Average Scores
The average SAT Subject Tests score
The average Subject Test score varies from test to test, because different groups of students take different tests. For this reason, you shouldn't compare scores across the different Subject Tests. You can compare scores to the average Subject Test scores for 2012 college-bound seniors shown in the table below.
| English | |
|---|---|
| Literature | 604 |
| History and Social Sciences | |
| United States History | 640 |
| World History | 619 |
| Mathematics | |
| Mathematics Level 1 | 617 |
| Mathematics Level 2 | 677 |
| Sciences | |
| Biology-Ecological | 623 |
| Biology-Molecular | 654 |
| Chemistry | 662 |
| Physics | 662 |
| Language Tests | |
| Chinese with Listening | 759 |
| French | 631 |
| French with Listening | 656 |
| German | 628 |
| German with Listening | 614 |
| Modern Hebrew | 616 |
| Italian | 691 |
| Japanese with Listening | 692 |
| Korean with Listening | 769 |
| Latin | 616 |
| Spanish | 649 |
| Spanish with Listening | 670 |
2006 was the last year for which scores for the SAT Subject Test in Writing were reported. Please consult the 2006 College-Bound Seniors Reports for data on the Subject Test in Writing.
The English Language Proficiency Test™ (ELPT™) was last administered in January 2005. Please consult the 2005 College-Bound Seniors Reports for data on ELPT.
For more information on scores
Visit the following pages for additional information:
- Research including information on SAT Subject Test scores from previous years
- Summary of College-Bound Seniors 2012
- Complete total group and state College-Bound Seniors 2012 Reports
- SAT Data Tables