SAT Score Percentiles and Rankings 2022

The SAT score percentile rank shows the percentage of students whose score is equal to or lower than that individual score. Percentiles show the percentage of scores that fall below a specific value. 

For example, if you score a 1300 on the SAT, that score is of the 97th percentile. This means 97% of test-takers scored below 1300, or that the person who achieves a 1300 score fared better than 97% of all test-takers.

What is the SAT Score Composed Of?

Here’s your SAT breakdown:

• Math
• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
• Essay (Optional, though some colleges require it)

 

Total Score

The total score (in the SAT score report) is the sum of the two section scores, with a range scale of  400–1600. 

SAT Percentiles Chart - Ranking for Total Score (2021-2022)

 

Total Score (1600-1190)	Nationally Representative Sample	SAT User
1600	99+	99+
1590	99+	99+
1580	99+	99+
1570	99+	99+
1560	99+	99+
1550	99+	99
1540	99+	99
1530	99+	99
1520	99+	99
1510	99	98
1500	99	98
1490	99	98
1480	99	97
1470	99	97
1460	99	97
1450	99	96
1440	98	96
1430	98	95
1420	98	95
1410	97	94
1400	97	94
1390	97	93
1380	96	92
1370	96	92
1360	95	91
1350	94	90
1340	94	89
1330	93	89
1320	93	88
1310	92	87
1300	91	86
1290	90	85
1280	89	84
1270	88	83
1260	87	82
1250	86	81
1240	85	80
1230	84	78
1220	83	77
1210	82	76
1200	81	74
1190	80	73

Total Score (1180-770)	Nationally Representative Sample	SAT User
1180	78	72
1170	77	70
1160	76	69
1150	74	67
1140	73	66
1130	71	64
1120	70	62
1110	69	61
1100	67	59
1090	65	37
1080	63	55
1070	61	54
1060	60	52
1050	58	50
1040	56	48
1030	54	46
1020	52	45
1010	50	43
1000	48	41
990	46	39
980	44	38
970	42	36
960	40	34
950	38	33
940	36	31
930	35	29
920	33	28
910	31	26
900	29	25
890	27	23
880	26	22
870	24	20
860	23	19
850	21	18
840	20	16
830	18	15
820	17	14
810	16	12
800	14	11
790	13	10
780	11	9
770	10	8

Total Score (760-400)	Nationally Representative Sample	SAT User
760	9	6
750	8	6
740	7	5
730	6	5
720	5	4
710	4	3
700	4	3
690	3	2
680	2	2
670	2	1
660	1	1
650	1	1
640	1	1
630	1	1
620	1-	1-
610	1-	1-
600	1-	1-
590	1-	1-
580	1-	1-
570	1-	1-
560	1-	1-
550	1-	1-
540	1-	1-
530	1-	1-
520	1-	1-
510	1-	1-
500	1-	1-
490	1-	1-
480	1-	1-
470	1-	1-
460	1-	1-
450	1-	1-
440	1-	1-
430	1-	1-
420	1-	1-
410	1-	1-
400	1-	1-

SAT Percentile Rankings by Gender and Race/Ethnicity 

SAT test scores have a complex institution. Factors such as gender, educational background, racial/ethnic background, household income, and parental education can indirectly impact the scores. Some studies link economic status to higher SAT scores, as data show students of richer economic backgrounds score better on the SAT. This makes sense, since students of lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to have lower access to regular attendance in school and preparation tools for the SAT. 

Race plays a role as well, as data shows Asians scoring higher than white people, and African-Americans scoring lower than white people. Reasons for comparatively lower scores may include culturally biased questions on the test. Furthermore, African-Americans in the USA are disproportionately from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than white Americans, which also affects SAT scores. 

Finally, psychology can influence SAT Scores, specifically in the following areas:

• Long-term memory
• Ability to process new information
• Social and personality factors, like motivation and ability to maintain focus

Here are a few tables displaying the variety of scores based on a student’s gender, race and ethnicity. 

SAT Percentiles Chart Based on Gender

	Total Group	Female	Male
Total Score	Section Score	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math
1600	800	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99
1500	750	98	99	96	99	99	97	98	98	95
1400	700	94	94	92	95	95	94	93	94	90
1300	650	86	86	84	88	86	88	84	85	81
1200	600	74	73	75	77	73	79	72	72	71
1100	550	58	56	51	60	56	65	56	57	56
1000	500	40	39	41	41	38	44	39	40	38
900	450	23	23	26	23	21	28	23	24	24
800	400	10	10	13	10	9	14	11	11	13
700	350	2	2	4	2	2	4	3	3	6
600	300	1-	1	2	1-	1-	1	1-	1	1
500	250	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-
400	200	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-

SAT Percentiles Chart for American Indian/Alaska Natives and Asian/Asian Americans

	Total Group	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Asian/ Asian American
Total Score	Section Score	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math
1600	800	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99
1500	750	98	99	96	99+	99+	99	93	96	80
1400	700	94	94	92	99	99	98	79	86	67
1300	650	86	86	84	97	96	96	63	72	53
1200	600	74	73	75	92	90	92	46	54	40
1100	550	58	56	51	82	80	83	30	37	27
1000	500	40	39	41	66	64	65	17	23	15
900	450	23	23	26	46	44	48	8	12	8
800	400	10	10	13	25	23	29	3	4	3
700	350	2	2	4	6	6	11	1-	1	1
600	300	1-	1	2	1-	1	2	1-	1-	1-
500	250	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-
400	200	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-

 

SAT Percentiles Chart for Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinos

	Total Group	Black/ African- American	Hispanic/ Latino
Total Score	Section Score	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math
1600	800	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+
1500	750	98	99	96	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99
1400	700	94	94	92	99	99	99	98	98	98
1300	650	86	86	84	97	96	97	95	94	94
1200	600	74	73	75	93	90	93	88	85	88
1100	550	58	56	51	83	79	85	75	71	77
1000	500	40	39	41	67	63	68	56	53	56
900	450	23	23	26	45	41	49	35	33	38
800	400	10	10	13	21	18	28	15	15	20
700	350	2	2	4	5	5	10	3	4	6
600	300	1-	1	2	1-	1	2	1-	1	1
500	250	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-
400	200	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-

 

SAT Percentiles Chart for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and Whites

	Total Group	Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	White
Total Score	Section Score	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math
1600	800	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99
1500	750	98	99	96	99+	99+	99	98	98	97
1400	700	94	94	92	98	98	98	93	92	92
1300	650	86	86	84	95	94	94	83	81	82
1200	600	74	73	75	89	87	88	67	63	69
1100	550	58	56	51	76	74	77	46	44	51
1000	500	40	39	41	57	55	57	26	26	29
900	450	23	23	26	38	35	39	12	12	15
800	400	10	10	13	17	15	21	4	4	6
700	350	2	2	4	3	3	7`	1	1	2
600	300	1-	1	2	1-	1-	1	1-	1-	1-
500	250	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-
400	200	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-

 

SAT Percentiles Chart for People of Two or More Races

		Total Group	Two or More Races
Total Score	Section Score	Total	ERW	Math	Total	ERW	Math
1600	800	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+	99+
1500	750	98	99	96	96	98	96
1400	700	94	94	92	92	92	91
1300	650	86	86	84	83	81	83
1200	600	74	73	75	70	66	72
1100	550	58	56	51	52	48	56
1000	500	40	39	41	32	30	35
900	450	23	23	26	17	15	20
800	400	10	10	13	6	6	9
700	350	2	2	4	1	1	3
600	300	1-	1	2	1-	1-	1-
500	250	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-
400	200	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-	1-

 

Test Scores

The scale for the following test scores is 10–40 and it includes: 

• Reading Test
  
  
• Writing and Language Test
  
  
• Math Test
  
  

Cross-Test Scores

The scale for this test score is also 10–40. These scores display performance on select questions across the three tests and show a student’s abilities in the following domains: 

• Analysis in History/Social Studies
  
  
• Analysis in Science
  
  

Sub-Scores

Subscores in the scale of 1–15 offer feedback on student performance in the following skill sets:

• Command of Evidence
  
  
• Words in Context
  
  
• Expression of Ideas
  
  
• Standard English Conventions
  
  
• Heart of Algebra
  
  
• Problem Solving and Data Analysis
  
  
• Passport to Advanced Math
  
  

SAT Essay Scores

The following three scores for the optional SAT Essay are on a 2–8 scale:

• Reading Test
  
  
• Analysis Test
  
  
• Writing Test
  
  

These scores aren’t mixed or combined with any other test scores. The online score report shows the result in the students’ responses to each question and the students’ essays.

Score Ranges

Student’s abilities are better displayed by score ranges than points. Score ranges are taken from the standard measurement of error and show how much a student’s scores would likely vary if they took a different direction of the test under identical conditions.

Score Scales:

• Total: ±40 points
  
  
• Section: ±30 points
  
  
• Test scores, subscores, and cross-test scores: ±2 points
  
  

What is a Good Score Percentile for SAT 2022?

The thumb rule for a good SAT score percentile is generally any score that ranks you in the top half of the test-taking candidates. So, scoring at the 50th percentile or higher is generally a good SAT score. 

Percentile	Math	EBRW	TOTAL
99th (Best)	790 and above	750 and above	1510 and above
90th	680-690	670	1340
75th (Good)	600	610	1200-1210
50th (Average)	520	530	1050-1060
25th	450	460	910
10th	380-390	400	800
1st (Least)	310 and below	330 and below	680 and below

Conclusion

A good SAT composite score generally leads to a high SAT percentile rank. A student should secure an above-average percentile to achieve admittance in top colleges and universities. 

SAT percentiles also vary based on socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and gender. 

 

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