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SAT Score Percentiles: Is Your SAT Score Good?

Look up any SAT score from 900 to 1550: national and test-taker percentiles, ACT equivalent, section splits and how it compares with state averages.

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Pick a score to see what it means. Each page uses College Board’s published percentiles (nationally representative sample and SAT User group), the official ACT/SAT concordance and class of 2026 state averages from College Board’s annual reports. For the full explanation of percentiles, benchmarks and college ranges, read what is a good SAT score; to turn practice-test answers into a score, use the SAT score calculator.

SAT scoreNationally representative percentileSAT User percentileACT equivalentVerdict
90029th32nd16low
95038th39th17below average
96040th41st18below average
100048th47th19below average
105058th55th20above average
110067th62nd22above average
115074th69th23above average
120081st75th25very good
125086th80th26very good
130091st85th28excellent
135094th89th29excellent
140097th93rd31excellent
145099th95th33excellent
150099th97th34excellent
155099th+99th35excellent

Table: SAT percentiles and ACT equivalents by total score. Sources: College Board SAT percentiles (retrieved October 2026); ACT/SAT concordance (2018).

State averages and why they mislead are covered in SAT and ACT scores by state.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good SAT score?
On College Board’s nationally representative percentiles, 1050 is at the 58th percentile, 1200 is at the 81st and 1350 at the 94th. Among actual SAT takers, 1000, 1200 and 1350 sit at the 47th, 75th and 89th percentiles. A good score for you depends on the middle-50% ranges of the colleges you apply to.
Which percentile should I use, nationally representative or user?
The SAT User percentile compares you with students who actually took the SAT in the last three graduating classes, so it is the better comparison with other applicants. The nationally representative percentile compares you with all U.S. 11th and 12th graders, including those who never test.