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SAT Superscore Calculator

Calculate your SAT superscore across multiple test dates

Enter your Math and Reading and Writing section scores from up to four SAT attempts; the tool takes the highest of each section from any date and sums them to compute your best possible SAT superscore. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

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What is an SAT superscore?

A superscore combines your highest Reading and Writing section score with your highest Math section score across all the dates you tested, even if they came from different sittings. Those two bests are added for a total out of 1600.

If you have sat the SAT more than once, a superscore lets you combine your best section results across dates into a higher total. This calculator does that for up to four attempts: it keeps your highest Reading and Writing score and your highest Math score, then adds them for a total out of 1600.

How it works

The SAT has two sections, each scored from 200 to 800. The superscore takes the best of each section across every date and sums them — no averaging, no rounding:

superscore = bestReadingWriting + bestMath        (each 200–800)
           = total out of 1600

Each section is independent, so a strong Math day and a strong Reading and Writing day from different sittings combine into a total higher than either single test.

Worked example: two sittings

Suppose date one is 700 Reading and Writing and 640 Math (total 1340), and date two is 660 and 720 (total 1380). The superscore takes 700 and 720 for a 1420 — better than either sitting by 40 points. This is a real and common scenario: a student who improves Math on the second try but scores slightly lower on Reading and Writing still comes out ahead overall via superscoring.

Strategic retake planning

Superscoring changes the optimal retake strategy compared to single-best-score policies. If a school superscores:

  • Focus retake preparation entirely on your weaker section. Your best score in the other section is already locked in. Spending equal time on both sections means you might improve the already-strong one by 10 points while your weak one improves by 20 — a net gain of only 20. Spending all time on the weak section might improve it by 50, for a superscore gain of 50.
  • Three or four sittings can compound gains. Each sitting adds another chance to set a new section high. Students who sit three times and improve their weaker section each time can accumulate a superscore well above any individual sitting.
  • There is no downside. Because the superscore can only equal or exceed your best single sitting, retaking for a superscore carries no risk of lowering your reported score with schools that superscore.

Which schools superscore the SAT

College Board and ACT maintain lists of institutions that superscore, but policies change and some schools state their policy differently in different years. Common practices include:

  • Superscore and require all scores sent (score-choice restricted)
  • Superscore and allow score choice (most common)
  • Consider only highest single sitting
  • Consider most recent sitting

Always confirm a school’s current policy on its admissions page before planning your retake strategy. If a school says it “considers your highest scores,” that phrasing typically means it superscores, but the explicit language varies.

Confirm each college accepts SAT superscores, and

when retaking, target the section where you have the most headroom, since only your best in each section counts toward the total.