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ACT to SAT Score Converter

Calculate act to sat score using your data.

Guide to the 2018 ACT/SAT Concordance — The College Board and ACT, Inc. (Table A2) last updated · reference source

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What this tool does

Calculate act to sat score using your data. A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.

How to use the ACT to SAT Score Converter

  1. Enter or select convert.
  2. Enter or select act composite score.
  3. Enter or select sat total score.
  4. Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.

Formula

official 2018 ACT/College Board concordance lookup (Table A2 in src/data/education-tables.ts): each ACT composite maps to a single SAT point and a published SAT range; SAT totals map back through the same ranges
mode
Convert
act
ACT composite score
sat
SAT total score

A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.

Worked example

For act to sat score converter, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Convert: act; ACT composite score: 30; SAT total score: 1370.

Inputs

  • ConvertACT composite → SAT total
  • ACT composite score30
  • SAT total score1370

Result

  • SAT total (single point)1,370
  • SAT range — low1,360
  • SAT range — high1,380

2018 ACT Composite to SAT Total concordance

ACT compositeSAT single pointSAT range
3615901570–1600
3515401530–1560
3415001490–1520
3314601450–1480
3214301420–1440
3114001390–1410
3013701360–1380
2913401330–1350
2813101300–1320
2712801260–1290
2612401230–1250
2512101200–1220
2411801160–1190
2311401130–1150
2211101100–1120
2110801060–1090
2010401030–1050
191010990–1020
18970960–980
17930920–950
16890880–910
15850830–870
14800780–820
13760730–770
12710690–720
11670650–680
10630620–640
9590590–610

Results explained

SAT total (single point)
SAT total (single point) from the formula above. A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.
SAT range — low
SAT range — low from the formula above. A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.
SAT range — high
SAT range — high from the formula above. A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.

Frequently asked questions

official 2018 ACT/College Board concordance lookup (Table A2 in src/data/education-tables.ts): each ACT composite maps to a single SAT point and a published SAT range; SAT totals map back through the same ranges

A concordance is a statistical link between two different tests, not a prediction of what you would score on the other test. Colleges use the same published table. Scores below ACT 9 have no published concordance.

Enter numbers only, in the units and format each label describes. Remove missing values rather than substituting zero, unless zero is a real observation.

No. Results describe the numbers you entered. Statistical inference also depends on sampling design, independence, model fit and interpretation; a p-value is not the probability that a hypothesis is true.

No. Every calculation, including the distribution algorithms, runs entirely in your browser.