SAT Score Calculator: your score, percentile and colleges

Move the sliders to the number of questions you got right in each module. You'll see your estimated SAT score out of 1600, your percentile, and the best-ranked universities where that score is competitive. Everything updates as you go.

Reading and Writing

Module 1 correct

22 / 27

Module 2 correct

18 / 27

Module 2 was

HarderEasier

Math

Module 1 correct

18 / 22

Module 2 correct

14 / 22

Module 2 was

HarderEasier

Estimated SAT score

1260

1230–1290

Reading and Writing

620

610–640

Math

640

620–650

Percentile:81st

Top 20 universities for a 1260

The best-ranked national universities where your score reaches the middle 50% of enrolled students or higher. Your score is the dot on each school's SAT range.

RankUniversitySAT middle 50%AdmitFit

• #34
  UT Austin

  Austin, TX

  SAT 1250–1510 · 27% admitted
  1250–1510
  27%Target
• #55
  Purdue

  West Lafayette, IN

  SAT 1200–1480 · 50% admitted
  1200–1480
  50%Target
• #55
  Penn State

  University Park, PA

  SAT 1240–1420 · 61% admitted
  1240–1420
  61%Target
• #59
  Texas A&M

  College Station, TX

  SAT 1150–1400 · 57% admitted
  1150–1400
  57%Target
• #69
  Michigan State

  East Lansing, MI

  SAT 1180–1360 · 85% admitted
  1180–1360
  85%Target
• #73
  Howard

  Washington, DC

  SAT 1090–1320 · 41% admitted
  1090–1320
  41%Target
• #73
  Indiana

  Bloomington, IN

  SAT 1170–1400 · 78% admitted
  1170–1400
  78%Target
• #73
  UConn

  Storrs, CT

  SAT 1210–1440 · 52% admitted
  1210–1440
  52%Target
• #80
  Clemson

  Clemson, SC

  SAT 1240–1410 · 38% admitted
  1240–1410
  38%Target
• #80
  Drexel

  Philadelphia, PA

  SAT 1240–1440 · 79% admitted
  1240–1440
  79%Target
• #85
  NJIT

  Newark, NJ

  SAT 1210–1460 · 65% admitted
  1210–1460
  65%Target
• #85
  Buffalo

  Buffalo, NY

  SAT 1210–1380 · 74% admitted
  1210–1380
  74%Target
• #85
  Delaware

  Newark, DE

  SAT 1190–1370 · 71% admitted
  1190–1370
  71%Target
• #90
  Baylor

  Waco, TX

  SAT 1200–1400 · 51% admitted
  1200–1400
  51%Target
• #90
  Gonzaga

  Spokane, WA

  SAT 1190–1380 · 82% admitted
  1190–1380
  82%Target
• #90Ma
  Marquette

  Milwaukee, WI

  SAT 1200–1360 · 81% admitted
  1200–1360
  81%Target
• #90
  TCU

  Fort Worth, TX

  SAT 1140–1350 · 44% admitted
  1140–1350
  44%Target
• #95
  Rutgers-Camden

  Camden, NJ

  SAT 1050–1300 · 66% admitted
  1050–1300
  66%Target
• #95
  UIC

  Chicago, IL

  SAT 1130–1350 · 77% admitted
  1130–1350
  77%Target
• #95
  Mizzou

  Columbia, MO

  SAT 1150–1330 · 78% admitted
  1150–1330
  78%Target

Score 1270 and UGA (#52) moves into range. That's 10 points away.

Get a plan to get there

SAT ranges and admission rates: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, fall 2024 entering class. Ranks: U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best National Universities.

How to use the SAT score calculator

1. Count your correct answers per module. After a Bluebook practice test, the score details list every question. Count the correct answers in Reading and Writing Module 1 and 2 (27 questions each) and Math Module 1 and 2 (22 questions each).
2. Set which Module 2 you got. The calculator picks the harder or easier Module 2 from your Module 1 score, the way the SAT routes students. If you know you got the other one, switch it.
3. Read the range, not just the number. Your total comes with a likely range, because every test form converts slightly differently.
4. Check where you stand. The bell curve shows your percentile among SAT takers, and the table lists the top 20 ranked national universities where your score sits in or above the middle 50% of enrolled students.

Want to see what more correct answers would do? Drag a slider up by two or three questions. Watching which universities move into range is a useful way to set a target score.

How the Digital SAT is scored

The Digital SAT has two sections, Reading and Writing and Math, each split into two timed modules. Each section is scored from 200 to 800 in steps of 10, and the total is the sum, from 400 to 1600.

Three rules shape your score:

• Only correct answers count. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so never leave a question blank.
• The test adapts. Module 1 has a mix of easy, medium and hard questions. How you do on it decides whether Module 2 is harder or easier, and the harder Module 2 is the only route to the top scores.
• Not every question counts. Each module includes 2 unscored pretest questions the College Board is trying out, and you can't tell which ones they are.

Your raw score is the number of questions you got right. Your scaled score is what that raw score converts to on the 200–800 scale. The College Board doesn't publish a fixed conversion. It scores each test with item response theory, which weighs questions by difficulty, so two students with the same raw score can end up with different scaled scores. Raw-to-scaled tables like the ones below are the closest practical estimate.

Is the SAT curved?

Not in the classic sense. Your score doesn't depend on how other students did on the same day, so there is no curve against your classmates. Instead, the College Board equates every test form. If a form turns out slightly harder, the same number of correct answers earns a slightly higher scaled score, so a 1300 means the same thing on every test date.

What students often call the curve is the adaptive routing. The harder Module 2 converts raw scores much more generously. With 40 of 54 correct in Reading and Writing, for example, a student on the harder module scores about 620, while a student on the easier module scores about 560. On the easier module, each section tops out at about 660, even with every answer correct. Doing well on Module 1 matters more than any other part of the test.

SAT raw score conversion chart

These are the conversions the calculator uses, from the scale tables behind Aniko's full-length practice tests. They were built from College Board practice tests and aggregated Digital SAT results. Raw scores combine both modules, and Harder M2 and Easier M2 are the two versions of Module 2.

Real test forms vary by about one question in either direction, which is why the calculator shows a range around each score.

SAT score percentiles

A percentile tells you the share of SAT takers who scored at or below your score. A 75th percentile score of 1200, for example, means about 75% of students scored 1200 or lower. These are the percentiles the calculator's bell curve uses: the College Board's official percentiles for students who took the SAT in the last three years, the same ones printed on score reports.

The curve is steep in the middle and flat at the top. Going from 1000 to 1100 moves you past about 15% of students, while going from 1450 to 1550 moves you past only about 4%. At the top, each extra 10 points is rarer, and it's also what the most selective universities compare.

What is a good SAT score?

A good SAT score is one that puts you in or above the middle 50% at the colleges you want. As a national benchmark:

• About 1020 is the middle score, the 50th percentile.
• 1200 is the 75th percentile and is competitive at many state flagships and test-optional private colleges.
• 1350 reaches the 89th percentile and is in range at 52 of the top 100 national universities that report SAT scores.
• 1500 and above (97th percentile) is in range at 164 of the 175 ranked national universities that report SAT scores, and at 3 of the 8 Ivy League schools.

For a specific college list, use the university table in the calculator. It compares your score with each school's own SAT range instead of a national average.

What colleges can you get into with your SAT score?

The calculator compares your score with the middle 50% SAT range of enrolled first-year students at the 201 national universities ranked in the top 200 of the U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best National Universities ranking. A school appears in your list when your score reaches at least its 25th percentile, the bottom of that range. The list shows the 20 best-ranked of them, each marked with how strong your application looks on scores alone:

• Reach. The school admits fewer than 15% of applicants, so even a perfect score is no guarantee.
• Target. Your score is in or above the school's middle 50%, and the school admits fewer than 40% of applicants or your score is still inside its range.
• Likely. Your score is above the 75th percentile, and the school admits at least 40% of applicants.

Here is how the list changes with your score:

Two caveats. First, scores are only one part of an application: grades, course rigor, essays and activities often matter as much. Second, at test-optional schools the published SAT range only covers students who sent scores, and those tend to be higher. Schools that don't report an SAT range, such as the test-blind University of California campuses, aren't in the list.

What SAT score do you need for the Ivy League?

To be competitive at an Ivy League school, aim for at least 1470, the lowest 25th percentile among the eight, and ideally 1550 or higher. Every Ivy admits a small share of applicants, so they count as reaches even with a perfect score.

Most Ivy League schools require SAT or ACT scores again for recent admission cycles, so a strong score matters more than it did during the test-optional years. Check each school's current policy before you apply.

How SAT superscoring works

A superscore combines your best Reading and Writing score and your best Math score from different test dates. If you score 680 in Reading and Writing and 700 in Math in March, then 720 and 670 in June, your superscore is 720 + 700 = 1420, higher than either single sitting.

Many colleges superscore the SAT, but not all, and the College Board doesn't calculate it for you. Colleges do it from the scores you send. If your target schools superscore, you can focus each retake on your weaker section.

How accurate is this calculator?

For a practice test you have already taken, the calculator is usually within 10 to 30 points per section. The difference comes from question weighting, the unscored pretest questions, and small differences between test forms.

A calculator can only convert a test you have already taken. To know what you are likely to score on test day, you need a score prediction that also accounts for how much you'll study before then. Aniko's full-length adaptive practice tests are scored with the same tables you see here, and your study plan turns those results into a predicted test-day score. Eligible students get that score backed by a score guarantee.

How to raise your SAT score

Use the calculator to find your fastest gains. Small raw-score changes move scaled scores most in the middle of the scale, and a stronger Module 1 can switch you to the harder Module 2. In practice:

• Get Module 1 right. It decides which Module 2 you get. Accuracy on the medium questions matters more than speed on the hardest ones.
• Practice by skill, not by test. The free SAT question bank sorts thousands of questions by domain, skill and difficulty, with step-by-step explanations.
• Use Desmos on every Math module. The built-in graphing calculator solves many algebra and modeling questions in seconds. Our free Desmos course shows how.
• Learn the concepts behind the mistakes. The free SAT courses teach each Math and Reading and Writing skill with worked examples.
• Train for 750+. If you are already scoring above 700 in Math, the 200 super-hard SAT Math questions cover what separates a 750 from an 800.
• Follow a plan. A study plan built from your results tells you what to do each day until test day. Here's how to get the most out of Aniko.

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