SAT ACT Concordance

Many students now take both the ACT and SAT. Once students have their test scores, they need to determine which scores will benefit them more in the college admissions process. The ACT and the College Board conducted a concordance study to determine the relationship between ACT and SAT scores. The concordance chart below is based on the results of that study.

How to Interpret the ACT-SAT Concordance Chart

The chart below serves as a tool to find comparable ACT and SAT scores. How can you utilize this information to determine whether your child should submit ACT or SAT scores to colleges? Well, for example, if your child scored a total of 1950 on the SAT and a 28 on the ACT, according to the chart, these are comparable scores. Therefore, one score is not significantly “higher” or “lower” than the other, so your child could submit either score to colleges. However, if your child scored a total of 1900 on the SAT and a 30 on the ACT, according to the chart, your child’s ACT score is “higher” and would likely serve him or her better in the college admissions process. Therefore, it would probably be in his or her best interest to submit the ACT score to colleges.

ACT-SAT Concordance Chart

Related Topics

• Want to learn about the key differences between the ACT and SAT? Visit our ACT vs SAT page.
• Looking for information about how the ACT is scored? Visit our ACT Scoring page.
• Looking for information about how the SAT is scored? Visit our SAT Scoring page.