ACT to SAT Conversion Chart and Calculator – Convert Your Score

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Kristin Fracchia

When you’ve taken both the SAT and the ACT, how do you know which scores you should send to schools or scholarship programs? 400 to 1600, 1 to 36…it really can feel like comparing apples to oranges. After all, how many “SAT points” are one “ACT point”? But don’t let the different score scales throw you off! An ACT to SAT conversion (and an SAT to ACT conversion) is possible. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to compare your scores to find ACT/SAT equivalents.

To answer the ACT to SAT conversion question, we’ve created this ACT to SAT and SAT to ACT conversion tool!

(Still deciding which test to take? Remember that college admissions committees treat the SAT as equivalent to the ACT and vice-versa. Check out our ultimate guide to choosing the ACT or SAT for everything you need to know about comparing the two tests, including ACT vs SAT scores. Or try an ACT practice test or an SAT practice test and then come back to this post to see how your test scores compare!)

ACT to SAT Total Score Conversion

Curious about how boosting your score on one test would change the ACT to SAT score conversions? Take a look at how all ACT scores stack up to SAT scores with this ACT/SAT conversion chart! Hint: You can also type in your score into the search box to pull up the relevant line of converted ACT or SAT scores.

ACT Composite Score New SAT Total Score (400-1600)
36 1600
36 1590
36 1580
36 1570
35 1560
35 1550
35 1540
35 1530
34 1520
34 1510
34 1500
34 1490
33 1480
33 1470
33 1460
33 1450
32 1440
32 1430
32 1420
31 1410
31 1400
31 1390
30 1380
30 1370
30 1360
29 1350
29 1340
29 1330
28 1320
28 1310
28 1300
27 1290
27 1280
27 1270
27 1260
26 1250
26 1240
26 1230
25 1220
25 1210
25 1200
24 1190
24 1180
24 1170
24 1160
23 1150
23 1140
23 1130
22 1120
22 1110
22 1100
21 1090
21 1080
21 1070
21 1060
20 1050
20 1040
20 1030
19 1020
19 1010
19 1000
19 990
18 980
18 970
18 960
17 950
17 940
17 930
17 920
16 910
16 900
16 890
16 880
15 870
15 860
15 850
15 840
15 830
14 820
14 810
14 800
14 790
14 780
13 770
13 760
13 750
13 740
13 730
12 720
12 710
12 700
12 690
11 680
11 670
11 660
11 650
10 640
10 630
10 620
9 610
9 600
9 590
N/A 580
N/A 570
N/A 560
N/A 550
N/A 540
N/A 530
N/A 520
N/A 510
N/A 500
N/A 490
N/A 480
N/A 470
N/A 460
N/A 450
N/A 440
N/A 430
N/A 420
N/A 410
N/A 400

As of 2019, the College Board has noted: “The 2018 tables are now the only official concordance tables between the ACT and the SAT and should be used as the single source of reference when comparing scores on the two tests.” In other words, discard the old (2016) tables—this is what you should be looking at!

Check out how students have improved their scores using Magoosh SAT and Magoosh ACT and schedule your next SAT test date or ACT test date by clicking on these links to get your complete guides to choosing the right ones for you!

Previous ACT to SAT Scores Converter Table

Wondering how your ACT scores stack up to “old” (pre-2016) SAT scores on the 600-2400 scale? Take a look at the table for the old SAT to ACT conversion! (Note that this chart uses the SAT to ACT score conversion based on the current ACT concordance tables from 2018.)

Old SAT to ACT Score Comparison

ACT Composite Score Old SAT Total Score (600-2400)
36 2390
36 2380
36 2350
36 2330
35 2300
35 2280
35 2260
35 2230
34 2210
34 2190
34 2170
34 2150
33 2130
33 2110
33 2090
33 2080
32 2060
32 2040
32 2020
31 2000
31 1990
31 1970
30 1950
30 1930
30 1920
29 1900
29 1880
29 1870
28 1850
28 1840
28 1820
27 1810
27 1790
27 1780
27 1760
26 1750
26 1730
26 1710
25 1700
25 1680
25 1670
24 1650
24 1640
24 1620
24 1610
23 1590
23 1570
23 1560
22 1540
22 1530
22 1510
21 1490
21 1480
21 1460
21 1450
20 1430
20 1420
20 1400
19 1390
19 1370
19 1360
19 1340
18 1330
18 1310
18 1300
17 1280
17 1270
17 1250
17 1240
16 1220
16 1210
16 1200
16 1180
15 1170
15 1150
15 1140
15 1120
15 1110
14 1090
14 1070
14 1060
14 1040
14 1030
13 1010
13 990
13 980
13 960
13 950
12 930
12 910
12 900
12 880
11 870
11 860
11 850
11 840
10 830
10 820
10 810
9 800
9 790
9 780
N/A 770
N/A 760
N/A 750
N/A 740
N/A 730
N/A 730
N/A 720
N/A 710
N/A 700
N/A 690
N/A 680
N/A 670
N/A 660
N/A 650
N/A 640
N/A 630
N/A 620
N/A 610
N/A 600

SAT Concordance Tables

Wondering what your post-2016 scores “translate” to on the old scale? We have you covered! Here are the concordance tables for the old SAT to new SAT scores (composite).

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Composite)

New SAT Total Score (400-1600) Old SAT Total Score (600-2400)
400 600
410 610
420 620
430 630
440 640
450 650
460 660
470 670
480 680
490 690
500 700
510 710
520 720
530 730
540 730
550 740
560 750
570 760
580 770
590 780
600 790
610 800
620 810
630 820
640 830
650 840
660 850
670 860
680 870
690 880
700 900
710 910
720 930
730 950
740 960
750 980
760 990
770 1010
780 1030
790 1040
800 1060
810 1070
820 1090
830 1110
840 1120
850 1140
860 1150
870 1170
880 1180
890 1200
900 1210
910 1220
920 1240
930 1250
940 1270
950 1280
960 1300
970 1310
980 1330
990 1340
1000 1360
1010 1370
1020 1390
1030 1400
1040 1420
1050 1430
1060 1450
1070 1460
1080 1480
1090 1490
1100 1510
1110 1530
1120 1540
1130 1560
1140 1570
1150 1590
1160 1610
1170 1620
1180 1640
1190 1650
1200 1670
1210 1680
1220 1700
1230 1710
1240 1730
1250 1750
1260 1760
1270 1780
1280 1790
1290 1810
1300 1820
1310 1840
1320 1850
1330 1870
1340 1880
1350 1900
1360 1920
1370 1930
1380 1950
1390 1970
1400 1990
1410 2000
1420 2020
1430 2040
1440 2060
1450 2080
1460 2090
1470 2110
1480 2130
1490 2150
1500 2170
1510 2190
1520 2210
1530 2230
1540 2260
1550 2280
1560 2300
1570 2330
1580 2350
1590 2370
1600 2390

What Next?

Now that you know what your scores mean in relationship to one another (including old SAT scores to ACT scores), you can plan for the future! First, determine what test you did better on with the above ACT to SAT comparisons. If you’re happy with your scores, it’s a great time to send either your ACT scores or SAT scores to colleges. You can also use those links to find how to check SAT scores and ACT scores and take a deeper look at the ACT compared to the SAT.

On the other hand, if you’re still looking to get your scores even higher, take a look at our tips for further standardized test prep: retaking the ACT or retaking the SAT. As you proceed, remember you can bookmark this page for SAT/ACT concordance information to check how your future SAT scores compared to ACT scores stack up!

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Author

Dr. Kristin Fracchia has over fifteen years of expertise in college and graduate school admissions and with a variety of standardized tests, including the ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT, with several 99% scores. She had a PhD from the University of California, Irvine, an MA degree from The Catholic University, and BA degrees in Secondary Education and English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She was the recipient of the 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award and the Chancellor’s Club Fellowship from the University of California, Irvine. She’s worked as a high school teacher and university professor, as an independent college and graduate school admissions counselor, and as an expert tutor for standardized tests, helping hundreds of students gain acceptance into premier national and international institutions. She now develops accessible and effective edtech products for Magoosh. Her free online content and YouTube videos providing test prep and college admissions advice have received over 6 million views in over 125 countries. Kristin is an advocate for improving access to education: you can check out her TEDx talk on the topic. Follow Kristin on LinkedIn! View all posts