What Is the Average SAT Score?

​National SAT Average Score

For the new 2016 SAT, the College Board calculated SAT score percentiles for two groups: all 11th and 12th grade students (Nationally Representative Sample Percentiles) and college-bound students who typically take the SAT for the last time as 11th- or 12th-graders (SAT User Percentiles).

For the Nationally Representative Sample, the national average SAT score was:

• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 510
• Math: 510
• Total: 1020

For college-bound SAT users, the SAT national average score was:

• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 543
• Math: 541
• Total: 1083

Therefore, if you score above a 1020 on the new SAT, you’re above the national average score on the SAT for all seniors. If you score above a 1080, you’re above the national average for college-bound seniors. Keep in mind that when applying to college, you'll be compared to other students who are also applying, meaning that second average (1083) is the more relevant one.

source: Prepscholar