SAT® Report: Only 43 Percent of 2012 College-Bound Seniors Are College Ready:

SAT® Report: Only 43 Percent of 2012 College-Bound Seniors Are College Ready

Report Underscores Importance Of Increasing Rigor In America’s Schools

09/24/2012

NEW YORK — The SAT Report on College & Career Readiness released today revealed that only 43 percent of SAT^® takers in the class of 2012 graduated from high school with the level of academic preparedness associated with a high likelihood of college success. These findings are based on the percentage of students in the class of 2012 who met the SAT College & Career Readiness Benchmark, which research shows is associated with higher rates of enrollment in four-year colleges, higher first-year college GPAs and higher rates of retention beyond the first year.

“This report should serve as a call to action to expand access to rigor for more students,” said College Board President Gaston Caperton. “Our nation’s future depends on the strength of our education system. When less than half of kids who want to go to college are prepared to do so, that system is failing. We must make education a national priority and deliver rigor to more students.”

SAT Benchmark

Among the high school class of 2012, 43 percent of all SAT takers met the SAT College & Career Readiness Benchmark. This percentage is