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SAT Score Percentiles
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1200
74th percentile
A 1200 is higher than about 74% of test-takers nationally.
Approximate national percentiles for the total SAT score, interpolated from published College Board percentile ranges. Percentiles shift slightly year to year.
Percentile table
| SAT score | National percentile |
|---|---|
| 400 | 1th |
| 450 | 2th |
| 500 | 2th |
| 550 | 2th |
| 600 | 3th |
| 650 | 6th |
| 700 | 9th |
| 750 | 12th |
| 800 | 16th |
| 850 | 22th |
| 900 | 27th |
| 950 | 34th |
| 1000 | 40th |
| 1050 | 50th |
| 1100 | 58th |
| 1150 | 66th |
| 1200 | 74th |
| 1250 | 80th |
| 1300 | 86th |
| 1350 | 90th |
| 1400 | 94th |
| 1450 | 96th |
| 1500 | 98th |
| 1550 | 99th |
| 1600 | 99th |
Updated 2026-07-01.
Common questions
- What is an SAT percentile?
- It's the percent of test-takers who scored at or below your score. A 75th percentile score means you did better than about three-quarters of students.
- What's a good SAT percentile?
- It depends on your target schools. The 50th percentile is around 1050; competitive colleges often look for the 90th percentile (about 1350) and up.
- Do percentiles change each year?
- Slightly. College Board recomputes them annually, so a given score can shift a point or two between cohorts.
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