SAT score chart: percentiles
A score-to-percentile chart for the digital SAT's 400–1600 scale, so you can see exactly where any total score ranks against other test-takers across the country.
This chart maps each SAT total score (400–1600) to its approximate percentile — the share of test-takers you'd score above. A 1600 is the 99th+ percentile, 1400 is around the 97th, 1200 about the 81st, and the national average near 1030 sits around the 50th. Percentiles are approximate and nationally representative; College Board publishes the official tables each year.
SAT total score to percentile
Read down the scale to find your score, then across to see roughly what share of students you'd rank above. These figures are approximate and nationally representative — the official tables shift slightly year to year.
| SAT total score | Approx. percentile |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 99th+ |
| 1550 | 99th |
| 1500 | 98th–99th |
| 1450 | 97th–98th |
| 1400 | ~97th |
| 1350 | ~93rd–94th |
| 1300 | ~90th |
| 1250 | ~86th |
| 1200 | ~81st |
| 1100 | ~68th |
| 1050 | ~58th |
| 1000 | ~48th |
| 950 | ~40th |
| 900 | ~31st |
| 800 | ~17th |
Three things a percentile tells you
A percentile turns a raw number into a rank — a quick way to understand how a score actually compares.
It's a rank, not a percent correct.
Your percentile is where you land against other test-takers — a 90th percentile means you scored higher than about 90% of them. It has nothing to do with how many questions you got right.
Reading & Writing and Math rank separately too.
Beyond the total, each 200–800 section has its own percentile table, so you can see whether your strength leans toward Reading & Writing or Math.
Colleges read percentiles to compare you.
Admissions teams use percentiles to weigh applicants on a common scale — a higher percentile widens the range of schools where your score is competitive.
See where your score could land.
Answer a few real-format questions and get a practice estimate you can map onto this chart.
SAT percentile questions
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What is the average SAT percentile?
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