University of Houston - Fact Book 1996-97


Institutional Research

Trend in ACT and SAT Scores of First-Time-In-College Students
by Score Type, Ethnicity, and Gender
Fall 1992 - 1996


Recentered* Verbal SAT Scores

Fall 1992 Fall 1993 Fall 1994 Fall 1995 Fall 1996
NumberMean NumberMean NumberMean NumberMean NumberMean
African-
American
Female146504.7 151519.3133493.8186505.4283499.0
Male92510.9 90508.287509.789509.9136500.7
Subtotal238507.1 241515.2220500.0275506.8419499.5
Asian
American
Female189505.9 193516.3217507.4250505.4239503.2
Male169514.9 212506.8208501.4206511.9246505.2
Subtotal358510.2 405511.3425504.4456508.4485504.2
Hispanic Female203509.3 194497.2178510.7235501.6258494.8
Male189515.8 187518.1160517.3183523.3191505.0
Subtotal392512.4 381507.5338513.8418511.1449499.1
Inter-
national
Female18475.6 11453.614517.114494.39430.0
Male10485.0 15496.09503.38560.012499.2
Subtotal28478.9 26478.123511.722518.221469.5
Native
American
Female4557.5 4562.59512.24557.514553.6
Male9565.6 4580.05582.06541.75456.0
Subtotal13563.1 8571.314537.110548.019527.9
White/
Other
Female456560.4 411558.2396565.8386568.3402561.3
Male567571.7 452571.5413571.1419566.4426567.2
Subtotal1,023566.7 863565.2809568.5805567.3828564.3
All
Students
Female1,016530.5 964530.3947530.71,075527.21,205519.8
Male1,036545.9 960539.8882538.2911539.71,016530.2
Subtotal2,052538.3 1,924535.01,829534.31,986532.92,221524.6

* Beginning in April, 1995, SAT scores were recentered to a mean score of 500. To maintain comparability over time, scores on exams given before April, 1995 have been converted to the recentered scale.