The short answer

  • 1350 is one of the strongest SAT results you can post. It is at the 94th percentile of U.S. 11th and 12th graders (College Board nationally representative sample), a top-10% score nationally.
  • Among actual SAT takers it is at the 89th percentile (SAT User Group).
  • It is 305 points above the class of 2026 national average of 1045.
  • On the official ACT/SAT concordance, 1350 corresponds to an ACT composite of about 29.
  • It beats the average SAT score in 51 of 51 states and DC (class of 2026).

1350 SAT percentile

Percentile = share of students at or below a score. For a 1350, that share is 89% of recent SAT takers (SAT User percentile, 89th) and 94% of all U.S. 11th and 12th graders (nationally representative percentile, 94th). College Board reports both; admissions readers think in terms of the first, because those are the students you compete with.

SAT totalNationally representative percentileSAT User percentileACT equivalent
125086th80th26
130091st85th28
135094th89th29
140097th93rd31
145099th95th33

Table: SAT percentiles around 1350. Source: College Board, SAT Understanding Scores (retrieved October 2026); ACT/SAT concordance tables (2018).

What section scores add up to 1350?

The total is the sum of Reading and Writing (200–800) and Math (200–800). Different splits reach the same 1350, and they read differently: colleges and scholarship programs sometimes look at one section, and College Board’s college-readiness benchmarks are 480 for Reading and Writing and 530 for Math.

Reading & WritingMathRW percentileMath percentileMeets both benchmarks?
5907607096Yes
6307208093Yes
6706808888Yes
7106409482Yes
7506009875Yes

Table: example section splits for a 1350 total, with College Board section percentiles (nationally representative). Score your own practice test with the SAT score calculator.

How does 1350 compare with state averages?

A 1350 is higher than the class of 2026 SAT average in 51 of 51 states and DC, including Nebraska (1270), Wisconsin (1244), Utah (1242), Wyoming (1239).

State averages mostly reflect who takes the test. In the 8 states where at least 90% of graduates sit the SAT (usually a school-day requirement), averages are low because everyone tests; a 1350 beats the average in 8 of them. States with tiny participation post the highest averages because mostly college-bound students test. The full table is in our SAT and ACT scores by state study.

Is 1350 good enough for college?

At the 89th percentile of test takers, a 1350 sits at or above the middle-50% range at most colleges; at the most selective ones, check whether it reaches the 75th percentile, where scores become a clear plus. The reliable check is each college’s middle-50% SAT range, published in its Common Data Set (section C9) or admissions profile: inside the range is typical for admitted students, above the 75th percentile is a plus, below the 25th percentile is a reach on scores alone. See which colleges require the SAT again, read what is a good SAT score for the full method, and keep your GPA in view with the high school GPA calculator.

Raising a 1350 to 1400

Moving from 1350 to 1400 means 50 more points, roughly 25 per section. That shifts you from the 94th to the 97th percentile nationally (93rd among SAT takers) and from about 29 to about 31 on the ACT scale. Use the SAT score calculator with a practice test to see how many more correct answers that takes on your own module mix. If math is your weaker section, the ACT score calculator shows whether the ACT suits you better.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentile is a 1350 SAT score?
A 1350 is at the 94th percentile on College Board’s nationally representative scale and the 89th percentile among students who actually took the SAT in the last three graduating classes. That means roughly 89% of recent SAT takers scored at or below 1350.
What is a 1350 SAT score on the ACT?
The official ACT/SAT concordance maps a 1350 SAT total to an ACT composite of about 29. Concordance is an approximation based on students who took both tests, so use it to compare, not to predict an exact ACT score.
Is 1350 a good SAT score for college?
Compare 1350 with each college’s middle-50% SAT range in its Common Data Set. Inside the range is typical for admitted students; above the 75th percentile helps; below the 25th percentile makes scores a weak point. At test-optional colleges you can choose not to send a score that falls below the range.
Is 1350 above the national average SAT score?
The class of 2026 national average SAT total was 1045, according to College Board’s annual report, so a 1350 is 305 points above it. The national average includes students tested on school day in states that require the SAT.