SAT Score Percentile Estimator
SAT percentile for a 400 to 1600 total and optional section scores, against SAT test takers or all U.S. students, from College Board tables. 1200 is the 75th. How it works
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About the SAT Score Percentile Estimator
A 1200 on the SAT is about the 75th percentile: roughly 75% of recent test takers scored 1200 or lower. A 1000 is about the 47th and a 1400 about the 93rd, from College Board’s user group table.
SAT total score to percentile (user group)
| Total score | SAT test takers | All U.S. students |
|---|---|---|
| 800 | ~17 | ~14 |
| 900 | ~32 | ~29 |
| 1000 | ~47 | ~48 |
| 1100 | ~62 | ~67 |
| 1200 | ~75 | ~81 |
| 1300 | ~85 | ~91 |
| 1400 | ~93 | ~97 |
| 1500 | ~97 | ~99 |
| 1550 | ~99 | 99+ |
| 1560 | 99+ | 99+ |
SAT test takers: students who graduated in the past three school years (College Board user group). All U.S. students: College Board’s nationally representative sample of 11th and 12th graders, whether or not they take the SAT.
SAT section score to percentile
| Section score | Math | Reading and Writing |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | ~50 | ~43 |
| 550 | ~64 | ~59 |
| 600 | ~75 | ~72 |
| 650 | ~84 | ~84 |
| 700 | ~91 | ~92 |
| 750 | ~95 | ~98 |
How to use this tool
- Type your total score, 400 to 1600.
- Add your Math and Reading and Writing scores (200 to 800 each) if you want a percentile for each section.
- Choose SAT test takers (the default) or All U.S. students to switch between College Board’s two tables.
Frequently asked questions
- Is 1200 a good SAT score?
- It is above most test takers: about the 75th percentile in the user group table, so one in four recent test takers scored higher. Whether it is good for a given college depends on the middle-50% SAT range of the colleges you apply to, which many publish with their admissions statistics.
- Why does my score report show a higher percentile?
- College Board prints two percentiles. The nationally representative one ranks you against all US 11th and 12th graders, including students who never take the SAT, and runs higher: 1200 is the 81st there. The tool opens on the user group table, which ranks you only against actual recent test takers; press All U.S. students to see the other.
- What does 99+ mean?
- More than 99% of test takers scored at or below that score. In the total-score table that starts at 1560.
- Can I get a percentile for a score that is not a multiple of 10?
- Yes. The table has a row every 10 points; a score in between is read on a straight line between its two neighbours and rounded, so 1005 gives about the 48th.
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