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SAT to ACT Conversion Chart 2026

Lawrence Myers Updated Jan 16, 2020

Your ACT and SAT scores aren't on the same scale. Here's an easy conversion chart to compare them and figure out which test suits you better.

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Published Jan 16, 2020 • Updated Jan 16, 2020 • 3 min read

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The ever-increasing competition to join the best colleges and universities seems to have no end. To overcome this competitiveness, students spread out their reach as much as possible and make the most of the opportunities that come their way.

Nowadays, preparing and assessing either the SAT or the ACT is not enough. To be on par with the cut-throat contest to determine the best, students are taking both of the tests to determine their abilities and evaluate their knowledge. It is not unusual to score higher in one of the tests due to the slight difference between the two. Both the tests evaluate students on different factors and one of them may be more suitable and more compatible with a student than the other.

SAT to ACT Conversion Table 2022

The following chart contains the various scores comparison between the two tests, in case you took one of the tests and now want to evaluate your result in terms of the other.

SAT Scores

ACT Scores

1600-1570

36

1560-1530

35

1520-1490

34

1480-1450

33

1440-1420

32

1410-1390

31

1380-1360

30

1350-1330

29

1320-1300

28

1290-1260

27

1250-1230

26

1220-1200

25

1190-1160

24

1150-1130

23

1120-1100

22

1090-1060

21

1050-1030

20

1020-990

19

980-960

18

950-920

17

910-880

16

870-830

15

820-780

14

770-730

13

720-690

12

680-650

11

640-620

10

610-590

9

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