College Admissions Expert Elizabeth Levine: SAT Scores vs. ACT Scores
| 10 Apr 2014 | 12:05
Elizabeth Levine
Anxiety surrounding standardized tests can be paralyzing such as preparing for and taking the exam, understanding what colleges expect, what tests to take and what the scores mean. I want to share with you the comparison between the ACT scores vs. the SAT scores. As an example, if you receive a composite ACT score of 29 what is the equivalent SAT score?
I have listed below the comparison between the ACT Composite score and their equivalent SAT Reading and Math score, which is from act.org. There are 3 separate charts which cover a wider breadth but I felt the one below is the most widely used.
| SAT Critical Reading & Math (Score Range) | ACT Composite Score |
| 1600 | 36 |
| 1540–1590 | 35 |
| 1490–1530 | 34 |
| 1440–1480 | 33 |
| 1400–1430 | 32 |
| 1360–1390 | 31 |
| 1330–1350 | 30 |
| 1290–1320 | 29 |
| 1250–1280 | 28 |
| 1210–1240 | 27 |
| 1170–1200 | 26 |
| 1130–1160 | 25 |
| 1090–1120 | 24 |
| 1050–1080 | 23 |
| 1020–1040 | 22 |
| 980–1010 | 21 |
| 940–970 | 20 |
| 900–930 | 19 |
| 860–890 | 18 |
| 820–850 | 17 |
| 770–810 | 16 |
| 720–760 | 15 |
| 670–710 | 14 |
| 620–660 | 13 |
| 560–610 | 12 |
| 510–550 | 11 |
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