Where does your SAT score rank?

Name: SAT score percentiles (total and section)
Creator: College Board
License: https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat

Choose an SAT score to see its percentile and how it compares with other test-takers.Average SAT score: 1029

Your total score

Math

R&W

MathR&W

Click any number above to type it. Total 400–1600, sections 200–800, in steps of 10. Typed values snap into range.

of SAT takers

A 1200 is higher than 75% of SAT takers

171 points above the 1029 average

avg 508

75th

Math percentile

avg 521

72nd

Reading & Writing percentile

Percentiles: College Board, retrieved 2026-09-06.

Your spot on the curve

Where this data comes from

This page uses College Board’s published SAT percentile tables. The current national average is 1029, based on the Class of 2025.

Your percentile comes directly from College Board’s published score table. We don’t interpolate between scores.

The curve is only a visual guide. It’s drawn from the published average and standard deviation, so use the percentile number — not the shaded curve — as the exact result.

SAT scores also have a small measurement range, so it’s better to think of a percentile as an estimate of where you stand rather than a perfectly precise rank.

Source: College Board, 2025 Total Group SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report · College Board, SAT Nationally Representative and User Percentiles, retrieved 2026-09-06.

What's a good SAT score?

A quick guide based on national SAT percentiles.

Bottom 25%Bottom 25%

Middle 50%Middle 50%

Top 25%25%

10%10%

5%5%

1560+
Top 1%
1450
Top 5%
1360
Top 10%
1200
Top 25%
1020
About average
850
Bottom 25%

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SAT percentile reference tables

See College Board percentile data for total SAT scores and individual sections.

Total score percentiles

SAT total score percentiles, 400–1600

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

Section score percentiles

SAT section score percentiles, 200–800

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

Every published row, ranked among SAT takers. "99+" and "<1" are College Board's own ceiling and floor labels.

FAQ

Do percentiles change every year?

Yes, slightly. College Board updates SAT percentiles using recent graduating classes, so a given score can move a point or two from year to year. This page uses the latest published percentile tables.

Does a superscore change my percentile?

College Board reports percentiles for scores from a single test date, not for superscores. If you combine your best Reading & Writing and Math scores from different dates, there is no official College Board percentile for that superscore. You can still use this tool to see where the combined score would fall in the published percentile tables.

Are PSAT percentiles on the same scale?

No. The PSAT/NMSQT and SAT use related score scales, but their percentiles are calculated against different groups of test-takers. A 1200 PSAT percentile is not the same as a 1200 SAT percentile. Use the PSAT-to-SAT tool if you want to estimate how a PSAT score may translate to the SAT.

Sources: College Board, SAT Nationally Representative and User Percentiles, retrieved 2026-09-06 (every published row; nothing interpolated) · College Board, 2025 Total Group SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report.


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


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


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