SAT to ACT Concordance

SAT to ACT Concordance

Until recently, the ACT was required by colleges in the Midwest, while the SAT was the test of choice for schools in the Northeast and on both coasts. Most schools now accept both. Schools may still require the SAT-II even with the ACT. Check this list for information about schools requiring the SAT-II.

In general, the ACT is a content-based test, whereas the SAT tests critical thinking and problem solving skills. Depending on your particular strengths and weaknesses, it is possible to perform better on one test than the other. Most students generally do about the same on the ACT as they do on the SAT.

If you have both SAT and ACT scores and aren't sure which set is better, the following table can help. Use this table to compare combined verbal and math scores on the SAT-I with the composite scores on the enhanced ACT Assessment, and vice versa.

SAT to ACT / ACT to SAT
SAT Score Verbal + Math / ACT Composite Score / ACT Composite Score / SAT Score Verbal + Math
1600 / 36 / 36 / 1600
1560-1590 / 35 / 35 / 1580
1510-1550 / 34 / 34 / 1520
1460-1500 / 33 / 33 / 1470
1410-1450 / 32 / 32 / 1420
1360-1400 / 31 / 31 / 1380
1320-1350 / 30 / 30 / 1340
1280-1310 / 29 / 29 / 1300
1240-1270 / 28 / 28 / 1260
1210-1230 / 27 / 27 / 1220
1170-1200 / 26 / 26 / 1180
1130-1160 / 25 / 25 / 1140
1090-1120 / 24 / 24 / 1110
1060-1080 / 23 / 23 / 1070
1020-1050 / 22 / 22 / 1030
980-1010 / 21 / 21 / 990
940-970 / 20 / 20 / 950
900-930 / 19 / 19 / 910
860-890 / 18 / 18 / 870
810-850 / 17 / 17 / 830
760-750 / 15 / 15 / 740
660-700 / 14 / 14 / 680
590-650 / 13 / 13 / 620
520-580 / 12 / 12 / 560
500-510 / 11 / 11 / 500

Do I Need to Take SAT-II's?

The following is a summary of US institutions that recommend or require SAT II exams. The data is current for the 2002-2003 school year but it is subject tochange. Be certain to double-check with the schools to which you are applying since a school can change their requirements at any time. The following list is organized by state with colleges and universities then listed alphabetically. If no bracketed statement follows the name of the college, SAT II tests are required for admission to that school. Remember, there is more to it than just taking the test. Students are also expected to also earn good scores. You can improve your scores by challenging yourself in school and mastering the material being presented in your courses. California

·  California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)

·  California Polytechnic Institute at Pomona [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Chapman University [recommended]

·  Claremont McKenna College [recommended]

·  Deep Springs College [recommended]

·  Harvey Mudd College

·  Life Bible College [SAT II may be submitted in lieu of SAT I or ACT]

·  Occidental College [recommended]

·  Pitzer College [recommended]

·  Pomona College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Queen of the Holy Rosary College [recommended]

·  Scripps College [recommended for placement purposes only]

·  Stanford University [recommended]

·  University of California, Berkeley

·  University of California, Davis

·  University of California, Irvine

·  University of California, Los Angeles

·  University of California, Riverside

·  University of California, San Diego

·  University of California, Santa Barbara

·  University of California, Santa Cruz

·  University of San Diego [SAT II Writing or AP English Literature/Language is required for placement purposes; other SAT II tests recommended]

·  University of Southern California [recommended]

Connecticut

·  Connecticut College [three SAT II or ACT required—SAT I optional]

·  Fairfield University [Biology and Chemistry SAT II recommended for nursing and science majors; three SAT II of choice recommended for applicants in other majors; SAT II Writing, Foreign Language and Math utilized for placement purposes]

·  Trinity College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Wesleyan University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Yale University

Delaware

·  Delaware State University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  University of Delaware [recommended, especially for candidates to Honors]

District of Columbia

·  American University [recommended]

·  Catholic University of America [SAT II Writing recommended for all students, consult proposed major for otherrecommended SAT II tests]

·  George Washington University [SAT II required for Early Decision candidates and for applicants to accelerated degree programs; recommended for all other applicants]

·  Georgetown University [recommended]

·  Howard University [SAT II Writing required]

Florida

·  Eckerd College [SAT II Writing and Math IC or Math IIC recommended]

·  Rollins College [recommended]

·  St. Thomas University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  University of Miami [SAT II required for all applicants to dual degree and accelerated degree programs]

Georgia

·  University of Georgia [recommended]

Illinois

·  Illinois Institute of Technology [recommended]

·  Northwestern University [two science SAT II tests required of applicants to Integrated Science Program; SAT II Writing, Math IIC and Chemistry required of applicants to Honors Program in Medical Education; recommended for all other applicants]

·  Wheaton College [SAT II Foreign Language recommended]

Indiana

·  Goshen College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  University of Notre Dame [required in French and Spanish if student will continue taking language; other SAT II’s considered in admissions if submitted]

Iowa

·  Allen College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

Louisiana

·  Tulane University [recommended]

Maine

·  Bates College [SAT I and II optional—will be considered in admission process if submitted]

·  Bowdoin College [SAT I and II optional—will be considered in admission process if submitted]

Maryland

·  Goucher College [SAT II optional, considered in admission if submitted]

·  Hood College [recommended]

·  Johns Hopkins University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  McDaniel College [recommended]

Massachusetts

·  Amherst College

·  Babson College [SAT II Writing and either Math IC/IIC recommended for placement purposes]

·  Boston College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Boston University [SAT II Writing, Math IC or IIC and Chemistry required of applicants to accelerated medical/dental programs; SAT II Writing and Foreign Language recommended for communications majors; SAT II Foreign Language recommended for applicants to College of Arts and Sciences; SAT II Foreign Language, Literature and Math recommended for applicants to University Professors program]

·  Brandeis University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  College of the Holy Cross

·  Franklin Olin College of Engineering

·  Hampshire College [SAT I and ACT optional—SAT II recommended]

·  Harvard University

·  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

·  Smith College [SAT II required of Early Decision applicants and must be taken prior to senior year; SAT II Writing and one other test recommended for all other applicants]

·  Tufts University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II; if SAT I/II option chosen, prospective engineering majors required to submit either SAT II Math IC or IIC and either SAT II Chemistry or SAT II Physics]

·  Wellesley College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Wheaton College [SAT II optional, considered in admission if submitted]

·  Williams College

·  Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

Michigan

·  Hillsdale College [recommended]

Minnesota

·  Carleton College [recommended]

Nevada

·  Deep Springs College [recommended]

New Hampshire

·  Dartmouth College

·  St. Anselm’s College [recommended]

New Jersey

·  Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison [recommended]

·  New Jersey Institute of Technology [recommended]

·  Princeton University

·  Stevens Institute of Technology [SAT II required of all applicants to accelerated and dual degree programs; recommended for all other applicants]

·  The College of New Jersey [SAT II Writing required for placement]

New York

·  Alfred University [recommended]

·  Barnard College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn and Queens campuses [required for all Honors Scholarship candidates, recommended for all other applicants]

·  Colgate University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Columbia University

·  Cooper Union [SAT II Math and Physics or Chemistry required of engineering applicants]

·  Cornell University [required of the following schools and majors: Arts and Sciences; Human Ecology; Engineering; Industrial/Labor Relations; Hotel Management; and Architecture]

·  Fordham University [recommended]

·  Hamilton College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Hobart and William Smith Colleges [SAT II optional, considered for admission if submitted]

·  Jewish Theological Seminary of America

·  New York University (NYU) [SAT II Writing required of applicants to accelerated BA/MD program, recommended for all other applicants]

·  Polytechnic University, Brooklyn and Long Island campuses [recommended]

·  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) [SAT II in math and science required of all applicants to accelerated degree programs and must be taken by November of senior year]

·  Saint Thomas Aquinas College [recommended]

·  Sarah Lawrence College [three SAT II tests may be submitted in lieu of SAT I or ACT]

·  Skidmore College [recommended]

·  Union College [three SAT II tests may be submitted in lieu of SAT I or ACT; applicants to accelerated degree programs must submit both SAT I and SAT II tests]

·  University of Rochester [two SAT II tests required of all applicants to Early Medical Scholars Program; recommended for all other applicants]

·  Vassar [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Wagner College [SAT II Biology required of all applicants to Physician Assistant program; recommended for all other applicants]

North Carolina

·  Davidson College [recommended]

·  Duke University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II; if ACT is submitted, students who enroll are also required to submit SAT II in math and in foreign language for placement purposes; if ACT not submitted, Arts and Sciences applicants take SAT II Writing and two others; Engineering applicants take SAT Writing, Math IC or Math IIC and one other]

·  Johnson C. Smith University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  University of North Carolina, Asheville [SAT II tests optional, considered for admission if submitted]

·  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [SAT II Math IIC test required of accepted students for placement purposes only]

·  Wake Forest University [recommended]

Ohio

·  Case Western Reserve University [recommended]

·  Oberlin College [recommended, especially SAT II Writing]

·  Ohio Wesleyan University [recommended]

Oklahoma

·  Southeastern Oklahoma State University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

Oregon

·  Reed College [recommended]

·  Western Oregon University [recommended]

Pennsylvania

·  Allegheny College [SAT II Writing test and one other SAT II test in intended major recommended]

·  Bryn Mawr College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  California University of Pennsylvania [recommended]

·  Carnegie Mellon University

·  Cheyney University of Pennsylvania [recommended]

·  Dickinson College [SAT I and ACT optional, SAT II recommended]

·  Franklin and Marshall College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II; SAT II Writing if submitting ACT]

·  Haverford College

·  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania [SAT II Biology and SAT II Chemistry required of all applicants to Medical Technology program]

·  Lafayette College [SAT II optional, considered for placement if submitted]]

·  Lehigh University [recommended]

·  Saint Joseph’s University [recommended]

·  Susquehanna University [recommended]

·  Swarthmore College

·  University of Pennsylvania [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Ursinus College [recommended]

·  Valley Forge Christian College [recommended]

·  Washington and Jefferson College [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

Rhode Island

·  Brown University [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

·  Providence College [recommended]

South Carolina

·  Charleston Southern University [recommended]

·  Francis Marion University [recommended]

·  Tennessee

·  Vanderbilt University [recommended]

Texas

·  Rice University

·  Texas Christian University [recommended]

·  University of Houston [recommended]

·  University of Texas, Dallas [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II]

Vermont

·  Middlebury College [SAT I optional—applicants must submit one of the following: three SAT II tests, three Advanced Placement (AP) exams, or ACT]

Virginia

·  College of William and Mary [recommended]

·  George Mason University [recommended]

·  Hampden-Sydney College [recommended]

·  Hollins University [recommended]

·  Lynchburg College [recommended]

·  Mary Washington College [recommended]

·  Randolph-Macon College [recommended]

·  Sweet Briar College [recommended]

·  University of Richmond [ACT may be submitted in lieu of both SAT I and II, SAT II in foreign language recommended of accepted students for placement purposes]

·  University of Virginia

·  Virginia Tech [SAT II US History and SAT II Writing recommended]

·  Washington and Lee University

Washington

·  Whitman College [recommended]

Wisconsin

·  Bryant and Stratton College [recommended]