Enter your Math and Reading & Writing scores from up to four SAT test dates, and your SAT Superscore is calculated by taking the highest section score from each sitting. See your best possible composite score, the improvement over your single-sitting scores, and a breakdown of which test date contributed each section.
Your SAT Superscore
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Best Reading & Writing Score
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Best Math Score
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Best Single-Sitting Score
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Superscore Improvement
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An SAT superscore is the sum of your highest section scores across multiple test sittings. For the SAT, this means taking your best Reading & Writing score and your best Math score — even if they came from different test dates — and adding them together to get a composite superscore.
Identify your highest Reading & Writing score from any test date, then identify your highest Math score from any test date. Add the two together for your superscore. For example, a 650 R&W from Test 1 plus a 680 Math from Test 2 gives a superscore of 1330.
Many selective colleges and universities use superscoring, including most Ivy League schools, large public universities, and liberal arts colleges. You should always check each school's individual admissions page, as policies vary and some schools consider only your highest single-sitting score instead.
At most colleges, superscoring happens automatically on the admissions office's side when you send all your scores. However, you need to send all your SAT score reports from each test date so the admissions team has the data to compute your superscore. Always follow each school's score-sending policy.
Most students benefit from taking the SAT two to three times. Each retake gives you another chance to improve a weaker section. However, there are diminishing returns after three or four attempts, so focus your energy on targeted preparation before each sitting.
The College Board transitioned fully to the digital SAT in 2024. Most colleges that superscore will consider scores from both the former paper-based SAT and the current digital SAT, but it's worth confirming directly with your target schools since policies are still being updated.
A single-sitting score is the total you earned on one specific test date — the sum of your R&W and Math scores from that day only. A superscore combines the best individual section scores across all your test dates, so it is always equal to or higher than your best single-sitting composite.
A superscore above 1400 is considered strong and competitive at most four-year colleges. Scores above 1500 are excellent and competitive at highly selective schools. The national average SAT score is around 1050, so even a moderate superscore improvement can meaningfully strengthen your application.