SAT Exam Percentile

The SAT exam percentile, also called the percentile point, is the point or percentage on the measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores falls which mean. The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile points are often reported for large data sets. The 50th percentile point is also called the median and, like the mean, is an average and a good indicator of the center of the distribution of scores. Comparing the 25th and 75th percentile points gives an idea of the range of scores in the populations reported in this document. Like the standard deviation, the difference between the scores associated with the 75th and 25th percentiles is an indication of the variability of the scores in a particular sample. SAT score is scaled between 200 and 800 for each section with two sub scores of the essay writing and multiple-choice of writing sections. Along with this score you receive SAT score percentiles which is your SAT exam percentile. From the name SAT exam percentiles we can easily tell that SAT exam percentiles are scores or points on a scale of a percent which means it can be anything below 100. The best way to understand your SAT exam percentile is by comparing your SAT exam score to other students SAT exam score and seeing what your preferred colleges require. The table below lists approximate value of your SAT exam percentile compared to other students percentiles.  For the most recent graduating class, the average (mean) SAT Scores were 502 for Critical Reading, 515 for Math and 494 for Writing.


SAT Score Percentiles

Score	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
800	99	99	99+
790	99	99	99
780	99	99	99
770	99	98	99
760	99	98	99
750	98	97	99
740	98	97	98
730	97	96	98
720	96	96	97
710	96	95	97
700	95	94	96
690	94	93	95
680	93	91	94
670	92	90	93
660	91	88	92
650	90	85	90
640	88	84	89
630	85	82	87
620	84	80	85
610	82	77	84
600	79	75	82
590	77	72	79
580	75	69	77
570	72	66	74
560	69	64	71
550	66	60	69
540	62	57	65
530	59	54	62
520	56	51	59
510	52	48	55
500	49	44	52
490	45	41	49
480	42	38	45
470	38	35	42
460	35	31	38
450	32	28	34
440	28	25	31
430	26	23	28
420	22	20	24
410	20	17	22
400	17	15	18
390	15	13	16
380	12	11	13
370	11	10	11
360	9	8	9
350	8	7	8
340	6	6	6
330	5	5	5
320	4	4	4
310	4	3	3
300	3	2	3
290	2	2	2
280	2	2	2
270	2	1	1
260	1	1	1
250	1	1	1
240	1	1	1
230	1	1	1
220	1	1-	1-
210	1	1-	1-
200	–	–	–