SAT Superscore Calculator
If you have taken the SAT more than once, a superscore combines your best Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score with your best Math score, even if they came from different test dates. This calculator finds those bests across up to three sittings and adds them into a superscore out of 1600. It also shows your best single-sitting total so you can see how much the superscore lifts you. Enter the EBRW and Math scores for each sitting you took; leave blank rows at zero.
SAT superscore formula
Best EBRW = highest EBRW across all sittings
Best Math = highest Math across all sittings
Superscore = best EBRW + best Math
Best single-sitting total = highest (EBRW + Math) within one sitting
The superscore picks the top score in each section independently, so it can draw the two halves from different test dates. The total is capped by the SAT scale at 1600 (each section maxes at 800).
Worked example
Sitting 1: EBRW 650, Math 700 (total 1350). Sitting 2: EBRW 700, Math 680 (total 1380). Best EBRW = 700 (from sitting 2), best Math = 700 (from sitting 1). Superscore = 700 plus 700 = 1400. The best single-sitting total was 1380, so superscoring adds 20 points.
SAT superscore: frequently asked questions
What is an SAT superscore?
A superscore takes your highest Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score and your highest Math score across all the times you took the SAT, then adds them. If you scored higher on EBRW in March and higher on Math in May, your superscore combines those two bests. Many colleges consider superscores, though policies vary by school.
How is the SAT scored?
The SAT has two sections, EBRW and Math, each scored from 200 to 800 in 10-point steps. The total is the sum, from 400 to 1600. A superscore is built from the highest section scores you earned across separate test dates, so it can be equal to or higher than your best single-sitting total.
Do all colleges accept superscores?
No. Superscoring is each college's choice. Some superscore the SAT, some use your single best sitting, and some consider all scores. Always check the testing policy of every school you apply to; this calculator shows your superscore so you know it, not whether a given college will use it.
Can a superscore be lower than my best total?
No. Because a superscore uses the highest score in each section, it is always at least as high as your best single-sitting total, and usually equal to or higher. This calculator also shows your best single-sitting total for comparison.
Sources and method
- Method: superscore equals the highest EBRW plus the highest Math across sittings, per the College Board score-use definition. Section scores are user inputs.
- SAT scoring overview, College Board: satsuite.collegeboard.org.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 19 June 2026. See our methodology.