SAT Score Chart 2026: Scaled Score Conversion, SAT to ACT Conversion, Percentile Chart

Updated on, Feb 5, 2026

The SAT score chart helps you understand the SAT scoring process. The SAT comprises 2 sections: Reading & Writing, and Math. Each section is first scored with a raw score. Here is the SAT scoring chart that comprises the SAT sections and corresponding maximum raw points. These points are calculated based on the total number of questions in each section. The raw score is later converted into a scaled score.

Sections	Maximum Raw Points
Reading	52
Writing and Language	44
Math	58

Table of Contents

SAT Score Conversion Chart
Subject Test Raw Conversion Score
SAT Raw Score & Scaled Score
3.1 SAT Raw Score
3.2 SAT Scaled Score
3.3 SAT Score Range Chart
SAT and ACT Conversion Chart
New vs. Old SAT Score
GPA vs SAT score Chart

SAT Math Score Conversion Chart

Check the SAT score chart for raw score conversion for the SAT Math section:

Math Raw Score	Math Scaled Score
58	800
57	790
56	780
55	760
54	750
53	740
52	730
51	710
50	700
49	690
48	680
47	670
46	670
45	660
44	650
43	640
42	630
41	620
40	610
39	600
38	600
37	590
36	580
35	570
34	560
33	560
32	550
31	540
30	530
29	520
28	520
27	510
26	500
25	490
24	480
23	480
22	470
21	460
20	450
19	440
18	430
17	420
16	410
15	390
14	380
13	370
12	360
11	340
10	330
9	320
8	310
7	290
6	280
5	260
4	240
3	230
2	210
1	200
0	200

This is the new SAT raw score conversion chart made as per the update made by the College Board. In the old SAT, Reading and Writing were separate sections. But according to the new SAT pattern, these 2 sections are combined under the Evidence-based Reading and Writing (EBRW) section.

SAT Reading and Writing Score Conversion Chart

The raw score obtained in the Reading and Writing section is converted into 2 scaled scores, each on a range of 10-40. The scaled scores of these 2 sections are added together and multiplied by 10 to obtain the combined scaled score of the section. Check the SAT scaled score chart for the SAT Reading and Writing section.

Raw Score	Reading Scaled Score	Writing and Language Scaled Score
52	40	-
51	40	-
50	39	-
49	38	-
48	38	-
47	37	-
46	37	-
45	36	-
44	35	40
43	35	39
42	34	38
41	33	37
40	33	36
39	32	35
38	32	34
37	31	34
36	31	33
35	30	32
34	30	32
33	29	31
32	29	30
31	28	30
30	28	29
29	27	28
28	26	28
27	26	27
26	25	26
25	25	26
24	24	25
23	24	25
22	23	24
21	23	23
20	22	23
19	22	22
18	21	21
17	21	21
16	20	20
15	20	19
14	19	19
13	19	18
12	19	17
11	17	16
10	17	16
9	16	15
8	15	14
7	15	13
6	14	13
5	13	12
4	12	11
3	11	10
2	10	10
1	10	10
0	10	10

The SAT Reading score chart is based on the highest possible raw point, which is 52 and the Writing and Language score chart is based on the highest possible raw points which is 44.

Understanding SAT Raw and Scaled Scores

To understand the SAT raw score, you need to understand 2 concepts about SAT scoring:

A raw score is calculated with the number of right answers you got.
A scaled score helps make a comprehensive grading score out of 1600. The score chart is released by the College Board on its official website.

SAT Raw Score

The SAT raw score is a factor that determines correct answers out of total answers attempted which is later multiplied by 10 to get the scaled score. The SAT raw score for different sections of the exam are given below.

SAT Reading: It consists of 52 questions, which mark the total raw score as 52.
SAT Writing and Language: It consists of 44 questions, which mark the total raw score as 44.
SAT Math: It consists of 58 questions, which mark the total raw score as 58.

SAT Scaled Score

Once done with calculating the SAT raw score, the next step is to refer to the SAT score chart. This chart is available on the official College Board website, and it helps get the scaled score for a particular section. The EBRW and Maths carry a maximum scaled score of 800 each.

SAT Score Range Chart

The SAT score conversion chart may vary in terms of SAT dates as the questions and difficulty level in the exam. You need to calculate your raw scores by referring to the official SAT score chart on the College Board website.

The College Board provides a breakdown for the incorrect, correct, and omitted answers attempted by the candidate. The SAT score report contains final scaled scores.

SAT Score Percentile

In addition to the aggregate SAT score, which ranges from 400 to 1600, you will also receive a percentile, which ranges from 1 to 99. The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Math sections assign you a percentile based on the total composite score.

The SAT percentile chart compares your scores to those of the other test-takers. For example, someone who had a percentile of 76 would have outperformed 76% of students on the test. An individual who scored 47 percentile on the Math test outperformed 47% of other pupils. Given below is the SAT percentile chart for a better understanding of SAT scores:

SAT and ACT Score Conversion Chart

Both SAT and ACT are conducted to examine your academic reasoning skills, which consist of reading, writing, mathematics, etc. Both exams determine whether candidates can get selected into colleges abroad or not. As ACT and SAT scores are equally accepted for college admission, candidates can choose any test to appear. The SAT-ACT score comparison chart will help determine the target score.

The SAT Score Range is 400-1600, while the ACT score range from 1-36. Here is the clear comparison between ACT vs SAT for your help:

ACT Score	SAT Score	SAT Score Range	ACT Percentile
36	1590	1570-1600	100
35	1540	1530-1560	99
34	1500	1490-1520	99
33	1460	1450-1480	98
32	1430	1420-1440	97
31	1400	1390-1410	95
30	1370	1360-1380	93
29	1340	1330-1350	91
28	1310	1300-1320	89
27	1280	1260-1290	86
26	1240	1230-1250	82
25	1210	1200-1220	78
24	1180	1160-1190	74
23	1140	1130-1150	69
22	1110	1100-1120	63
21	1080	1060-1090	58
20	1040	1030-1050	51
19	1010	990-1020	45
18	970	960-980	39
17	930	920-950	32
16	890	880-910	26
15	850	830-870	20
14	800	780-820	14
13	760	730-770	8
12	710	690-720	4
11	670	650-680	1
10	630	620-640	1
9	590	590-610	1

New vs Old SAT Score Conversion Chart

Here is the old vs new SAT conversion chart:

1600 Score	Equivalent Scores in the 600-2400 range	1600 Percentiles
1600	2400	99
1590	2390	99
1580	2390	99
1570	2380	99
1560	2360 or 2370	99
1550	2350	99
1540	2330 or 2340	99
1530	2320	99
1520	2300 or 2310	99
1510	2290	99
1500	2270 or 2280	99
1490	2250 or 2260	99
1480	2240	99
1470	2220 or 2230	98-99
1460	2210	98
1450	2190 or 2200	98
1440	2180	98
1430	2160 or 2170	98
1420	2150	97
1410	2130 or 2140	97
1400	2120	97
1390	2100 or 2110	96
1380	2090	96
1370	2070 or 2080	95-96
1360	2060	95
1350	2040 or 2050	94-95
1340	2030	94
1330	2010 or 2020	93
1320	2000	92
1310	1980 or 1990	92
1300	1970	92
1290	1950 or 1960	91
1280	1940	90
1270	1920 or 1930	89-90
1260	1910	89
1250	1890 or 1900	87-88
1240	1880	87
1230	1860 or 1870	86
1220	1850	85
1210	1830 or 1840	84
1200	1820	83
1190	1800 or 1810	81-82
1180	1790	81
1170	1780 or 1770	79-80
1160	1750 or 1760	77-78
1150	1740	77
1140	1720 or 1730	75-76
1130	1710	74
1120	1690 or 1700	72-73
1110	1680	71
1100	1660 or 1670	69-70
1090	1650	68
1080	1630 or 1640	66-67
1070	1620	65
1060	1600 or 1610	63-64
1050	1590	62
1040	1570 or 1580	60-61
1030	1560	59
1020	1540 or 1530	56-57
1010	1530	55
1000	1510 or 1520	53-54
990	1500	52
980	1480 or 1490	49-50
970	1470	48
960	1460 or 1450	46-47
950	1440	44
940	1420 or 1430	42-43
930	1410	41
920	1390 or 1400	38-40
910	1380	37
900	1360 or 1370	35-36
890	1350	34
880	1330 or 1340	31-32
870	1320	30
860	1300 or 1310	28-29
850	1290	27
840	1270 or 1280	25-26
830	1250 or 1260	23-24
820	1240	22
810	1220 or 1230	20-21
800	1210	19
790	1190 or 1200	17-18
780	1180	16
770	1160 or 1170	14-15
760	1150	14
750	1130 or 1140	12-13
740	1120	11
730	1100 or 1110	10-11
720	1090	10
710	1070 or 1080	8-9
700	1060	8
690	1040 or 1050	7
680	1030	6
670	1010 or 1020	6
660	1000	5
650	980 or 990	5
640	970	4
630	950 or 960	4
620	940	3
610	920 or 930	3
600	910	3
590	890 or 900	2
580	880	2
570	860 or 870	2
560	850	2
550	830 or 840	1
540	820	1
530	800 or 810	1
520	790	1
510	770 or 780	1
500	750 or 760	1
490	740	1
480	720 or 730	1
470	710	1
460	690 or 700	1
450	680	1
440	660 or 670	1
430	650	1
420	630 or 640	1
410	620	1
400	600 or 610	1

GPA vs SAT Score Chart

GPA is a scale that indicates how sufficient the scores of a candidate’s academics are. In the score chart below SAT score table are compared with GPA.

GPA score	SAT score
3-4	1600-921
2-3	920-768
1-2	674-767
0-1	400-673

This is how the SAT Score charts look like and there are different ways to convert the raw score into scaled score. Online converters are serving the candidates effectively in this matter.

FAQs

Ques. What is a Good SAT Score?

Ans. 75th percentile SAT score seems to be a good SAT score – 75th percentile score signifies a SAT score of 1200-1210. This is the minimum SAT score requirement for renowned universities around the world.

Ques. What is the Minimum SAT Score for Harvard?

Ans. A SAT score of 1580 is needed for admission in Harvard – the score breakup for Reading and Writing is 720-780 and for Math, it is 740-800.

Ques. What is the Average SAT Score?

Ans. As per the report of 2018, the average SAT score obtained worldwide is 1068. SAT Score range is 400-1600 and the mathematical average of SAT is 1000. Now this a fact that maximum candidates secure a score around 1050-1110 worldwide.

Ques. Is 1500 a Good SAT Score?

Ans. Highest SAT score is 1600 and out of 1600, a SAT score of 1500 is definitely a good score.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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