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ACT to SAT, both ways. Real numbers.
The official College Board–ACT concordance, made interactive. Type a score in either box; the other updates. Includes the full 1-to-1 lookup table and the math behind it.
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ACT → SAT30 → 1370
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FULL TABLE
ACT to SAT — full concordance chart.
| ACT composite | SAT total (equivalent) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1590 | highly selective |
| 35 | 1540 | highly selective |
| 34 | 1500 | highly selective |
| 33 | 1460 | highly selective |
| 32 | 1430 | highly selective |
| 31 | 1400 | selective |
| 30 | 1370 | selective |
| 29 | 1340 | selective |
| 28 | 1310 | selective |
| 27 | 1280 | selective |
| 26 | 1240 | competitive |
| 25 | 1210 | competitive |
| 24 | 1180 | competitive |
| 23 | 1140 | competitive |
| 22 | 1110 | competitive |
| 21 | 1080 | flagship state-school range |
| 20 | 1040 | flagship state-school range |
| 19 | 1010 | flagship state-school range |
| 18 | 970 | flagship state-school range |
| 17 | 930 | flagship state-school range |
| 16 | 890 | flagship state-school range |
| 15 | 850 | flagship state-school range |
| 14 | 800 | flagship state-school range |
| 13 | 760 | flagship state-school range |
| 12 | 710 | flagship state-school range |
| 11 | 670 | flagship state-school range |
| 10 | 630 | flagship state-school range |
| 9 | 590 | flagship state-school range |
Source: College Board / ACT joint concordance, 2018 update applied to current 1600-scale DSAT.
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- SAT favors: deeper reading, fewer questions per minute, math broken into two modules
- ACT favors: fast pacing, science data interpretation, math calc-allowed throughout
- Both tests: are weighted equally by every US college that requires either
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