Digital SAT score calculator
Enter how many questions you got right in each module to estimate your section scores (200–800) and total (400–1600). The estimate accounts for adaptive routing and uses College Board's official practice-test tables and percentiles.
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Enter your correct answers
Count the questions you got right in each module. Your module 1 score decides which module 2 you would see, so the estimate changes if module 1 drops below the routing point.
Estimated SAT score
1130
Likely range 1090–1210 · Scale 400–1600
68th percentile
Reading and Writing
570
Range 550–610 · Scale 200–800
66th percentile
Harder module 2
Math
560
Range 540–600 · Scale 200–800
68th percentile
Harder module 2
This is an estimate.
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How Digital SAT scoring works
Scoring happens in two steps. First you get a raw score for each section, which is just the number of questions you answered correctly. Then College Board converts each raw score to a scaled section score from 200 to 800. The two section scores add up to your total, from 400 to 1600.
Raw scores: every correct answer counts
Reading and Writing has 54 questions and Math has 44. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so a blank is the only guaranteed zero. Curious how much room you have? See how many questions you can miss on the SAT.
Answer every question. A guess can earn a point; a blank never will. For smarter guessing, read which test-taking strategies actually work.
Section structure at a glance
| Section | Modules | Questions | Time | Score scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | 2 | 54 (27 per module) | 64 min | 200–800 |
| Math | 2 | 44 (22 per module) | 70 min | 200–800 |
| Total | 4 | 98 | 2 hr 14 min | 400–1600 |
Adaptive testing: how module 2 is chosen
The Digital SAT adapts once per section. Everyone starts with a module 1 of mixed difficulty. How you do there decides whether your module 2 is the harder or the easier version.
The harder module 2 is the only path to the top of the scale. On the easier version, even a perfect module 2 tops out well below the maximum. This calculator caps an easier-route section at 650. For the full picture, read how digital SAT adaptive scoring works.
Module 1 carries extra weight. Careless misses early can lock you out of the harder module 2, so pace yourself to finish module 1 accurately.
Practicing for an adaptive test
Take full-length practice tests under real test conditions. Sharp has three full-length SAT practice tests, written to match the denser passages, harder vocabulary and indirect phrasing on today's test. College Board's Bluebook app has official adaptive practice tests, and our free Chrome extension imports your Bluebook results into Sharp so you can see which skills cost you points.
Our guide to getting the most from SAT practice tests explains how to review them, and using Desmos on the SAT can save time in Math.
Score ranges and scaling
Each test date uses a slightly different conversion, a process called equating, so the same raw score can map to different scaled scores on different forms. That is why College Board's own paper tables give a range, and why this calculator shows one too.
The chart below shows the estimated section score for each number of correct answers if you reach the harder module 2. When a section is on the harder route, its row is highlighted.
| Correct answers | Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 800 | — |
| 53 | 780 | — |
| 52 | 760–780 | — |
| 51 | 740–770 | — |
| 50 | 720–760 | — |
| 49 | 710–750 | — |
| 48 | 700–740 | — |
| 47 | 680–720 | — |
| 46 | 670–710 | — |
| 45 | 650–700 | — |
| 44 | 640–690 | 800 |
| 43 | 630–680 | 780 |
| 42 | 610–660 | 770 |
| 41 | 600–650 | 740–750 |
| 40 | 580–640 | 710–770 |
| 39 | 570–630 | 700–750 |
| 38 | 550–610 | 680–730 |
| 37 | 540–600 | 640–700 |
| 36 | 530–590 | 630–690 |
| 35 | 520–580 | 610–670 |
| 34 | 510–560 | 600–660 |
| 33 | 500–540 | 590–650 |
| 32 | 490–530 | 560–620 |
| 31 | 480–520 | 550–610 |
| 30 | 480–510 | 540–600 |
| 29 | 460–500 | 530–590 |
| 28 | 450–480 | 510–560 |
| 27 | 440–480 | 500–550 |
| 26 | 430–470 | 490–540 |
| 25 | 420–460 | 480–520 |
| 24 | 410–440 | 460–500 |
| 23 | 400–440 | 450–490 |
| 22 | 390–430 | 440–480 |
| 21 | 380–420 | 430–470 |
| 20 | 370–410 | 420–460 |
| 19 | 360–400 | 400–440 |
| 18 | 350–390 | 390–430 |
| 17 | 340–380 | 380–420 |
| 16 | 340–380 | 380–420 |
| 15 | 320–360 | 360–400 |
| 14 | 310–350 | 360–400 |
| 13 | 290–340 | 350–390 |
| 12 | 270–330 | 340–380 |
| 11 | 250–310 | 330–370 |
| 10 | 240–300 | 310–350 |
| 9 | 240–290 | 300–340 |
| 8 | 230–280 | 270–330 |
| 7 | 220–260 | 250–310 |
| 6 | 210–240 | 220–260 |
| 5 | 210–230 | 210–250 |
| 4 | 210–220 | 210–240 |
| 3 | 210 | 210–230 |
| 2 | 210 | 210–220 |
| 1 | 210 | 210–220 |
| 0 | 200 | 200 |
SAT score percentiles: where do you rank?
A percentile shows the share of test takers who scored at or below a given score. The typical SAT taker scores about 1010.
| Total score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 99+ |
| 1550 | 99+ |
| 1500 | 98th |
| 1450 | 96th |
| 1400 | 93rd |
| 1350 | 90th |
| 1300 | 86th |
| 1250 | 82nd |
| 1200 | 76th |
| 1150 | 70th |
| 1100 | 63rd |
| 1050 | 56th |
| 1000 | 48th |
| 950 | 41st |
| 900 | 33rd |
| 850 | 25th |
| 800 | 18th |
| 750 | 11th |
| 700 | 5th |
| 650 | 3rd |
| 600 | 1st |
What is a good SAT score?
"Good" depends on where you're applying. As reference points: the typical recent test taker scores about 1010; a 1200 is the 76th percentile, a 1400 is the 93rd, and a 1500 is the 98th.
Compare your estimate with the middle 50% range at each college on your list. Our guides to what makes a good SAT score, how colleges use SAT scores and SAT scores for the Ivy League go deeper.
Planning a retake? Check whether your colleges superscore first. Read our SAT superscore guide and when a retake makes sense.
Took the ACT too? Compare the two with our SAT to ACT score converter.
Frequently asked questions
How is the digital SAT scored?
The SAT has two sections, Reading and Writing and Math, each scored from 200 to 800. Your total is the sum, from 400 to 1600. Each section has two modules, and your module 1 performance decides whether module 2 is harder or easier. College Board then converts your answers to a scaled score using item response theory.
Is there a penalty for wrong answers?
No. Your raw score is the number of questions you answer correctly, so you should answer every question, even if you have to guess.
How accurate is this SAT score calculator?
It's an estimate. The real SAT weighs each question by difficulty, so two students with the same number correct can get different scores. We use the average of College Board's official paper practice-test conversion tables and show a likely range, not just a single number. Each module also includes a couple of unscored questions that no one can identify during the test, which is another reason the result is a range.
What happens if I get the easier module 2?
The easier module 2 limits how high your section score can go, even if you answer every question in it correctly. Easier-route sections generally top out around 600 to 650, and the calculator reflects that.
Do colleges superscore the digital SAT?
Many do: they combine your best Reading and Writing and your best Math from different test dates. Some require all scores or a single sitting, so check each college's policy.
Why do conversions differ between test dates?
Each test form is slightly different in difficulty. College Board equates forms so a given scaled score means the same thing on every date, which means the raw-to-scaled conversion shifts a little from test to test.
Sources
- College Board paper SAT practice test scoring guides: #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11
- College Board: user group percentiles
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