College-Bound Juniors & Sophomores | Research and Development

Archived PSAT/NMSQT data (College-Bound Juniors & Sophomores) is provided online starting from 2000.

Selecting an archive year will take you to new page.

PSAT/NMSQT 2012 State Summary Reports

In the fall of 2012, students took the PSAT/NMSQT to help determine their level of readiness for college. The PSAT/NMSQT 2011 State Summary Reports summarize the characteristics, scores and educational plans of the Class of 2013 and Class of 2014. Refer to your School (or System) Summary Reports to compare your local data with the national- and state-level data on these reports.

Highlights of 2012 Junior Data

1,551,095 juniors took the PSAT/NMSQT.
53.1% of juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 46.9% were male.
Of those indicating racial/ethnic background, 44.2% of juniors indicated a category other than "white," an increase from 43.5% in 2011.
Junior average scores for 2012 (with comparison to 2011 data):
- Critical Reading: 47.7 (0.1 increase)
- Math: 48.6 (0.3 increase)
- Writing Skills: 46.5 (0.9 increase)
College majors of interest to the Class of 2014 include: health professions and sciences, 19.9%; engineering, 10.3%; business management, 9.1%; visual and performing arts, 8.2%; biological sciences, 5.3%; psychology, 4.1%; and security and protective services, 3.9%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (18.7%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (27.4%). 11.6% were undecided about a college major.

Download each state's summary report.
Requires Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky	Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Ohio	Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Highlights of 2012 Sophomore Data

1,585,611 sophomores took the PSAT/NMSQT.
51.5% of sophomores who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 48.5% were male.
Of those noting racial/ethnic background, 50.3% of sophomores indicated a category other than "white," an increase from 49.8% in 2011.
Sophomore average scores for 2012 (with comparison to 2011 data):
- Critical Reading: 43.1 (no change)
- Math: 43.6 (0.5 increase)
- Writing Skills: 41.8 (0.9 increase)
College majors of interest to the Class of 2015 include: health professions and sciences, 18.0%; visual and performing arts, 9.8%; engineering, 9.8%; business management, 7.1%; biological sciences, 5.0%; security and protective services, 4.5%; and "other", 3.7%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (18.0%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (25.5%). About 13.8% were undecided about a college major.

Download each state's summary report.