How smart are those wannabe med students? See SAT scores by intended college major.

How well do people who want to be doctors or lawyers do on the SAT versus students who plan on being philosophy or science majors?

Here are average scores of 115,963 New York students who took the SAT test the spring of 2017 broken down by their intended college majors, with the most popular majors at the top, according to The College Board, which administers the test. The labels on the bars are shortened, so see the table for the full description of majors. Play around with this! You can isolate either the math scores or the English scores by clicking on them in the color key. And, of course, mouse over the bars for details. You also can sort the table below by total scores, math scores, percentage of test takers, etc. This database was posted on Sept. 26, 2017.


Test scores were not included for two majors, "Library Science / Librarianship" (eight test takers) and "Precision Production" (three test takers) because of the small number who took the test. Javascript chart by amCharts.com.

Intended college major Test takers Percent of all test takers English score average Math score average Total score average
Intended college major Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences Test takers 870 Percent of all test takers 0.8% English score average 504 Math score average 497 Total score average 1,001
Intended college major Architecture and Related Services Test takers 1,532 Percent of all test takers 1.3% English score average 522 Math score average 532 Total score average 1,054
Intended college major Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Test takers 133 Percent of all test takers 0.1% English score average 558 Math score average 522 Total score average 1,079
Intended college major Biological and Biomedical Sciences Test takers 8,229 Percent of all test takers 7.1% English score average 567 Math score average 563 Total score average 1,130
Intended college major Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Test takers 13,361 Percent of all test takers 11.5% English score average 530 Math score average 536 Total score average 1,066
Intended college major Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Test takers 2,341 Percent of all test takers 2.0% English score average 544 Math score average 513 Total score average 1,057
Intended college major Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Test takers 4,690 Percent of all test takers 4.0% English score average 551 Math score average 561 Total score average 1,112
Intended college major Construction Trades, General Test takers 116 Percent of all test takers 0.1% English score average 489 Math score average 488 Total score average 977
Intended college major Education Test takers 4,587 Percent of all test takers 4.0% English score average 523 Math score average 514 Total score average 1,037
Intended college major Engineering Test takers 9,866 Percent of all test takers 8.5% English score average 556 Math score average 578 Total score average 1,134
Intended college major Engineering Technologies / Technicians Test takers 2,219 Percent of all test takers 1.9% English score average 504 Math score average 521 Total score average 1,025
Intended college major English Language and Literature / Letters Test takers 1,303 Percent of all test takers 1.1% English score average 570 Math score average 520 Total score average 1,090
Intended college major Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences Test takers 217 Percent of all test takers 0.2% English score average 496 Math score average 484 Total score average 980
Intended college major Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Test takers 542 Percent of all test takers 0.5% English score average 567 Math score average 543 Total score average 1,110
Intended college major Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Test takers 19,962 Percent of all test takers 17.2% English score average 529 Math score average 523 Total score average 1,052
Intended college major History, General Test takers 1,007 Percent of all test takers 0.9% English score average 553 Math score average 523 Total score average 1,076
Intended college major Legal Studies, General Test takers 2,725 Percent of all test takers 2.3% English score average 547 Math score average 526 Total score average 1,072
Intended college major Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Test takers 865 Percent of all test takers 0.7% English score average 547 Math score average 521 Total score average 1,068
Intended college major Mathematics and Statistics Test takers 958 Percent of all test takers 0.8% English score average 573 Math score average 623 Total score average 1,196
Intended college major Mechanic and Repair Technologies / Technicians Test takers 260 Percent of all test takers 0.2% English score average 475 Math score average 481 Total score average 956
Intended college major Military Technologies Test takers 437 Percent of all test takers 0.4% English score average 500 Math score average 499 Total score average 999
Intended college major Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Test takers 179 Percent of all test takers 0.2% English score average 561 Math score average 559 Total score average 1,120
Intended college major Natural Resources and Conservation Test takers 648 Percent of all test takers 0.6% English score average 559 Math score average 544 Total score average 1,103
Intended college major Other Test takers 2,166 Percent of all test takers 1.9% English score average 489 Math score average 480 Total score average 969
Intended college major Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Test takers 1,018 Percent of all test takers 0.9% English score average 483 Math score average 485 Total score average 968
Intended college major Personal and Culinary Services, General Test takers 445 Percent of all test takers 0.4% English score average 493 Math score average 473 Total score average 966
Intended college major Philosophy and Religious Studies Test takers 192 Percent of all test takers 0.2% English score average 557 Math score average 517 Total score average 1,074
Intended college major Physical Sciences Test takers 1,765 Percent of all test takers 1.5% English score average 581 Math score average 589 Total score average 1,170
Intended college major Psychology, General Test takers 5,427 Percent of all test takers 4.7% English score average 533 Math score average 508 Total score average 1,040
Intended college major Public Administration and Social Service Professions Test takers 446 Percent of all test takers 0.4% English score average 505 Math score average 482 Total score average 987
Intended college major Security and Protective Services Test takers 5,874 Percent of all test takers 5.1% English score average 492 Math score average 481 Total score average 974
Intended college major Social Sciences Test takers 1,963 Percent of all test takers 1.7% English score average 575 Math score average 545 Total score average 1,120
Intended college major Theology and Religious Vocations Test takers 64 Percent of all test takers 0.1% English score average 555 Math score average 525 Total score average 1,080
Intended college major Transportation and Materials Moving Test takers 60 Percent of all test takers 0.1% English score average 514 Math score average 517 Total score average 1,031
Intended college major Undecided Test takers 10,990 Percent of all test takers 9.5% English score average 542 Math score average 538 Total score average 1,080
Intended college major Visual and Performing Arts, General Test takers 8,495 Percent of all test takers 7.3% English score average 528 Math score average 503 Total score average 1,030

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