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Is a 1200 a Good SAT Score?

A 1200 SAT total is higher than about 75% of the user group of recent test takers, and about 81% of the nationally representative study group, according to College Board percentile data. It concords to an ACT Composite score of 25.

National Percentile
81
User Group Percentile
75
ACT Equivalent
25

Verdict: Strong

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How this verdict is computed

This verdict is computed directly from the user-group percentile using a fixed rule, not a guess:

  • 90th percentile or higher: Excellent
  • 75th-89th percentile: Strong
  • 50th-74th percentile: Above average
  • 25th-49th percentile: Below average
  • Below 25th percentile: Low

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Nearby scores

SAT Total Score Percentiles (scores near 1200)
SAT Total National Percentile User Group Percentile
1250 86 80
1240 85 79
1230 84 78
1220 83 77
1210 82 76
1200 81 75
1190 80 74
1180 78 72
1170 77 71
1160 76 70
1150 74 69
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SAT to ACT conversion

See the full 1200 SAT to ACT conversion page for the official concordance table and nearby ACT scores.

Frequently asked questions

Is a 1200 SAT score good?

A 1200 SAT total is higher than about 75% of the user group of recent test takers, and about 81% of the nationally representative study group, according to College Board percentile data. Using the user-group percentile, that puts a 1200 in the "strong" range.

What ACT score is equal to a 1200 SAT?

A 1200 SAT total concords to an ACT Composite score of 25, according to the official 2018 College Board and ACT concordance tables.

What colleges accept a 1200 SAT score?

Use our College Finder to see US universities that match a 1200 SAT score, including acceptance rates, average costs, and graduation rates.

Source: College Board SAT percentiles, https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat (checked 2026-09-23). Nationally representative percentiles are derived from a research study of U.S. students in 11th and 12th grade and are weighted to represent all U.S. students in those grades, regardless of whether they typically take the SAT. User group percentiles are based on the actual SAT scores of students that graduated in the past three school years.