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SAT Scores

SAT ScoresSAT Scores

Your SAT Scores are comprised of three items: your SAT Score, your percentile, and your score range.  Each of the three main sections (critical reading, math, and writing) is scored on a scale of 200-800.  Additionally, you will receive subscores for the essay (scale of 2-12) and multiple choice writing questions (scale of 20-80).

Your test score is determined by first calculating your raw score, and then determining a scaled score.  Your raw SAT Score is determined by giving you 1 point for each correct answer and deducting ¼ point for each incorrect answer.  Your raw score is then “equated” to derive a scaled score.  A scaled score reduces the impact of different test versions and the students who take specific versions.

SAT Score RangeSAT Score Range


Your score range is an attempt to measure your true performance on the SAT Test.  The SAT Score Range represents an estimate of how your scores might vary if you were tested repeatedly.

Interpreting your SAT ScoresInterpreting your SAT Scores


The best way to understand your SAT Scores is by comparing them to other students and seeing what your preferred colleges require. The table below lists your percentile compared to other students.  For example, if you scored a 580 on your SAT Critical Reading score, this implies that your percentile score is 75 (i.e., you scored better than 75% of the other students who took the SAT Test).  For the most recent graduating class, the average (mean) SAT Scores were 502 for Critical Reading, 515 for Math and 494 for Writing.

SAT Score Percentiles

Score

SAT Critical Reading

SAT Math

SAT Writing

800

99

99

99+

790

99

99

99

780

99

99

99

770

99

98

99

760

99

98

99

750

98

97

99

740

98

97

98

730

97

96

98

720

96

96

97

710

96

95

97

700

95

94

96

690

94

93

95

680

93

91

94

670

92

90

93

660

91

88

92

650

90

85

90

640

88

84

89

630

85

82

87

620

84

80

85

610

82

77

84

600

79

75

82

590

77

72

79

580

75

69

77

570

72

66

74

560

69

64

71

550

66

60

69

540

62

57

65

530

59

54

62

520

56

51

59

510

52

48

55

500

49

44

52

490

45

41

49

480

42

38

45

470

38

35

42

460

35

31

38

450

32

28

34

440

28

25

31

430

26

23

28

420

22

20

24

410

20

17

22

400

17

15

18

390

15

13

16

380

12

11

13

370

11

10

11

360

9

8

9

350

8

7

8

340

6

6

6

330

5

5

5

320

4

4

4

310

4

3

3

300

3

2

3

290

2

2

2

280

2

2

2

270

2

1

1

260

1

1

1

250

1

1

1

240

1

1

1

230

1

1

1

220

1

1-

1-

210

1

1-

1-

200


Source: College Board (pdf)

SAT Test and College RequirementsSAT Test and College Requirements


The table below summarizes the SAT Test requirements for public and private 4 year institutions.

 

Public 4-year institutions

Private 4-year institutions

SAT scores

 

 

Critical reading, 25th percentile

463

485

Critical reading, 75th percentile 

572

598

Mathematics, 25th percentile 

474

486

Mathematics, 75th percentile

584

599


 Source: US Department of Education

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