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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
  • Percentage meeting the College Readiness Benchmark
  • 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 2010 Junior Data

  • 1,572,274 juniors took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 53.3% of juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 46.7% were male.
  • Of those indicating racial/ethnic background, 43% of juniors indicated a category other than "white," an increase from 42.2% in 2009.
  • Junior average scores for 2010 (with comparison to 2009 data):
    • Critical Reading: 47.3 (0.4 increase)
    • Math: 48.9 (0.7 increase)
    • Writing Skills: 45.4 (0.4 decrease)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2012 include: health professions and sciences, 19.7%; engineering, 9.1%; visual and performing arts, 8.9%; business management, 8.4%; biological sciences, 5.0%; psychology, 4.3%; and education, 4.2%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (17.0%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (26.7%). 12.1% were undecided about a college major.

Highlights of 2010 Sophomore Data

  • 1,575,925 sophomores took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 51.7% of sophomores who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 48.3% were male.
  • Of those noting racial/ethnic background, 50.2% of sophomores indicated a category other than "white," a decrease from 50.5% in 2009.
  • Sophomore average scores for 2010 (with comparison to 2009 data):
    • Critical Reading: 42.5 (0.5 increase)
    • Math: 44 (0.7 decrease)
    • Writing Skills: 40.4 (.06 decrease)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2013 include: health professions and sciences, 17.6%; visual and performing arts, 10.2%; engineering, 8.9%; business management, 6.7%; biological sciences, 4.9%; security and protective services. 4.3%; and "other", 4.3%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (16.7%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (24.8%). About 14.3% were undecided about a college major.

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