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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
FAV
OR
AC
T
JUD
GM
ENT
CA
LL
FAV
OR
SA
T
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 3635700
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
Sco
re
ACT Score
E D U C A T I O N G R O U P
New SAT
1600159015801570156015501540153015201510150014901480147014601450144014301420141014001390138013701360135013401330132013101300129012801270126012501240123012201210
ACTOld SAT
23902370235023302300228022602230221021902170215021302110
20902080206020402020200019901970195019301920190018801870185018401820181017901780176017501730171017001680
36353535353434343433333332323232313131303030292929292828282827272726262626252525
New SAT
120011901180117011601150114011301120111011001090108010701060105010401030102010101000990980970960950940930920910900890880870860850840830820810
ACTOld SAT
25242424242323232222222121212120202020191919191818181817171717161616161515151515
New SAT
800790780770760750740730720710700690680670660650640630620610600590580570560550540530520510500490480470460450440430420410400
ACTOld SAT
1060104010301010990980960950930910900880870860850840830820810800790780770760750740730730720710700690680670660650640630620610600
14141414141313131312121212121212121211111111111111----------------
16701650164016201610159015701560154015301510149014801460145014301420140013901370136013401330131013001280127012501240122012101200118011701150114011201110
10901070
New SAT
16001570154015001470143014001360132012901260122011801140111010701030990950910870830780740680590
ACT Old SAT
23902330226021702110204019901920185018101760170016401570153014601400134012801220117011101030960870780
3635343332313029282726252423222120191817161514131211
For lower scores, there is not enough datato 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: ACT to SAT
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