What is a Good SAT Score?

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A Good SAT Score for College Admissions

SCHOOL NAME		25TH PERCENTILE SAT SCORE		75TH PERCENTILE SAT SCORE		FALL 2021 ACCEPTANCE RATE		U.S. NEWS RANK
Princeton University (NJ)		1460		1570		4%		1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology		1510		1580		4%		2
Harvard University (MA)		1480		1580		4%		3 (tie)
Stanford University (CA)		1470		1570		4%		3 (tie)
Yale University (CT)		1480		1580		5%		3 (tie)
University of Chicago		1510		1580		6%		6
Johns Hopkins University (MD)		1510		1570		8%		7 (tie)
University of Pennsylvania		1480		1570		6%		7 (tie)
California Institute of Technology		N/A		N/A		4%		9
Duke University (NC)		1480		1570		6%		10 (tie)
Northwestern University (IL)		1460		1560		7%		10 (tie)

SAT Percentiles

SAT SCORE		PERCENTILE
1600-1520		99+
1510-1290		99-90
1280-1190		89-80
1180-1120		78-70
1110-1060		69-60
1050-1010		58-50
1000-960		48-40
950-910		38-31
900-840		29-20
830-780		18-11
770-630		10-1
620-400		1-