SAT 2014 Percentiles

If you are planning to take the SAT for the first time or retaking the exam, percentile ranks are a great way to understand your SAT score requirements. Percentiles guide you towards setting a good target score for your choice of programs. In fact, SAT percentiles are a great way to maximize your chances of getting a good score. So, what is a SAT score percentile? It is a number which helps compare your performance with other test takers. For instance, 80 percentile indicates that you have done better than 80% of your peers who took the exam. To learn more, read this detailed post on SAT score percentiles. The College Board releases SAT Data Tables every year. These tables contain the composite scores along with the corresponding percentile rankings. Since these SAT data tables represent the most recent trends, students can learn about the score requirements needed to achieve the desired percentile. Here’s the SAT 2014 percentile data: SAT Score Critical Reading Percentile Mathematics Percentile Writing Percentile 800 99 99 99+ 790 99 99 99 780 99 99 99 770 99 98 99 760 99 97 99 750 98 97 98 740 98 96 98 730 97 95 97 720 97 95 97 710 96 94 96 700 95 93 96 690 94 91 95 680 93 90 94 670 92 88 93 660 91 87 92 650 90 85 90 640 88 83 89 630 86 82 88 620 84 79 86 610 82 77 84 600 80 75 82 590 77 73 80 580 75 70 78 570 72 67 76 560 70 64 73 550 66 62 70 540 64 59 68 530 60 55 65 520 57 52 62 510 54 49 58 500 50 45 55 490 47 42 52 480 44 40 48 470 40 36 45 460 37 33 41 450 34 30 38 440 31 27 34 430 27 24 31 420 25 21 28 410 21 19 25 400 19 16 21 390 16 14 19 380 14 12 16 370 12 10 14 360 10 9 12 350 9 7 10 340 7 6 8 330 6 5 7 320 5 4 5 310 4 3 4 300 4 3 4 290 3 2 3 280 3 2 2 270 2 1 2 260 2 1 2 250 2 1 1 240 1 1 1 230 1 1 1 220 1 1Â ­ 1 210 1 1Â ­ 1 200 — — — It is also worth noting that the percentile ranks drop down much faster with middle and lower scores. For instance, if you look at the critical reading percentile for a score of 800 and 700, the difference is just 4 percentile units (99 to 95). However, if you look at the difference between 600 and 500, the difference is 30 percentile units (80 to 50). This means that even a 10 point score increase can contribute greatly towards your SAT percentile rank. Take free SAT practice tests.