 541 | 499 | 537 | 494 | 537 | 496 | 545 | 500 | 549 0.4 4 49 South Dakota ......... | 523 | 561 | 519 | 561 | 531 | 567 | 498 | 543 | 496 | 551 | 490 | 550 | 502 | 558 0.46 6 50 Iowa ................. | 523 | 568 | 515 | 566 | 519 | 576 | 512 | 572 | 515 | 578 | 512 | 584 | 520 | 583 0.46 5 51 District of Columbia . | --- | --- | --- | --- | 413 | 439 | 407 | 439 | 405 | 435 | 405 | 437 | 405 | 441 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ______________________ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | ______ | _______ | ______ | _______ ___________ 1/ Based on the number of high school graduates in 1993 as projected by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and the number of 1993 seniors who took the SAT. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Rankings of states based on SAT scores alone are invalid because of the varying proportions of students in each state taking the tests. "SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, News Release, ""College Board Reports SAT Scores Up Again This Year for All Students and Most" "Ethnic Subgroups."" (Copyright @ 1993 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared April" 1994.)