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State Summary Reports

Compare your school's PSAT/NMSQT performance to the state's and the nation's

PSAT/NMSQT State Summary Reports provide data on participation and performance for juniors and sophomores who took the PSAT/NMSQT. New reports are available annually in February and include:

  • Number of test-takers
  • Ethnic background
  • Participation in Student Search Service® (SSS®)
  • Self-reported GPA
  • Year completing high school and entering college
  • Performance by score range
  • College major of interest

State-level data is also compared to all students who took the PSAT/NMSQT. Learn more:

Highlights of 2008 Junior Data

  • 1,588,688 juniors took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 53.5% of juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 46.5% were male.
  • Of those indicating racial/ethnic background, 40.6% were minorities, an increase from 39% in 2007.
  • Junior average scores for 2008 (with comparison to 2007 data):
    • Critical Reading: 46.7 (no change)
    • Math: 48.8 (0.6 increase)
    • Writing Skills: 45.8 (0.1 increase)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2010 include: health professions and sciences, 19.4%; business management, 9.5%; visual and performing arts, 9.5%; engineering, 8.4%; education, 4.5%; biological sciences, 4.3%; and psychology, 4.1%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (15.6%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (26.2%). 11.7% were undecided about a college major.

Highlights of 2008 Sophomore Data

  • 1,521,122 sophomores took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 52.1% of sophomores who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 47.9% were male.
  • Of those noting racial/ethnic background, 50% of sophomores were minorities, an increase from 49% in 2007.
  • Sophomore average scores for 2008 (with comparison to 2007 data):
    • Critical Reading: 41.6 (0.2 decrease)
    • Math: 44 (0.9 increase)
    • Writing Skills: 41 (0.2 decrease)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2011 include: health professions and sciences, 18%; visual and performing arts, 10.8%; engineering, 8.1%; business management, 7.5%; biological professions and sciences, 4.4%; and education, 3.6%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (15.2%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (25.1%). About 14% were undecided about a college major.

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