2025 annual-report context
1400 SAT Percentile: What the Score Means in 2026
A 1400 is at the lower edge of the highest score band in the 2025 College Board annual report. That band contains 7% of test takers, so 1400 is approximately the boundary of the top 7%. The report does not publish an exact score-level percentile for 1400.
Important: this is a transparent interpretation of the latest public annual-report score bands, not a claim that College Board publishes one exact 2026 percentile for every score.
Your score
1400
Latest published band
1400-1600: 7% of 2025 test takers
The 2025 SAT Suite Annual Report groups scores into broad ranges. Exact placement within a range is not shown on that report page.
Is a 1400 SAT score good?
A 1400 is a strong national score and can be competitive at many selective colleges. At highly selective institutions it may be near, below, or above the middle 50% range depending on the school.
The right benchmark depends on your college list. Compare your score with each school's recently published middle 50% range, and consider testing policies and the rest of your application.
Read the good SAT score guideHow the latest score bands are distributed
| Total score band | Share of 2025 test takers | Broad interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| 1400-1600 | 7% | Highest published band |
| 1200-1390 | 18% | Next-highest published band |
| 1000-1190 | 25% | Middle-upper band |
| 800-990 | 34% | Largest published band |
| 400-790 | 16% | Lowest published band |
Source: College Board 2025 SAT Suite Annual Report. Percentages are reported score-band shares, not exact percentile ranks for every score.
What to do next
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Frequently asked questions
What percentile is a 1400 SAT score?
A 1400 is at the lower edge of the highest score band in the 2025 College Board annual report. That band contains 7% of test takers, so 1400 is approximately the boundary of the top 7%. The report does not publish an exact score-level percentile for 1400.
Why does the page use a score band?
The latest College Board annual report publishes broad total-score bands. It does not provide an exact national percentile for every individual score on that report page.
Is 1400 a good SAT score?
A 1400 is a strong national score and can be competitive at many selective colleges. At highly selective institutions it may be near, below, or above the middle 50% range depending on the school.
Should I compare my score with a college average?
Yes. National standing is useful context, but the middle 50% score range for each target college is more relevant to an application decision.
Official sources
Test structure and scoring statements on this page are based on College Board materials. Independent estimates are labeled as estimates.
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