Old SAT/new SAT Concordance
With the recent changes to the SAT, scoring has changed. The College Board has created concordance tables to assist with the score comparisons. Below is some of the information available on the College Board website.
Use these tables to compare old SAT and new SAT scores:
- SAT Concordance Tables for Higher Education (.pdf/736 KB)
- Concordance Tables: New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (.xlsx/36 KB)
- Concordance Tables: Old SAT Scores to New SAT Scores (.xlsx/40 KB)
Included in the Old SAT Scores to New SAT Scores document is the following instructional matrix:
| YOU HAVE: OLD SAT SCORES | YOU WANT: NEW SAT SCORES | |
| Start with your score on the old SAT: | Find the related score(s) on the new SAT: | By using concordance table: |
| Total 2400 (CR+W+M) (600-2400) | Total Score (ERW+M) (400-1600) | Table 9: Old SAT to New SAT (TOTAL 2400) Use this table to concord old SAT 2400 (Critical Reading + Writing + Math) to New SAT 1600 (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math) |
| Total 1600 (CR+M) (400-1600) | Total Score (ERW+M) (400-1600) | Table 10: Old SAT to New SAT (TOTAL 1600) Use this table to concord old SAT 1600 (Critical Reading + Math) to New SAT 1600 (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math) |
| Writing plus Critical Reading Sections (W + CR) (400-1600) | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (ERW) (200-800) | Table 11: Old SAT Writing plus Critical Reading Sections to New SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (W + CR to ERW) Use this table to concord old SAT Writing plus Critical Reading Sections to New SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section |
| Math Section (M) (200-800) | Math Section (M) and Math Test (MT) (200-800 and 10-40) | Table 12: Old SAT Math Section to New SAT Math Section (M to M to MT) Use this table to concord old SAT Math Section to new SAT Math Section, and to concord the old SAT Math Section to the New SAT Math Test |
| Writing Section (W) (200-800) | Writing and Language Test (WL) (10-40) | Table 13: Old SAT Writing Section to New SAT Writing and Lanugage Test (W to WL) Use this table to concord old SAT Writing Section to new SAT Writing and Language Test |
| Critical Reading Section (CR) (200-800) | Reading Test (R) (10-40) | Table 14: Old SAT Critical Reading Section to New SAT Reading Test (CR to R) Use this table to concord old SAT Critical Reading Section to new SAT Reading Test |
| For more resources on concordance for Higher Education Professionals, CLICK HERE. | ||
| For more resources on concordance for K–12 Professionals, CLICK HERE. | ||
ACT/SAT Concordance
In addition to old SAT to new SAT, there are concordance tables for converting SAT to ACT scores. Below is the 2018 table. Be sure to check the ACT website for the most current tables available.
| ACT score | SAT score | Tables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT-to-ACT | ACT-to-SAT | ||
| ACT Composite | SAT Total | Table A1 | Table A2 |
| ACT Mathematics | SAT Math | Table B1 | Table B2 |
| ACT English + Reading | SAT ERW | Table C1 | Table C2 |
| Note: ERW = Evidence-based Reading and Writing | |||
| Note: Concordance tables for the ACT Composite were derived from concordances of the ACT sum score. | |||
| Tables are provided in both directions (ACT-to-SAT and SAT-to-ACT). In most cases, a single ACT score is related to a range of SAT scores (or vice-versa). For users who want to concord an ACT score to a single SAT score point (or vice-versa), the most appropriate score point within the range is also provided. | |||