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SAT percentile calculator

Enter your SAT total score or your two section scores to see your percentile. The numbers come from College Board's current percentile tables, which compare your score with the actual scores of students who took the SAT.

SAT percentiles for key scores

User percentiles compare you with students who took the SAT. Nationally representative percentiles compare you with all U.S. 11th and 12th graders, including students who never take it.

Total score	User percentile	Nationally representative
1600	99+	99+
1500	97th	99th
1400	93rd	97th
1300	85th	91st
1200	75th	81st
1100	62nd	67th
1000	47th	48th
900	32nd	29th
800	17th	14th

Full SAT percentile chart for every total and section score

From College Board's current table. "99+" means above the 99th percentile. "1-" means below the 1st.

Total	User	National
1600	99+	99+
1590	99+	99+
1580	99+	99+
1570	99+	99+
1560	99+	99+
1550	99	99+
1540	99	99+
1530	99	99+
1520	98	99+
1510	98	99
1500	97	99
1490	97	99
1480	97	99
1470	96	99
1460	96	99
1450	95	99
1440	95	98
1430	94	98
1420	94	98
1410	93	97
1400	93	97
1390	92	97
1380	91	96
1370	91	96
1360	90	95
1350	89	94
1340	88	94
1330	88	93
1320	87	93
1310	86	92
1300	85	91
1290	84	90
1280	83	89
1270	82	88
1260	81	87
1250	80	86
1240	79	85
1230	78	84
1220	77	83
1210	76	82
1200	75	81
1190	74	80
1180	72	78
1170	71	77
1160	70	76
1150	69	74
1140	67	73
1130	66	71
1120	65	70
1110	63	69
1100	62	67
1090	60	65
1080	59	63
1070	58	61
1060	56	60
1050	55	58
1040	53	56
1030	52	54
1020	50	52
1010	48	50
1000	47	48
990	45	46
980	44	44
970	42	42
960	41	40
950	39	38
940	38	36
930	36	35
920	35	33
910	33	31
900	32	29
890	30	27
880	29	26
870	27	24
860	26	23
850	24	21
840	23	20
830	21	18
820	20	17
810	18	16
800	17	14
790	16	13
780	14	11
770	13	10
760	12	9
750	11	8
740	10	7
730	9	6
720	8	5
710	7	4
700	6	4
690	5	3
680	5	2
670	4	2
660	4	1
650	3	1
640	3	1
630	3	1
620	2	1-
610	2	1-
600	2	1-
590	2	1-
580	2	1-
570	1	1-
560	1	1-
550	1	1-
540	1	1-
530	1	1-
520	1	1-
510	1	1-
500	1	1-
490	1-	1-
480	1-	1-
470	1-	1-
460	1-	1-
450	1-	1-
440	1-	1-
430	1-	1-
420	1-	1-
410	1-	1-
400	1-	1-

Section score	Reading and Writing		Math
	User	National	User	National
800	99+	99+	99+	99+
790	99+	99+	99	99+
780	99+	99+	98	99
770	99	99+	97	99
760	99	99+	96	99
750	98	99	95	98
740	97	99	95	98
730	96	99	94	97
720	95	98	93	97
710	94	97	92	96
700	92	97	91	95
690	91	96	90	94
680	89	95	88	93
670	88	93	87	92
660	86	92	85	91
650	84	90	84	90
640	82	88	82	89
630	80	86	81	87
620	77	84	79	85
610	75	81	77	83
600	72	79	75	81
590	70	76	73	79
580	67	74	71	76
570	65	71	69	73
560	62	68	66	71
550	59	65	64	68
540	56	62	61	65
530	53	58	59	61
520	50	55	56	57
510	47	51	53	52
500	43	48	50	47
490	40	44	48	44
480	37	41	45	40
470	34	38	42	36
460	32	34	40	32
450	29	31	37	29
440	26	28	34	25
430	24	24	31	23
420	21	22	28	20
410	19	19	24	17
400	16	16	21	15
390	14	13	18	13
380	11	11	15	10
370	9	9	12	9
360	8	7	10	7
350	6	5	8	5
340	5	3	6	4
330	4	2	5	3
320	3	2	4	2
310	2	1	3	1
300	2	1	2	1
290	2	1-	2	1-
280	1	1-	2	1-
270	1	1-	1	1-
260	1	1-	1	1-
250	1	1-	1	1-
240	1	1-	1	1-
230	1	1-	1	1-
220	1	1-	1	1-
210	1	1-	1	1-
200	1-	1-	1-	1-

What an SAT percentile means

A percentile is the share of a comparison group that scored at or below your score. College Board's own example: if your score is in the 75th percentile, about 75% of the comparison group scored at or below it. A percentile describes rank. It isn't the percent of questions you got right.

User percentiles and nationally representative percentiles

College Board publishes two percentiles for every score, each based on a different group.

• User group percentiles are based on the actual SAT scores of students who graduated in the past three school years. The calculator shows this number first.
• Nationally representative percentiles come from a research study of U.S. 11th and 12th graders, weighted to represent all students in those grades, whether or not they usually take the SAT.

The two numbers can differ by several points. A 1200 is at the 75th user percentile and the 81st nationally representative percentile, while a 900 is at the 32nd and the 29th. When you compare yourself with other students applying to college, use the user percentile, because everyone in that group took the SAT.

Your official score report shows an All Tester percentile, which College Board describes as based on the actual scores of SAT takers from the past three graduating classes. That's the same kind of comparison as the user percentile here. College Board's online score portal also shows state and country percentiles. If the number on your report differs slightly from this table, quote your report.

Why your section percentiles don't match your total

Each section has its own table, and the total has a third. The same score can rank differently in each section. A 600 in Reading and Writing is at the 72nd user percentile, while a 600 in Math is at the 75th. A 1200 total is at the 75th. You can't average two section percentiles to get your total percentile, so use the total table for your total.

How much a few points move your percentile

Most students score near the middle of the scale, so percentiles change fastest there. From 1000 to 1100 the user percentile goes from 47 to 62, about 1.5 percentile points for every 10 score points. At the top the steps are small. A 1400 is at the 93rd percentile and a 1500 is at the 97th. A 50-point gain from 1050 changes your rank much more than a 50-point gain from 1450 does, though both can matter for admissions.

Percentiles and college admissions

A national percentile tells you where you stand among all SAT takers. Colleges care more about how you compare with their own applicants. For that, look up the middle 50% SAT range of a college's admitted or enrolled students, which most colleges publish in section C9 of their Common Data Set. A 1300 is at the 85th percentile nationally but can still sit below the middle of the range at a very selective college. Our guide to what counts as a good SAT score shows how to set a target from those ranges.

For context, College Board's 2026 annual report puts the average total for the class of 2026 at 1045, with a median of 1030. The percentile table pools three graduating classes. Its 50th user percentile is 1020, close to that single-year figure but not identical.

Questions about SAT percentiles

Sources: College Board Research, SAT Nationally Representative and User Percentiles (version posted in 2026, checked October 2026); College Board, Fall 2026 SAT Weekend Understanding Scores; College Board, A Guide to PDF Score Reports; College Board, 2026 SAT Suite Annual Report.