New concordance tables are out! But what do they mean? And how can scores help students
determine whether the SAT or ACT should be favored?
Compass has analyzed available research and concordances to create a comparison tool in
both chart (above) and table (right) forms. Although many students will find that their SAT
and ACT scores intersect somewhere in the gray “Judgment Call” band, some may discover
that one test is actually better suited to to their skills.
Comparing SAT and ACT Scores
Instructions:
In the table to the right, find the row with your ACT score in the left column and then find the column
that contains your SAT score; determine whether you should favor the SAT or ACT or whether your
scores are close enough that you should make a judgment call based on additional circumstances.
Source:
College Board and ACT concordances for SAT and ACT; Compass data analysis and research.
ACT
FAVOR ACT
JUDGMENT CALL
FAVOR SAT
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
<1550
<1520
<1490
<1450
<1420
<1390
<1350
<1310
<1280
<1240
<1200
<1160
<1130
<1100
<1060
<1020
<980
<940
<900
<860
<810
<770
<720
<680
<620
1550–1600
1520–1590
1490–1560
1450–1550
1420–1510
1390–1480
1350–1440
1310–1410
1280–1380
1240–1340
1200–1300
1160–1270
1130–1230
1100–1190
1060–1150
1020–1120
980–1090
940–1050
900–1010
860–970
810–930
770–890
720–840
680–800
620–740
>1590
>1560
>1550
>1510
>1480
>1440
>1410
>1380
>1340
>1300
>1270
>1230
>1190
>1150
>1120
>1090
>1050
>1010
>970
>930
>890
>840
>800
>740
IF YOUR SAT SCORE IS:
FAVOR SAT
FAVOR ACT
JUDGMENT CALL
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3635
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
If you are comparing your performance on the PSAT
to an actual or practice ACT, see:
compassprep.com/using-psat-scores-to-compare-sat-and-act/
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New SAT Score
ACT Score
New SAT
1600
1590
1580
1570
1560
1550
1540
1530
1520
1510
1500
1490
1480
1470
1460
1450
1440
1430
1420
1410
1400
1390
1380
1370
1360
1350
1340
1330
1320
1310
1300
1290
1280
1270
1260
1250
1240
1230
1220
1210
ACTOld SAT
2390
2370
2350
2330
2300
2280
2260
2230
2210
2190
2170
2150
2130
2110
2090
2080
2060
2040
2020
2000
1990
1970
1950
1930
1920
1900
1880
1870
1850
1840
1820
1810
1790
1780
1760
1750
1730
1710
1700
1680
36
35
35
35
35
34
34
34
34
33
33
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
New SAT
1200
1190
1180
1170
1160
1150
1140
1130
1120
1110
1100
1090
1080
1070
1060
1050
1040
1030
1020
1010
1000
990
980
970
960
950
940
930
920
910
900
890
880
870
860
850
840
830
820
810
ACTOld SAT
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
New SAT
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
540
530
520
510
500
490
480
470
460
450
440
430
420
410
400
ACT
Old SAT
1060
1040
1030
1010
990
980
960
950
930
910
900
880
870
860
850
840
830
820
810
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1670
1650
1640
1620
1610
1590
1570
1560
1540
1530
1510
1490
1480
1460
1450
1430
1420
1400
1390
1370
1360
1340
1330
1310
1300
1280
1270
1250
1240
1220
1210
1200
1180
1170
1150
1140
1120
1110
1090
1070
New SAT
1600
1570
1540
1500
1470
1430
1400
1360
1320
1290
1260
1220
1180
1140
1110
1070
1030
990
950
910
870
830
780
740
680
590
ACT
Old SAT
2390
2330
2260
2170
2110
2040
1990
1920
1850
1810
1760
1700
1640
1570
1530
1460
1400
1340
1280
1220
1170
1110
1030
960
870
780
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
For lower scores, there is not enough data
to produce a valid concordance between
new SAT and ACT scores.
Concordances based on College Board’s
concordance tables, released May 9, 2016,
and Compass’ analysis.
CONCORDANCE: SAT to ACT CONCORDANCE:
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