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The SAT Scoring Scale

An SAT score report includes a variety of scores. The score report will also include a percentile rank for each of these scores. Scores are generally available for online viewing within roughly one month after each test administration date.

The first step in calculating a student’s scores on the SAT is to determine the raw score for each sections. Each correct answer adds 1 point to the raw score. The raw score for each section is then converted into scaled scores, as described below. The conversion process allows scorers to correct for minor variations in the difficulty of different test administrations so that the same level of ability should lead to the same scaled score on any test.

Some of the scores describe the same parts of the test in different ways or combinations.

Total Score

The total score is the best-known score for the SAT. Your total score can range from 400 to 1600 and will be based on the sum of your section scores.

Section Scores

You will receive two section scores:

The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score is based on your performance in the first two sections of the test: (Section 1) Reading and (Section 2) Writing and Language.

The Math score is based on your performance in the last two sections of the test: (Section 3) math without calculator and (Section 4) math with calculator.

Test Scores

In additions to your total score and section scores, your score report will include three “test scores”:

Each “test score” is reported on a scale of 10 to 40.

Subject-Based “Cross-Test” Scores

Throughout the SAT, some questions will be based on historical/social studies and some questions will be based on science contexts. Regardless of whether the question relied on your math, writing, language, or reading skills, the results of these questions will contribute to two “cross-test” scores:

Each “cross-test” score is reported on a scale of 10 to 40.

Subscores

In addition to the subject-based cross-test scores, your responses to certain questions contribute to seven subscores.

Responses to certain questions in the Reading section and the Writing and Language section will contribute to:

Responses to certain questions in the Writing and Language section will contribute to the following subscores:

Responses to certain questions on the Math sections will contribute to the following subscores:

Essay Score

If you take the SAT with Essay, you will also receive three scores for your essay:

Each essay score is reported on a scale of 2 to 8. These three scores are not combined with each other or with scores from any other part of the test.

Percentile Scale

Total Score National Percentile User Percentile
1600 99+ 99+
1590 99+ 99+
1580 99+ 99+
1570 99+ 99+
1560 99+ 99+
1550 99+ 99
1540 99+ 99
1530 99+ 99
1520 99+ 99
1510 99 98
1500 99 98
1490 99 98
1480 99 97
1470 99 97
1460 99 97
1450 98 96
1440 98 96
1430 98 95
1420 98 95
1410 97 94
1400 97 94
1390 96 93
1380 96 92
1370 96 92
1360 95 91
1350 94 90
1340 94 89
1330 93 89
1320 93 88
1310 92 87
1300 91 86
1290 90 85
1280 89 84
1270 88 83
1260 87 82
1250 86 81
1240 85 80
1230 84 78
1220 83 77
1210 82 76
1200 81 74
1190 80 73
1180 78 72
1170 77 70
1160 76 69
1150 74 67
1140 73 66
1130 71 64
1120 70 62
1110 69 61
1100 67 59
1090 65 57
1080 63 55
1070 61 54
1060 60 52
1050 58 50
1040 56 48
1030 54 46
1020 52 45
1010 50 43
1000 48 41
990 46 39
980 44 38
970 42 36
960 40 34
950 38 33
940 36 31
930 35 29
920 33 28
910 31 26
900 29 25
890 27 23
880 26 22
870 24 20
860 23 29
850 21 18
840 20 16
830 18 15
820 17 14
810 16 12
800 14 11
790 13 10
780 11 9
770 10 8
760 9 7
750 8 6
740 7 5
730 6 5
720 5 4
710 4 3
700 4 3
690 3 2
680 2 2
670 2 1
660 1 1
650 1 1
640 1 1
630 1 1-
620 1- 1-
610 1- 1-
600 1- 1-
590 1- 1-
580 1- 1-
570 1- 1-
560 1- 1-
550 1- 1-
540 1- 1-
530 1- 1-
520 1- 1-
510 1- 1-
500 1- 1-
490 1- 1-
480 1- 1-
470 1- 1-
460 1- 1-
450 1- 1-
440 1- 1-
430 1- 1-
420 1- 1-
410 1- 1-
400 1- 1-

Percentile Section

Section Score Evidence National Evidence User Math National Math User
800 99+ 99+ 99+ 99
790 99+ 99+ 99+ 99
780 99+ 99+ 99 98
770 99+ 99 99 97
760 99+ 99 99 96
750 99 98 98 96
740 99 98 98 95
730 99 97 97 94
720 98 96 97 93
710 97 95 96 92
700 97 94 95 91
690 96 93 94 90
680 95 91 93 89
670 93 90 92 87
660 92 88 91 86
650 90 86 90 84
640 88 83 89 82
630 86 81 87 81
620 84 78 85 79
610 81 76 83 77
600 79 73 81 75
590 76 70 79 72
580 74 67 76 69
570 71 64 73 66
560 68 60 71 64
550 65 57 68 61
540 62 54 65 58
530 58 50 61 54
520 55 47 57 50
510 51 44 52 46
500 48 40 47 42
490 44 37 44 39
480 41 34 40 36
470 38 30 36 33
460 34 27 32 30
450 31 24 29 27
440 28 21 25 24
430 24 18 23 22
420 22 15 20 19
410 19 13 17 17
400 16 11 15 15
390 13 9 13 12
380 11 7 10 10
370 9 5 9 8
360 7 4 7 7
350 5 3 5 5
340 3 2 4 4
330 2 1 3 3
320 2 1 2 2
310 1 1 1 1
300 1 1- 1 1
290 1- 1- 1- 1
280 1- 1- 1- 1-
270 1- 1- 1- 1-
260 1- 1- 1- 1-
250 1- 1- 1- 1-
240 1- 1- 1- 1-
230 1- 1- 1- 1-
220 1- 1- 1- 1-
210 1- 1- 1- 1-
200 1- 1- 1- 1-