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SAT percentile chart — look up any Digital SAT total.
Enter a Digital SAT total from 400 to 1600. The chart shows the SAT percentile and a band label. Same table as the calculator — not a second scoring system, not an official College Board report.
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Approximate national table — the same rows as the SAT score calculator. Not an official College Board report. Prepful will not publish a college-bound-only distribution.
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Digital SAT total → SAT percentile.
| Total score | Percentile | Tier | Above |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 99th | perfect | 1.0% |
| 1550 | 99th | exceptional | 1.5% |
| 1500 | 98th | elite | 3% |
| 1450 | 96th | highly competitive | 6% |
| 1400 | 92th | competitive | 12% |
| 1350 | 87th | above average | 18% |
| 1300 | 82th | above average | 25% |
| 1250 | 75th | average+ | 35% |
| 1200 | 67th | average | 44% |
| 1150 | 58th | average− | 52% |
| 1100 | 48th | below average | 61% |
| 1050 | 38th | below average | 69% |
| 1000 | 28th | low | 78% |
| 950 | 18th | low | 86% |
| 900 | 10th | low | 92% |
| 800 | 3th | low | 98% |
Source: Prepful's approximate national table — the same rows as the SAT score calculator. Not an official College Board report. Download CSV. What 1200, 1300, 1400, and 1500 mean: SAT score ranges explained. Whether a band is "good" is on what is a good SAT score.
What is a good score on this chart?
A percentile is not an admissions cutoff. Use this table to see where a total sits nationally, then read what is a good SAT score for the "is this enough" question. Prepful will not publish a university middle 50%, an Ivy list, or a flagship-by-flagship table.
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This chart answers percentile and band label. If you have Reading and Writing and Math, use the SAT score calculator instead.
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How do I look up a Digital SAT percentile?
Look up any Digital SAT total from 400 to 1600. The chart shows an approximate national percentile and a band label from Prepful's table. It is not an official score report.
What's a good DSAT score?
It depends on the campuses on your list, not on a generic label. Look up the percentile here, then read what is a good SAT score. Prepful will not publish a university middle 50% or an Ivy / flagship list.
How is this different from the SAT score calculator?
This chart answers what percentile a total maps to. The SAT score calculator answers what total you get if you add Reading and Writing and Math. They share the same percentile table and keep separate canonical URLs.
Where does this score chart come from?
The same approximate national table as Prepful's SAT score calculator and good-score page. Treat it as directionally right, not as an official College Board report.
Can I download this percentile table?
Yes. Download the CSV from this page. It is Prepful's approximate national table — the same rows as the SAT score calculator — not an official College Board report.
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