College Admissions Expert Elizabeth Levine: SAT Scores vs. ACT Scores

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Published Oct 8, 2017 at 6:01 am (Updated Oct 6, 2017)

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How do the SAT scores compare to the ACT scores?

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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