University of Houston - Fact Book 1996-97


Institutional Research

Trend in Mean ACT and SAT Scores of First-Time-In College (FTIC) Students
Original and Recentered SAT Scores*
Fall 1992 - 1996



Fall 1992 Fall 1993 Fall 1994 Fall 1995 Fall 1996
Combined SAT Original Score993.9991.0 989.5

Recentered Score1089.01086.3 1085.01080.41066.0
Math SAT Original Score532.5532.9 532.3

Recentered Score550.7551.3 550.7547.5541.4
Verbal SAT Original Score461.4458.1 457.2

Recentered Score538.3535.0 534.3532.9524.7
Composite ACT 22.522.622.422.222.1

* 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.