The ACT and SAT are different tests that measure similar but distinct constructs. The ACT measures achievement related to high school curricula, while the SAT measures general verbal and quantitative reasoning.

ACT and the College Board have completed a concordance study that is designed to examine the relationship between two scores on the ACT and SAT. These concordance tables do not equate scores, but rather provide a tool for finding comparable scores.

This chart comes from actstudent.org.

ACT Composite Score Estimated
SAT CR+M+W		 Estimated
SAT CR+M+W
(Score Range)		 ACT Composite Score
36 2390 2380–2400 36
35 2330 2290–2370 35
34 2250 2220–2280 34
33 2180 2140–2210 33
32 2120 2080–2130 32
31 2060 2020–2070 31
30 2000 1980–2010 30
29 1940 1920–1970 29
28 1880 1860–1910 28
27 1820 1800–1850 27
26 1770 1740–1790 26
25 1710 1680–1730 25
24 1650 1620–1670 24
23 1590 1560–1610 23
22 1530 1510–1550 22
21 1470 1450–1500 21
20 1410 1390–1440 20
19 1350 1330–1380 19
18 1290 1270–1320 18
17 1230 1210–1260 17
16 1170 1140–1200 16
15 1100 1060–1130 15
14 1020 990–1050 14
13 950 910–980 13
12 870 820–900 12
11 780 750–810 11