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SAT Percentiles

SAT percentiles show what percentage of test takers scored at or below a given score. College Board publishes two percentile groups for every SAT score: a nationally representative group and a user group of recent test takers. 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.

  1. Look up a score in the quick lookup box, or drag the score gauge
  2. Compare the national and user-group percentile
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  2. Total score percentiles
  3. Section score percentiles
  4. FAQ

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Scores are in 10-point steps from 400 to 1600.

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Or drag the score gauge (800-1600)

Scores from 800 to 1600 have their own "good score" page with an ACT equivalent and college matches.

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SAT total score percentiles

SAT Total Score Percentiles (1600 to 400)
SAT Total National Percentile User Group Percentile
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 99+ 98
1510 99 98
1500 99 97
1490 99 97
1480 99 97
1470 99 96
1460 99 96
1450 99 95
1440 98 95
1430 98 94
1420 98 94
1410 97 93
1400 97 93
1390 97 92
1380 96 91
1370 96 91
1360 95 90
1350 94 89
1340 94 88
1330 93 88
1320 93 87
1310 92 86
1300 91 85
1290 90 84
1280 89 83
1270 88 82
1260 87 81
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
1140 73 67
1130 71 66
1120 70 65
1110 69 63
1100 67 62
1090 65 60
1080 63 59
1070 61 58
1060 60 56
1050 58 55
1040 56 53
1030 54 52
1020 52 50
1010 50 48
1000 48 47
990 46 45
980 44 44
970 42 42
960 40 41
950 38 39
940 36 38
930 35 36
920 33 35
910 31 33
900 29 32
890 27 30
880 26 29
870 24 27
860 23 26
850 21 24
840 20 23
830 18 21
820 17 20
810 16 18
800 14 17
790 13 16
780 11 14
770 10 13
760 9 12
750 8 11
740 7 10
730 6 9
720 5 8
710 4 7
700 4 6
690 3 5
680 2 5
670 2 4
660 1 4
650 1 3
640 1 3
630 1 3
620 1- 2
610 1- 2
600 1- 2
590 1- 2
580 1- 2
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-

SAT section score percentiles

Section scores run from 200 to 800 for Reading and Writing, and separately for Math.

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

Source: College Board SAT percentiles, https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat (checked 2026-09-23).

Frequently asked questions

What do SAT percentiles mean?

An SAT percentile tells you the percentage of test takers who scored at or below your score. For example, a percentile of 75 means you scored higher than about 75% of the comparison group.

What is the difference between nationally representative and user group percentiles?

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.

Where do these SAT percentiles come from?

These percentiles are published by College Board at https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat, last checked 2026-09-23. This page reproduces the official total and section percentile tables without modification.

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