Average SAT Score Chart Release, New SAT Score Ranges and Good SAT Score for College Admissions

SAT Scores

The full form of S.A.T is Scholastic Aptitude Test. SAT is one of the two admissions tests (general test of verbal and quantitative reasoning) often required for admission to USA (United States).

The S.A.T Exam consists of two parts i.e. Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics. There is also an optional essay section. The scores from each section can range from 200 t0 800.

New SAT Score is mandatory to those aspiring students who want to take admission in universities of other countries.

Total Score:

You will receive 1 total score, on a scale ranging from 400 to 1600 i.e. the sum of 2 section scores:

  • Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
  • Math

The 3 scores for the optional SAT Essay will be reported separately on 2-8 scales and will not be factored into the total score. ­

Section Scores:

You will receive two section scores, reported on a scale ranging from 200 to 800, in 10-point intervals:

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, which will combine the Reading Test score and the Writing and Language Test score Math

New-Old Avg SAT Scores:

New Avg sat score out of 1600Old Avg sat score out of 2400
12001800Top 25% (Excellent)
10001500Good (Average)
8401260lowest 25% (Poor)

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SAT Score Range:

Students compelling the New SAT need to be able to define how their SAT scores fit into the competitive background of college admission. USA colleges and universities ranked according to students’ average SAT scores.

The New SAT Score Range from a low of 400 to a max score of 1600, combined from a range of 200 to 800 on SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 200 to 800 on SAT Math.

The average score on each section is 500 points. The average overall SAT score is 1000 Points.

Below you will get SAT Score Range Chart of old and new SAT score ranges for top 10 colleges and universities!

Top 10 UniversitiesOld SAT Scores (25th to 75th Percentile)New SAT Scores (25th to 75th Percentile)
Princeton University2100 to 24001470 to 1600
Harvard University2130 to 24001480 to 1600
Yale University2120 to 23901480 to 1600
Columbia University2090 to 23501460 to 1580
Stanford University2070 to 23501450 to 1580
University of Chicago2155 to 23801500 to 1590
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)2110 to 23501470 to 1580
Duke University2060 to 23601440 to 1590
University of Pennsylvania2050 to 23301440 to 1570
California Institute of Technology2230 to 23901530 to 1600

Average SAT Scores

Here are the average SAT EBRW and SAT math scores available according to gender & state.

SectionAverage SAT Score
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing543
Math541
TOTAL SCORE1083

Average SAT Scores by Gender

GenderReadingMathWriting
Male495524475
Female493494487

Average SAT Score by State

StateReadingMathWritingTotal
Alabama5575515431651
Alaska4854794601424
Arizona5285325051565
Arkansas5705695531692
California4915004851476
Colorado5875895711747
Connecticut5005004971497
Delaware4584534401351
District of Columbia4334334191285
Florida4814754621418
Georgia4934904761459
Hawaii4915114761478
Idaho4654534461364
Illinois6056225921819
Indiana4964994771472
Iowa6026115721785
Kansas5926045711767
Kentucky6045995861789
Louisiana5845775711732
Maine4864854721443
Maryland4904904761456
Massachusetts5175305061553
Michigan5946085811783
Minnesota6076205881815
Mississippi5955845851764
Missouri6056085891802
Montana5655575391661
Nebraska5905955731758
Nevada5115094881508
New Hampshire5275315101568
New Jersey4955144921501
New Mexico5535455251623
New York4895014771467
North Carolina5025084751485
North Dakota5855945601739
Ohio5565635341653
Oklahoma5825735531708
Oregon5255205001545
Pennsylvania5005064811487
Rhode Island4904914801461
South Carolina4944934711458
South Dakota5865815581725
Tennessee5865825711739
Texas4664784491393
Utah5795795581716
Vermont5205205011541
Virginia5205174981535
Virgin islands4284004151243
Washington5015064811488
West Virginia5255115021538
Wisconsin6056185881811
Wyoming6036005871790

What’s the average new SAT essay score?

You have 50 minutes to complete your essay, 25 minutes more than the required essay on the old SAT.

The two people who score your essay will each award between 1 and 4 points in each of these three categories: reading, analysis, and writing. The two scores for each dimension are added.

You will receive three scores for the SAT Essay—one for each dimension—ranging from 2–8 points.

  • a 2-8 range for reading
  • a 2-8 range for analysis
  • a 2-8 range for writing.

There is no composite SAT Essay score and there are no percentiles.

Total SAT Score Range

  • Two sections, one math and one verbal
  • Each is worth 800 points
  • The total on the new SAT is 1600 points
  • The lowest you can get on either the reading/writing or the math section is 200 and the highest SAT score on a section is 800.

Will soon we will update the when and how to get SAT Test Scores and your official SAT Exam Score Report Release Details on this spot.

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