The table below is the official 2018 concordance published jointly by the College Board and ACT, built from nearly 590,000 students who took both tests. It remains the only conversion admissions offices use. Because several SAT scores map to each ACT composite, each row shows the full SAT range plus the official single-point equivalent.
| ACT Composite | SAT Range | SAT Single Score |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1570–1600 | 1590 |
| 35 | 1530–1560 | 1540 |
| 34 | 1490–1520 | 1500 |
| 33 | 1450–1480 | 1460 |
| 32 | 1420–1440 | 1430 |
| 31 | 1390–1410 | 1400 |
| 30 | 1360–1380 | 1370 |
| 29 | 1330–1350 | 1340 |
| 28 | 1300–1320 | 1310 |
| 27 | 1260–1290 | 1280 |
| 26 | 1230–1250 | 1240 |
| 25 | 1200–1220 | 1210 |
| 24 | 1160–1190 | 1180 |
| 23 | 1130–1150 | 1140 |
| 22 | 1100–1120 | 1110 |
| 21 | 1060–1090 | 1080 |
| 20 | 1030–1050 | 1040 |
| 19 | 990–1020 | 1010 |
| 18 | 960–980 | 970 |
| 17 | 920–950 | 930 |
| 16 | 880–910 | 890 |
| 15 | 830–870 | 850 |
| 14 | 780–820 | 800 |
| 13 | 730–770 | 760 |
| 12 | 690–720 | 710 |
| 11 | 650–680 | 670 |
| 10 | 620–640 | 630 |
| 9 | 590–610 | 590 |
Deciding which test to take: take one full-length practice test of each, convert your ACT composite to its SAT equivalent (or vice versa), and prep for whichever test scored higher. If the two land in the same row, pick based on format — our SAT vs. ACT comparison breaks down pacing, content, and calculator differences.
Comparing to college ranges: if a college publishes only ACT ranges and you have an SAT score, convert your score and compare. A 1310 SAT applicant is a 28 ACT applicant — identical in an admissions reader's eyes. You can also check where any SAT score stands nationally in our SAT scores guide or with the percentile calculator.
A 1400 SAT corresponds to a 31 ACT composite on the official concordance (SAT 1390-1410 all concord to ACT 31). Both sit in the low-90s percentile range among their respective test-takers.
Yes — the table on this page is the 2018 concordance produced jointly by the College Board and ACT, based on nearly 590,000 students who took both tests. It is the only conversion colleges use; older tables and unofficial converters can be off by a point or more.
No. Every U.S. college that accepts test scores accepts both tests equally and uses this concordance to compare them. Choose the test where you score higher on the concorded scale — not the one you assume a college prefers.
Usually no. Take a full-length practice test of each, convert with this table, and commit to whichever gives you the higher concorded score. Splitting prep time across two different tests almost always produces worse results than mastering one.
The ACT scale has 28 usable composite points (9-36) while the SAT scale has 121 (400-1600 in 10-point steps), so several SAT scores map to each ACT composite. The single-point value in the table is the official midpoint used when a college needs exactly one number.
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