Average SAT score by state (Arranged from highest to lowest) Percent State Verbal Math Total taking ----------------------------------------- Iowa 512 572 1084 5 ND 500 567 1067 5 SD 498 543 1041 6 Kan 495 545 1040 10 Utah 499 537 1036 5 Neb 487 543 1030 10 NM 483 532 1015 11 Wis 477 536 1013 12 Tenn 486 523 1009 12 Minn 474 532 1006 15 Ala 482 520 1002 8 Okla 479 522 1001 8 Ky 477 519 996 10 Mont 469 523 992 20 Mo 471 518 989 13 Miss 472 516 988 4 La 473 513 986 9 Ark 471 515 986 7 Ill 462 520 982 17 Wyo 462 518 980 14 Mich 458 514 972 12 Colo 458 508 966 29 Idaho 465 500 965 17 Ariz 452 500 952 23 Ohio 451 497 948 23 Wash 448 491 939 39 WV 448 491 939 15 NH 447 485 932 66 Ore 443 484 927 49 Nev 439 487 926 23 Alaska 443 480 923 42 Md 434 480 914 60 Conn 435 473 908 75 Calif 422 484 906 44 Mass 432 473 905 72 Vt 435 470 905 63 Del 435 468 903 60 Va 430 472 902 59 Maine 431 466 897 59 RI 429 466 895 63 NJ 423 471 894 67 NY 419 471 890 69 Hawaii 406 482 888 52 Fla 420 467 887 47 PA 423 463 886 63 Texas 415 462 877 43 Ind 412 459 871 55 Ga 402 445 847 59 DC 407 439 846 67 SC 399 439 838 55 NC 397 439 836 57 ----------------------------------------- Source: The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, September 12, 1989.