SAT Score Calculator

What is an SAT score calculator?

An SAT score calculator adds your two section scores together to give your total SAT score on the 400 to 1600 scale. You enter your Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score and your Math score, and the tool returns their sum instantly. There is nothing to convert and no curve to apply at this step — the total is simply one section plus the other.

The SAT reports three numbers that matter for the total: a Reading & Writing section score, a Math section score, and the combined total. Each section is already scaled to a 200-800 range by the testing process, so this calculator’s job is the final, exact step of adding them. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so the scores you type are never uploaded or stored.

How the SAT total is calculated

The calculator uses the official additive method:

total = Reading & Writing + Math (each 200-800; total 400-1600)

Here is what each term means:

• Evidence-Based Reading & Writing — your scaled score for the reading and writing portions, from 200 to 800.
• Math — your scaled score for the math portion, from 200 to 800.
• Total score — the sum of the two section scores, from 400 to 1600.

In words: take your Reading & Writing section score, add your Math section score, and the result is your total SAT score. Because each section is capped at 800 and floored at 200, the lowest possible total is 400 and the highest is 1600. The calculator rejects any section score outside the 200-800 range, so you cannot enter an impossible value like 850 or 150.

SAT score range reference

This table shows how the section limits combine into the total range. The bands listed for the total are general guidance only — they are not official percentiles and vary by year and by the schools you are targeting.

Item	Range	Notes
Reading & Writing	200-800	One of two section scores
Math	200-800	One of two section scores
Total score	400-1600	Sum of both sections
Around 1000-1050	total	Roughly average overall
1200 and above	total	Generally a strong score
1400 and above	total	Highly competitive
1600	total	Perfect score (800 + 800)

Examples

Each example below reproduces the calculator’s output exactly. The total is always the two section scores added together.

Example 1 — a typical strong result. Reading & Writing 650, Math 700.

• Total = 650 + 700 = 1350

Example 2 — a perfect score. Reading & Writing 800, Math 800.

• Total = 800 + 800 = 1600

A perfect SAT score requires the maximum 800 on both sections; there is no way to reach 1600 with any section below 800.

Example 3 — an around-average score. Reading & Writing 500, Math 550.

• Total = 500 + 550 = 1050

Because each section moves the total point-for-point, raising either section by 50 points raises the total by exactly 50.

Common uses

• Add your section scores — turn the two numbers on your score report into a single total without doing the arithmetic by hand.
• Set a target total — decide what total you want, then test which Reading & Writing and Math combinations reach it.
• Plan a retake — see how many points a stronger Math or Reading & Writing section would add to your total.
• Compare to school ranges — line your total up against a college’s published middle-50 percent range.
• Check superscore math — add your best Reading & Writing and your best Math from different sittings to estimate a superscored total.

Tips and common mistakes

• Use section scores, not raw scores. Enter the scaled 200-800 section numbers, not the count of questions you answered correctly.
• Keep each section within 200-800. Values outside that range are rejected because no SAT section can score below 200 or above 800.
• Do not add subscores or test scores. The total is built from the two section scores only, not from the 10-40 test scores or the cross-test subscores on your report.
• Remember each section caps at 800. A great score on one section cannot push the total past 1600, since the other section also tops out at 800.
• Superscore carefully. If you combine sections from different dates, make sure each is your highest for that one section before adding.

Limitations and notes

This calculator performs the exact, official step of adding two section scores, but it does not convert raw question counts into scaled section scores. That scaling is done by the testing process and differs slightly between test forms, so you must read your section scores from your official report before using this tool. The score bands mentioned on this page are general guidance, not official percentiles, and what counts as a competitive total depends entirely on the schools you apply to.

The tool models the current SAT total of Reading & Writing plus Math only. It does not produce an essay score, a wrong-answer penalty, or older 2400-scale results, and it does not predict percentiles. Treat the total as a simple, accurate sum for planning, and always confirm an official figure against your College Board score report.

For more study and grade tools, try the GPA calculator for your grade point average, the final grade calculator to plan an exam score, or the grade percentage calculator. You can also browse the full education category.