HOW ACT SCORES COMPARE TO SAT SCORES
Here are the 25th-75th percentile scores for fifteen well-known colleges as noted in a late edition of
U. S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges:
| ACT |
SAT
Reading+Math = 1600 |
SAT
Reading+Math+Writing = 2400 |
36 |
1600 |
2400 |
35 |
1580 |
2340 |
34 |
1520 |
2260 |
33 |
1470 |
2190 |
32 |
1420 |
2130 |
| 31 |
1380 |
2040 |
30 |
1340 |
1980 |
29 |
1300 |
1920 |
28 |
1260 |
1860 |
27 |
1220 |
1820 |
26 |
1180 |
1760 |
| 25 |
1140 |
1700 |
| 24 |
1110 |
1650 |
| 23 |
1070 |
1590 |
| 22 |
1030 |
1530 |
| 21 |
990 |
1500 |
| 20 |
950 |
1410 |
| 19 |
910 |
1350 |
| 18 |
870 |
1290 |
| 17 |
830 |
1210 |
| 16 |
780 |
1140 |
| 15 |
740 |
1060 |
| 14 |
680 |
1000 |
| 13 |
620 |
900 |
| 12 |
560 |
780 |
11 |
500 |
750 |
Extrapolated from information provided on the ACT/SAT tables at EurickaReview.com, UC California, College Board, and the South Carolina Department of Education websites.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
ACT has offices throughout the world. To determine the closest one to your home, simply to go to www.actstudent.org/regist/outside.html.
To obtain a registration packet specifically for "Outside the 50 United States, a student can write ACT at:
ACT Test Administration
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243-1068, USA
Tel.: 319/337-1270, Fax: 319/337-1285
