SAT Score Resources
Use these resources to understand SAT scores, compare percentiles, model section splits, and choose college target scores.
Scores
SAT score chart for the 400–1600 scale: every 100-point total with its College Board percentile for SAT takers and nationally, plus a possible section split for each.
Open resource →SAT percentile chart: a 1500 is the 97th percentile among SAT takers, a 1400 the 93rd and a 1300 the 85th, with College Board’s nationally representative ranks beside each.
Open resource →Why no fixed digital SAT raw-score chart works: adaptive modules, question characteristics and unscored items, with a valid practice-score workflow.
Open resource →Official fall 2026 and spring 2027 SAT student score-release dates, school-day submission windows and retake deadline checks.
Open resource →SAT section score chart showing balanced and lopsided score splits for SAT total-score goals.
Open resource →National Merit cutoffs by state for the class of 2027 (announced September 2026) and class of 2026, the 208 Commended line, and a Selection Index calculator.
Open resource →Every SAT total from 1600 down to 400 with its College Board percentile, for SAT takers and for the nationally representative group. A 1300 is the 85th and 91st.
Open resource →Admissions
School-specific Ivy League SAT ranges with cohort labels, Harvard section-only data, 2026–27 testing policies and the meaning of a minimum score.
Open resource →SAT score targets for top public universities, including flagship strategy, 75th-percentile planning, and retake guidance.
Open resource →SAT score ranges for top private colleges, with target bands for selective admissions and test-optional strategy.
Open resource →Guide to choosing the SAT score you need for college admissions based on middle-50% ranges, major, and application strategy.
Open resource →Test-optional SAT strategy guide explaining when to submit, withhold, retake, or superscore your SAT result.
Open resource →SAT scholarship score chart showing common score bands for merit aid, honors programs, and competitive scholarships.
Open resource →Compare SAT scores by major using actual program structure and official profiles, without inventing engineering, business or CS cutoff scores.
Open resource →Official engineering SAT examples, total vs Math ranges, aerospace program checks and a focused Math preparation routine.
Open resource →SAT guidance for undergraduate business vs MBA applicants, with Penn and Illinois examples, policy checks and quantitative practice.
Open resource →CS SAT planning without invented cutoffs: direct-entry vs university admission, official Math context and a concrete practice plan.
Open resource →Understand college SAT 25th and 75th percentiles, median vs middle 50%, admitted vs enrolled students and test-optional selection effects.
Open resource →SAT score guide for state schools and public universities, including flagship, regional, honors, and scholarship targets.
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