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UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2022: LOOKING FOR THE CLASS OF 2023 CUTOFFS / UPDATED MAP? Here you go and good luck.
I have big news to share! Below is an alphabetical list of the rumored Class of 2022 statewide National Merit Semifinalist Selection Index (SI) cutoffs for all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., US International and US Territories:
Alabama (212), Alaska (208), Arizona (218), Arkansas (211), California (221), Colorado (217), Connecticut (220), Delaware (220), District of Columbia (224) Florida (217), Georgia (219), Hawaii (217), Idaho (214) Illinois (218), Indiana (215), Iowa (211), Kansas (215), Kentucky (212), Louisiana (213), Maine (211), Maryland (224), Massachusetts (221), Michigan (217), Minnesota (218), Mississippi (213), Missouri (214), Montana (208), Nebraska (210), Nevada (214), New Hampshire (214), New Jersey (222), New Mexico (210), New York (220), North Carolina (218), North Dakota (207), Ohio (215), Oklahoma (210), Oregon (220), Pennsylvania (218), Rhode Island (213), South Carolina (213), South Dakota (210), Tennessee (215), Texas (220), US International (224), US Territories (207), Utah (212), Vermont (211), Virginia (221), Washington (220), West Virginia (207), Wisconsin (214), Wyoming (208)
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The states whose cutoffs have increased from last year are Delaware (+1), District of Columbia (+2), Florida (+1), Kansas (+1), Louisiana (+1), Maryland (+3), Michigan (+1), Mississippi (+2), North Carolina (+1), Oregon (+3), Pennsylvania (+1), South Carolina (+1), South Dakota (+1), Texas (+1), US International (+2), and Wisconsin (+1).
The states whose cutoffs have decreased from last year are Alaska (-4), Arkansas (-1), Illinois (-1), Iowa (-1), Kentucky (-2), Massachusetts (-1), Maine (-2), Montana (-2), Nebraska (-2), Nevada (-1), New Hampshire (-1), New Mexico (-1), North Dakota (-2), Oklahoma (-1), Rhode Island (-3), US Territories (-2), Vermont (-1), West Virginia (-2), and Wyoming (-1).
The states whose cutoffs have stayed the same as last year are Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Virginia.
This SI cutoff data has been crowdsourced, collected, and compiled from across the web, including social media such as Reddit, Telegram, Discord, College Confidential, and other anonymous test-prep forums, as well as from my own private conversations with students, parents, guidance counselors, and principals. All junior-year PSAT scores or qualifying alternate entry SAT scores with a Selection Index equal to or above the cutoff will qualify for National Merit Semifinalist status.
Based off Maryland's—and thus, US International's—historic 224 SI cutoff, it appears that despite what you may have heard from other PSAT experts, Alternate Entry scores did in fact factor into the calculation of statewide SI cutoffs this year, as I originally postulated over a year ago.
Any questions, concerns, or additional statewide cutoffs to share, please contact me directly at mcelroy@post.harvard.edu.
Original post 8/27/21
Last updated 9/9/21
Alabama
2022 Cutoff: 212
2021 Cutoff: 212
Alaska
2022 Cutoff: 208
2021 Cutoff: 212
Arizona
2022 Cutoff: 218
2021 Cutoff: 218
Arkansas
2022 Cutoff: 211
2021 Cutoff: 212
California
2022 Cutoff: 221
2021 Cutoff: 221
Colorado
2022 Cutoff: 217
2021 Cutoff: 217
Commended (same as US Territories semifinalist cutoff)
2022 Cutoff: 207
2021 Cutoff: 209
Connecticut
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 220
Delaware
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 219
District of Columbia aka Washington, D.C. (same as highest SI cutoff)
2022 Cutoff: 224
2021 Cutoff: 222
Florida
2022 Cutoff: 217
2021 Cutoff: 216
Georgia
2022 Cutoff: 219
2021 Cutoff: 219
Hawaii
2022 Cutoff: 217
2021 Cutoff: 217
Idaho
2022 Cutoff: 214
2021 Cutoff: 214
Illinois
2022 Cutoff: 218
2021 Cutoff: 219
Indiana
2022 Cutoff: 215
2021 Cutoff: 215
Iowa
2022 Cutoff: 211
2021 Cutoff: 212
Kansas
2022 Cutoff: 215
2021 Cutoff: 214
Kentucky
2022 Cutoff: 212
2021 Cutoff: 214
Louisiana
2022 Cutoff: 213
2021 Cutoff: 212
Maine
2022 Cutoff: 211
2021 Cutoff: 213
Maryland
2022 Cutoff: 224
2021 Cutoff: 221
Massachusetts
2022 Cutoff: 221
2021 Cutoff: 222
Michigan
2022 Cutoff: 217
2021 Cutoff: 216
Minnesota
2022 Cutoff: 218
2021 Cutoff: 218
Mississippi
2022 Cutoff: 213
2021 Cutoff: 211
Missouri
2022 Cutoff: 214
2021 Cutoff: 214
Montana
2022 Cutoff: 208
2021 Cutoff: 210
Nebraska
2022 Cutoff: 211
2021 Cutoff: 213
Nevada
2022 Cutoff: 214
2021 Cutoff: 215
New Hampshire
2022 Cutoff: 214
2021 Cutoff: 215
New Jersey
2022 Cutoff: 222
2021 Cutoff: 222
New Mexico
2022 Cutoff: 210
2021 Cutoff: 211
New York
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 220
North Carolina
2022 Cutoff: 218
2021 Cutoff: 217
North Dakota
2022 Cutoff: 207
2021 Cutoff: 209
Ohio
2022 Cutoff: 215
2021 Cutoff: 215
Oklahoma
2022 Cutoff: 210
2021 Cutoff: 211
Oregon
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 217
Pennsylvania
2022 Cutoff: 218
2021 Cutoff: 217
Rhode Island
2022 Cutoff: 213
2021 Cutoff: 216
South Carolina
2022 Cutoff: 213
2021 Cutoff: 212
South Dakota
2022 Cutoff: 210
2021 Cutoff: 209
Tennessee
2022 Cutoff: 215
2021 Cutoff: 215
US International (for citizens living abroad - same as highest SI cutoff)
2022 Cutoff: 224
2021 Cutoff: 222
US Territories (same as commended cutoff)
2022 Cutoff: 207
2021 Cutoff: 209
Texas
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 219
Utah
2022 Cutoff: 212
2021 Cutoff: 212
Vermont
2022 Cutoff: 211
2021 Cutoff: 212
Virginia
2022 Cutoff: 221
2021 Cutoff: 221
Washington
2022 Cutoff: 220
2021 Cutoff: 220
West Virginia
2022 Cutoff: 207
2021 Cutoff: 209
Wisconsin
2022 Cutoff: 214
2021 Cutoff: 213
Wyoming
2022 Cutoff: 208
2021 Cutoff: 209
Good luck to everyone.
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