RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The average SAT score of North Carolina college-bound students has declined. The College Board reports the drop is similar to data nationwide.

North Carolina’s 2015 seniors posted an average SAT college admission score of 1478, down five points overall from the Class of 2014’s average score, according to the 2015 SAT results.

The national average is 1490.

North Carolina’s critical reading score (498) surpassed the nation’s reading score (495). The math score in North Carolina was 504 while the nation’s math average was 511. On the writing test, North Carolina’s average was 476 versus the national average of 484.

Data can be found at ncpublicschools.org.