A 1000 SAT score is a 18 ACT
A 1000 on the SAT converts to a 18 ACT composite on the official ACT and College Board concordance. Every SAT score from 1000 to 1020 lands on a 18, which puts you at the 25th+ percentile of test takers.
ACT equivalent
18
Percentile
25th+
SAT range for a 18 ACT
1000 to 1020
What a 1000 SAT means
Building range. A 1000 SAT sits at the 25th+ percentile. That sits below the 1200 SAT or 24 ACT line where scores start to read as above average.
Colleges treat SAT and ACT scores equally, so submit whichever test gives you the higher converted score. These are statistical equivalents based on large groups of students, so your own result on the other test can differ.
Source is the official ACT and College Board concordance tables.
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