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SAT superscore calculator

Enter the section scores from each SAT you've taken. The calculator adds your highest Reading and Writing score to your highest Math score and shows how far that is above your best single test date.

Test	Reading and Writing	Math	Total

How a superscore is calculated

A superscore takes your best Reading and Writing score from any test date and your best Math score from any test date, then adds them. Say you scored 640 in Reading and Writing and 600 in Math in March, for a 1240, then 610 and 680 in June, for a 1290. Your best single test is 1290, but your superscore is 640 + 680 = 1320. At a college that superscores, the lower June Reading and Writing score and the lower March Math score don't count against you.

Do colleges superscore the SAT?

College Board's help center says most colleges consider a student's best section scores across all test dates. Some ask for every score and others ask for one test date only, so check the testing page on each college's admissions site. Our guide to SAT superscoring covers the common policies.

You can't superscore across tests. College Board and ACT both say not to combine SAT and ACT section scores. To compare the two, use our ACT to SAT conversion.

Score Choice and what you send

Score Choice lets you pick which test dates to send. You can't send Math from one date and Reading and Writing from another, so for the superscore above you'd send both March and June.

• Some colleges and scholarship programs require all your scores. Colleges can't opt out of Score Choice, so following each college's policy is up to you.
• Score Choice doesn't apply to the free score sends you pick when you register for a weekend SAT or test at school. Those go out automatically.
• A weekend registration includes up to four free score sends, which you can change until nine days after the test. Each additional score report after that costs $15.

If you aren't sure what to send, College Board suggests sending all your scores, since most colleges consider your best score.

Should you retake to raise your superscore?

At a college that superscores, another test can't lower your superscore. A weaker section on the new test is ignored. College Board recommends taking the SAT at least twice, in the spring of junior year and the fall of senior year, and says most students get a higher score the second time.

Use the table above to plan your prep. If one section trails the other by 60 points or more, put most of your study time there, because that's the score most likely to move your superscore. Keep doing some practice in your stronger section too. A college that uses your highest single test date needs both sections to be strong on the same day. Our guide on whether to retake the SAT covers when another test is worth the fee and the weeks of prep.

Questions about SAT superscores

Sources: College Board help center, which scores colleges look at and sending part of a score; Score Choice; sending weekend scores; SAT and ACT comparison. Checked October 2026.