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SAT to ACT Converter

Enter an SAT Total score to see the comparable ACT Composite from the official ACT and College Board SAT to ACT concordance table.

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Enter your SAT Total

400 to 1600, in steps of 10

Common SAT scores

Your comparable ACT Composite

25/36

Based on SAT 1200/1600

SAT scores with this ACT comparison
1200 to 1220
Table
2018 concordance

In the official SAT to ACT table, an SAT Total of 1200 corresponds to an ACT Composite of 25. Every SAT score from 1200 to 1220 shares that comparison.

Concordance scores provide a comparison between the ACT and SAT. They do not predict your exact performance on the other test.

Source: 2018 ACT/SAT Concordance Tables, Table A1. Checked October 28, 2026.

SAT to ACT conversion chart

The complete official Table A1, from SAT 1600 down to 590. Your SAT score is highlighted, and the list scrolls to it. Choose any row to use it above.

SAT Total and comparable ACT Composite
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How the SAT and ACT score scales differ

The two score scales
SAT TotalACT Composite
Range400 to 16001 to 36
Steps10 points1 point
Made ofReading and Writing plus Math, 200 to 800 eachAverage of English, Math and Reading

Because the SAT has 121 possible Totals and the ACT 36 Composites, several SAT scores share each ACT comparison. In the official table, SAT 1200 to 1220 all correspond to ACT 25.

What score concordance means

ACT and College Board compared the scores of students who took both tests and identified scores that represent similar standing. That makes the tables useful for comparing results on a college list. It does not make the tests interchangeable.

Why this is not the ACT to SAT table in reverse

The study published one table for each direction. SAT 1200 corresponds to ACT 25, but ACT 25 corresponds to a single SAT score of 1210. Converting there and back does not return your starting score, and it is not meant to. This converter only uses the SAT to ACT table.

Concordance does not predict your ACT score

Your SAT result does not tell you what you would score on the ACT. The ACT gives less time per question, has longer Reading passages and an optional Science section, so students often find one format suits them better. Take a timed practice test of each before you choose which to prepare for.

The table stops at SAT 590. The official study published no ACT comparison for lower Totals, so none is shown.

Sources and verification

Every value this calculator shows comes from the official documents below. We copied each table from the source, then checked every entry against a fresh download of the same document on October 28, 2026. Nothing is estimated or interpolated.

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What ACT score is equivalent to 1200 SAT?

An SAT Total of 1200 corresponds to an ACT Composite of 25 in the official 2018 SAT to ACT concordance table.

What ACT score is equivalent to 1400 SAT?

An SAT Total of 1400 corresponds to an ACT Composite of 31 in the official 2018 SAT to ACT concordance table.

What ACT score is equivalent to 1500 SAT?

An SAT Total of 1500 corresponds to an ACT Composite of 34 in the official 2018 SAT to ACT concordance table.

Can SAT scores predict ACT performance?

No. Concordance compares scores across groups of students; it does not predict any one student's result. Differences in timing, content and question style mean many students score relatively higher on one test, so a timed ACT practice test is a better guide.

Why does converting back to the SAT not give my original score?

Each direction has its own official table, and each ACT score covers several SAT scores. SAT 1200 corresponds to ACT 25, whose single SAT comparison is 1210. Neither table is the other reversed.