Turn your raw correct answers in each section into an estimated digital SAT score out of 1600, with the approximate percentile range and the reason the result is an estimate.
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| Math 35, Reading & Writing 44 | Math ~700 · R&W ~680 · total ~1380 |
| Math 44, Reading & Writing 54 | Math ~800 · R&W ~800 · total ~1600 |
| Math 22, Reading & Writing 27 | Math ~500 · R&W ~500 · total ~1000 |
| Math 0, Reading & Writing 0 | Math ~200 · R&W ~200 · total ~400 |
The digital SAT has 54 Reading & Writing questions and 44 Math questions; there is no penalty for a wrong answer, so your raw score in each section is simply the number you answered correctly. Raw scores are then equated — converted onto the 200–800 scale in a way that keeps scores comparable across test forms and dates.
Three anchor points are consistent across published conversions and are used by the model above: 0 correct → 200, half the questions correct → about 500, and all correct → 800. Between those anchors the scale is close to linear but not exactly so: at the bottom, a handful of correct answers buys a large jump (0 to 4 in Math moves 200 to about 310), while at the top the last few marks are worth about 10 points each.
| Approximate conversion | Math raw | Reading & Writing raw | Approx. total | Approx. percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect | 44/44 | 54/54 | 1600 | 99+ |
| Very strong | 40/44 | 50/54 | ~1490 | 98–99 |
| Strong | 35/44 | 44/54 | ~1350 | 91–93 |
| Above average | 30/44 | 38/54 | ~1190 | 67–73 |
| Average | 25/44 | 32/54 | ~1050 | 50–57 |
| Below average | 15/44 | 20/54 | ~830 | 13–25 |
Values in this table are approximate conversions compiled from publicly reported released-test data. College Board does not publish a raw-to-scaled conversion table, because the conversion differs by test form. Treat every number on this page as an estimate with a margin of roughly ±20 points per section.
Each section of the digital SAT is multistage adaptive: Module 1 is a fixed mix of difficulty, and how you perform on it decides whether your Module 2 is the harder or the easier version. The harder Module 2 contains questions that can earn the highest scaled scores, so answering 18 of 22 on the hard path is not the same achievement as 18 of 22 on the easy path. This is why a raw score alone cannot pin down a scaled score exactly, and why this page returns a range rather than a single number.
| Total | Standing | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 1500–1600 | Top ~1% | Highly selective US universities where the middle 50% is above 1450 |
| 1400–1490 | Top ~5% | Competitive at selective public and private universities; merit scholarships |
| 1300–1390 | Top ~10% | Strong at most state flagships; solid for merit aid |
| 1200–1290 | Above average | Meets or exceeds the average at many four-year universities |
| 1050–1190 | Around average | The national average falls in this band; fine for many open and mid-tier institutions |
| Below 1050 | Below average | Can still be sufficient at test-optional and open-admission schools |
Most selective US universities are test-optional, and a strong GPA, essays and course rigour carry real weight — a score below a school's middle 50% is a disadvantage, not an automatic rejection. If you already have your two section scores rather than raw answers, use the SAT score calculator; to compare with the other test, see the SAT to ACT conversion chart.
Count how many questions you got right in each section — out of 54 for Reading & Writing and 44 for Math — then enter both numbers above. The predictor maps each to an estimated scaled score out of 800 and adds them for a total out of 1600.
Because College Board does not publish its raw-to-scaled conversion. Each test form is equated separately, and the adaptive Module 2 path changes how many marks a given raw score is worth. The estimate is typically within about 20 points per section.
Roughly speaking, for a 1400 you would want to average about 80% correct in both sections — around 35 of 44 in Math and 43 of 54 in Reading & Writing. Because of equating and the adaptive path, treat that as a working target rather than a guarantee.
No. Only correct answers count toward your raw score and there is no deduction for an incorrect choice, so leaving a question blank can never score better than guessing.
It is two hours and fourteen minutes, taken in the Bluebook app, with 98 questions across two section-adaptive modules per subject and a built-in Desmos calculator available for the whole Math section. The 200–800 per section and 400–1600 total ranges are unchanged.
The national average total has been around 1050 in recent years, which is why the 1050–1190 band is described as average on this page. The precise figure shifts each year with the test-taking population.
Take both if your schools accept either and you have time — the formats suit different strengths, and you can submit only your better result. The concordance chart converts a SAT total into the comparable ACT composite if you need a like-for-like comparison.