SAT, ACT, and PSAT Scoring Comparison
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Listed below is a Scoring Comparison Chart between the following standardized test:
- SAT (Reading, Writing, and Math)
- ACT
- Old SAT (Verbal and Math) or New SAT (Reading and Math only)
- PSAT (Reading, Writing, and Math)
This chart does not mean that a student who scores a certain value on one test should expect to
score the corresponding value on another test. This chart merely shows how schools can make an
approximate comparison for admissions purposes between students who take the different tests.
The information in the chart was accumulated with the assistance of material published by The
Princeton Review and CollegeBoard.
SAT (Reading, Writing, and Math) Score
|
ACT Score
|
Old SAT Score or New SAT (Reading and Math Only) Score
|
PSAT (Reading, Writing, and Math) Score
|
2400
|
36
|
1600
|
240
|
2340
|
35
|
1560 - 1590
|
234
|
2260
|
34
|
1510 - 1550
|
226
|
2190
|
33
|
1460 - 1500
|
219
|
2130
|
32
|
1410 - 1450
|
213
|
2040
|
31
|
1360 - 1400
|
204
|
1980
|
30
|
1320 - 1350
|
198
|
1920
|
29
|
1280 - 1310
|
192
|
1860
|
28
|
1240 - 1270
|
186
|
1820
|
27
|
1210 - 1230
|
182
|
1760
|
26
|
1170 - 1200
|
176
|
1700
|
25
|
1130 - 1160
|
170
|
1650
|
24
|
1090 - 1120
|
165
|
1590
|
23
|
1060 - 1080
|
159
|
1530
|
22
|
1020 - 1050
|
153
|
1500
|
21
|
980 - 1010
|
150
|
1410
|
20
|
940 - 970
|
141
|
1350
|
19
|
900 - 630
|
135
|
1290
|
18
|
860 - 890
|
129
|
1210
|
17
|
810 - 850
|
121
|
1140
|
16
|
760 - 800
|
114
|
1060
|
15
|
710 - 750
|
106
|
1000
|
14
|
660 - 700
|
100
|
900
|
13
|
590 - 650
|
90
|
780
|
12
|
520 - 580
|
78
|
750
|
11
|
500 - 510
|
75
|
|